The Premium store and it's premium currency

[Leo]

It's a free to play game and it needs some sort of revenue to keep going, I understand that.
But it's incredibly annoying when they make "packs" of premium currency that are more than you need or just shy of what you need to buy a cosmetic item or cosmetic bundle.

The items themselves are perfectly fine, but the fact I have to over buy or buy double packs of currency instead of what I need to get an item, It's just bad practice. Makes me not want to support the game.

While I don't think this will change anytime soon. At least I can express my annoyance over this issue. Hopefully this is something not just I find to be not very consumer friendly and that it will reach the Singularity Six team.

[Rath]

My issue is the cost for simple costumes. It's way overpriced for how basic they are, and the ones that are actually cool that id want to use would cost me $60. For one costume worth buying. Not gonna happen. Yes free games need revenue, but slightly cheaper prices will mean more people will buy, which in turn means more revenue.

[Fenrir]

Escrito originalmente por Rath:

My issue is the cost for simple costumes. It's way overpriced for how basic they are, and the ones that are actually cool that id want to use would cost me $60. For one costume worth buying. Not gonna happen. Yes free games need revenue, but slightly cheaper prices will mean more people will buy, which in turn means more revenue.

A bit of explanation regarding outfits, variants and colors; each 'bundle' has three different outfits, and each outfit has three different color variations. You can buy one outfit (unlocking the three color variations for that outfit), or you can buy all three outfits by purchasing the bundle (ergo unlocking all three outfits and all their color variants). For high end cosmetics that have a special effect, each different type has a different special effect. For example, the new Shadowstalker Bundle has three outfits; Firewalker, Stormrider, and Nightrunner. The Firewalker has fire effects, the Stormrider has water effects, and the Nightrunner has wispy ninjastar effects.

Now with that out of the way, my post;

The cost for a single outfit can range anywhere from $5 ~ $25. They only cost $50 if you attempt to buy the entire bundle of three outfits from the most expensive ones.

.. but let's be real here; while I do feel that the cost for high detail outfits like the Astrologist or the Well Groomed (2550 ea, or 5100 for the bundle of all three) is excessive, even for the bells and whistles of the special effects they give.. you'll most likely only really want ONE specific color variant from one of those three outfits, so you'll only pay $25 to get that one specific outfit.

That.. and this is hardly the most egregious of pricing for cosmetics; the vast majority of single outfits are in the $16 or less range.. this is in line with other games such as FFXIV. The worst offender that comes to mind is Black Desert Online, where cosmetics can start at $15 and exceed as much as $30 or $40 for a single outfit.

At the end of the day though? I wish they'd lower the price on the high end cosmetics to something more like $20 for a single outfit and $40 for the bundle.. but even more so I wish they would get rid of the color variations and just allow you to customize the colors yourself.

[Leo]

Escrito originalmente por Fenrir:

At the end of the day though? I wish they'd lower the price on the high end cosmetics to something more like $20 for a single outfit and $40 for the bundle.. but even more so I wish they would get rid of the color variations and just allow you to customize the colors yourself.

That is actually a good idea, get rid of the color variations, add customization option to the wardrobe/Clothes store. It's a nice streamlined function that makes it more fun for the player and not that difficult for the devs.

As for the price, they must seriously consider lowering the prices in general. For those 5100 coin bundles you have to pay the same amount of money as you pay for a brand new game (at least in my country's currency) That, in my book, is not acceptable.
Yeah, you get 3 outfits, but all but one bundle only has the same outfit 3 times with minor variations and color schemes.

[Cara]

I've bought gliders and outfits on the store and it's fine, but lately I've become wary of spending the money when EACH update breaks such basic gameplay. It freaks me out how bad this is. I don't want to spend money on the game, come back after an update, and find that some bug has removed all my furniture from all my houses or something because if that happens after the HOURS I've spent getting everything just right, I will straight up quit the game and so far, I have REALLY loved this game.

[indigo]

Escrito originalmente por gasrat:

every game does this, and while it is a scummy tactic, at least it's only tied to cosmetics ig

No, not every game does this. In fact, many, most, accept actual currency instead of stupid in-game currency, and I prefer those over the in-game fake coin.

[Raven Templar]

Let's be realistic here. This is a free to play game. Cosmetic items are offered for tax dollars because they can, simple as that. Some people have the extra money to spend to make their character look snazzy or get a pet to follow them around because it's cute, and are willing to throw a few bucks in the direction of the developers of the game to support them. Let's face it. These folks obviously are enjoying the game enough to do so. I have spent more in other games for vanity pets that just trot around at my feet or fly furiously after me, or a mount to ride in the game.
I get where you are coming from on the cost of the coins, but I also see where other folks are coming from where there are multiple purchase options. Personally I plan to buy one of the vanity pets, and it requires I purchase either a 450 and 825 pack or over purchasing at the 1700 pack. In realism, if I over purchase that's about 425 coins I will have to go toward another purchase later. It's $16.49. I won't go broke doing the over payment of coins, I will be happy with my vanity pet at my side and I will be supporting a game I enjoy. Would I rather it be in game currency, of course, do I feel like this is a "pay to win" tactic absolutely not. You get no bonus or extra to these items except cosmetics. I think the only ones with a bonus will be upcoming on the new Winter patch that give guaranteed crit hits. That's over powered, but hopefully not everyone will choose this "pay to win" option.

[skunkmonkey]

Palia does free-to-play correctly. The only suggestion I'd make is to learn from others that have been successful in this field. It's a well known fact that people will spend more if premium items are cheap ($1-5, not $30-50). They will make these buys impulsively, and over time, they will spend more than if they were expensive.
When premium items are expensive, then only the die-hards with tons of free cash will even consider buying them.

[Devilish Dave]

In this regard I think this game is most accurate and less likely to scam you. Whenever I shop, I end up right at 0 again. I never had more nor less coins than I could spend. Everything always added up perfectly.

[MadDawg2552]

Escrito originalmente por Devilish Dave:

In this regard I think this game is most accurate and less likely to scam you. Whenever I shop, I end up right at 0 again. I never had more nor less coins than I could spend. Everything always added up perfectly.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3236150883

[Sauriel]

I remember when games had no ingame cash shops, not even wow had it, and they needed no Achievement buttons