Weekly scam offers

[Jack]

Today geted new weekly offers in shop and convinced that it scam section.
How you can see i have offer for some familiar with 40% discount
https://i.imgur.com/LknS7Qv.png
But in same time shop have similar familiar pack with same 40% discount, in addition it comes with potions
https://i.imgur.com/ilaoJBd.png
And for some reason have lower price.

[Count_Dandyman]

Not a scam its two different item having two different prices.

They are clearly showing you exactly what both are and even with both having a 40% discount one with a base price of 1680 will still be lower than one with a base price 1690 because the base difference isn't enough for the percentage to change that.

[Jack]

It discount on overpriced item that comes without other stuff from pack but have full price for base cost
https://i.imgur.com/NozCFdJ.png
Similar familiar pack with half of potion already drop price to 840
https://i.imgur.com/aPcp2D7.png
So just familiar must have even lower price, or come with potions. Math says that current way of build "Weekly offers" it scam

[kaibarnard]

The weekly offers are different, that familiar is also out of circulations, there's no scam - it's 2 things

BUT I see one point, it's not really a 40% deduction as the 'pack' you're discounting from isn't what you're getting, some of the 'value' is stripped when the potions are removed. so it's not a 40% discount unless you get the potions....

Realistically the potions are 'worthless' so it's kinda moot....but a poiint

[kab_reg]

Regular potions are effectively worthless. Potion of Polish does have some value.

[Ordack]

In reality, the "scam" is the full prices, the offers would be more realistic prices for the packs.
It is true that the potions are useless, but they use them to inflate the price of the packs and pretend that they are giving you something when in reality they are not.

Originally posted by Jack:

So just familiar must have even lower price, or come with potions. Math says that current way of build "Weekly offers" it scam

The point you mention is very valid, but seeing that instead of fixing things a bit, they introduced this mobile shop system, it is already very clear what they intend and the path they are taking.

[The Knight of Faerie]

You mean, you couldn't tell Idle Champions (which IS a mobile game, btw) had a predatory cash shop from day one?

[Jack]

Originally posted by The Knight of Faerie:

You mean, you couldn't tell Idle Champions (which IS a mobile game, btw) had a predatory cash shop from day one?

I just hoping that they know how working math, but it classic tricky marketing sale, when you pay more and get less.

[The Knight of Faerie]

Which has always been the case. As I said, predatory cash shop. They don't care about you or me.They care about the 1% of players who become addicted and dump obscene amounts of money into mobile games. AKA the players the industry refers to as "whales".

[jandarsunstar78]

They don't even give Gaarawarr discounts, and that man has created almost 200 guides for this game. That should tell you everything you need to know about this company.

[JC]

Originally posted by The Knight of Faerie:

Which has always been the case. As I said, predatory cash shop. They don't care about you or me.They care about the 1% of players who become addicted and dump obscene amounts of money into mobile games. AKA the players the industry refers to as "whales".

If someone is addicted to something, they need to seek help and stop blaming what they are addicted to.

Some people have lots of disposable income, if it makes them happy buying something for a game they like, so be it. Just like how some folks go out to dinner and drop a grand on a single meal, or pay 4 grand a month on a leased car, or 10k dollars a night at a hotel. All of that is just someone spending money on a luxury purchase. None of which i would do, though i guess if i had millions of dollars i might make some different choices.

It's predatory when you have to have it and they are jacking up prices, like someone that buys the patent for a drug that costs pennies to manufacturer and then raises the cost by 1k's of dollars like they did for insulin recently, and a bunch of others that treat rare diseases. Or only having one option for your phone/internet and they charge far more than market average. Selling a luxury item that you have a choice on is just simple capitalism.