{"id":84595,"date":"2015-12-17T15:30:13","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T13:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=84595"},"modified":"2015-12-17T15:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T13:25:58","slug":"the-most-ridiculous-in-game-purchases-sold-in-the-best-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/84595-the-most-ridiculous-in-game-purchases-sold-in-the-best-way","title":{"rendered":"The most ridiculous in-game purchases, sold in the best way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If there is one thing that plagues our entire industry, irrespective of your preferred platform, it&#8217;s in-game purchases.<\/p>\n<p>Those additional costs that developers put into an already pricey game, and all for the sake of \u201cenhancing\u201d your gaming experience.<\/p>\n<p>If you ask me, it&#8217;s the simplest way to increase the profit margins.<\/p>\n<p>I mean, how much profit is actually accrued from in-game purchase? I suppose it depends on the game.<\/p>\n<p>And more interestingly, how much work and cost actually goes into this feature anyway, that they need to make sure they make money off it?<\/p>\n<p>If you hate additional in-game purchases as much as I do, then this is the list for you.<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to rant and rave at the bane of the gaming industry; think of it as catharsis.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Level boost <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Level-Boost.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-84603\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84603\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Level-Boost.jpg\" alt=\"Level Boost\" width=\"960\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Level-Boost.jpg 960w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Level-Boost-768x414.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After spending a premium <strong>R700<\/strong> on a game, why would you want to invest in the experience it offers when you can &#8220;literally invest&#8221; in its experience, by throwing money at it.<\/p>\n<p>The level boost, a premium purchase that will allow your character to bypass grinding entirely, lets you focus on rest of the game, gratification and sense of reward be damned.<\/p>\n<p>But what you&#8217;re essentially saying is that the game you just paid <strong>R700 <\/strong>for is only worth around half that.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Resources.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-84611\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84611\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Resources.jpg\" alt=\"In-game purchases - Resources\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Resources.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Resources-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Resources-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Resources-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When the hard work of gathering resources becomes tedious, why not just spend your hard-earned dough to make virtual hard work easier?<\/p>\n<p>Having purchased a bundle of resources, you can now purchase some armour that will give you a decided advantage over the environment and opponent you may face, for a little while anyway.<\/p>\n<p>We would suggest investing those resources into whatever allows you to gather resources quicker; and then never pay for another resource again.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Additional Equipment<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Armour.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-84605\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84605\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Armour.jpg\" alt=\"In-game purchases - Armour\" width=\"1223\" height=\"912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Armour.jpg 1223w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Armour-768x573.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1223px) 100vw, 1223px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re tired of looking the same as everyone else, then you need a new armour skin or a brand new armour design to craft yourself.<\/p>\n<p>The additional armour packs you can purchase will give your character the much-needed makeover.<\/p>\n<p>And let&#8217;s not worry about the stats of your new get-up; we&#8217;re going for a more fashionable look than actually surviving in the wilderness.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t you find it weird that in games with in-game purchases, the best looking armour is never the toughest armour.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s two sales rather than one for developers; they&#8217;re so smart.<\/p>\n<p>Just keep in mind that you&#8217;ll probably need to be the right level to make use of your newly purchased item, so get to purchasing a level booster already.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Currency<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Currency.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-84607\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84607\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Currency.jpg\" alt=\"In-game purchases - Currency\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Currency.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Currency-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Currency-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Currency-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We know daily life can be busy, and not everyone has the time to actually play the game to gather currency; that&#8217;s why you can now buy the currency and save time. Time is money, after all.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, the currency you&#8217;re trading for is nowhere near as strong as your real world currency, but it&#8217;s the purchase of time that matters, right?<\/p>\n<p>You might argue that it would take a huge time investment to obtain what you can so easily purchase, but consider that the time to earn those items is purposefully made longer than is necessary; developers need to justify your purchase.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Emotes and customizations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Emotes.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-84609\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84609\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Emotes.png\" alt=\"In-game purchases - Emotes\" width=\"1164\" height=\"821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Emotes.png 1164w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/In-game-purchases-Emotes-768x542.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1164px) 100vw, 1164px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the festive season, so why not get your character or your new shotgun a festive skin to help celebrate the holiday season?<\/p>\n<p>With the festive pack, you can apply a reindeer skin to your AK47, so that it looks like you are running around with Rudolph in hand, as he shoots bullets out of his cute red nose.<\/p>\n<p>If dressing up as Santa is your thing, then the Christmas character skin pack is perfect for you. You can go into a multiplayer match like a bad-ass with your Christmas hat and beard.<\/p>\n<p>For those who want, you can purchase it together as one premium pack, or separately as a gun and skin pack.<\/p>\n<p>The festive fun does not end there, however. You can also dance around like Santa and his elves with the Christmas emotes.<\/p>\n<p>These premium purchases will grant your character one cute holiday cheer, be it sipping on a glass of eggnog or the &#8216;surprise of unwrapping a Christmas gift&#8217; emote. You will surely find an emote that suites you and your character.<\/p>\n<p>That was sarcasm, by the way.<\/p>\n<p>What in-game purchases do you hate the most? 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