So, I've been playing and enjoying Warframe quite a bit recently.
I paid for the "Starter Pack" on PS4 and on Switch.
More to support the devs than anything else as 300 platinum doesn't go so far and I used it for extra slots anyway.
What I don't understand is the cost of some of the other in-game options.
I know, I know, folks are going to say you don't need to spend real money to get the stuff but let's say I wanted to.
It's 55 Euro (approx 62 USD) to get a pack that has Frost Prime and Ember Prime, a few weapons, a few cosmetic things and 1200 platinum.
I'm not sure about anyone else but this does not seem like good value to me.
How are prices like this decided?
Do the devs know that most folks are not going to spend money but there well be a small % of players who might spend 100s of bucks?
That 55 Euro is almost the cost of an entire game but let's say they have another pack in a couple of months I don't imagine I'd buy that too otherwise it means that (including starter packs) I would have dropped almost 150 Euro on the one game.
Do people not think these things are WAY overpriced? Even in other games these kind of items seem to be priced at such a high rate.
Thing is, the game gets a lot of credit for being good, which it is, and free to play but I also look at their paid offerings and think it's a ridiculous price for what you get.
It ends up feeling like you could pay a lot more on a "free to play" experience but actually end up getting a less polished game for all your money.
What are people generally willing to pay for stuff in "free to play" games? Nothing at all?
Or is there a feeling like "I will support the devs" for a particular fee?
Surely there can't be that many of you who would spend 200 or 300 bucks on in game stuff?
I paid for the "Starter Pack" on PS4 and on Switch.
More to support the devs than anything else as 300 platinum doesn't go so far and I used it for extra slots anyway.
What I don't understand is the cost of some of the other in-game options.
I know, I know, folks are going to say you don't need to spend real money to get the stuff but let's say I wanted to.
It's 55 Euro (approx 62 USD) to get a pack that has Frost Prime and Ember Prime, a few weapons, a few cosmetic things and 1200 platinum.
I'm not sure about anyone else but this does not seem like good value to me.
How are prices like this decided?
Do the devs know that most folks are not going to spend money but there well be a small % of players who might spend 100s of bucks?
That 55 Euro is almost the cost of an entire game but let's say they have another pack in a couple of months I don't imagine I'd buy that too otherwise it means that (including starter packs) I would have dropped almost 150 Euro on the one game.
Do people not think these things are WAY overpriced? Even in other games these kind of items seem to be priced at such a high rate.
Thing is, the game gets a lot of credit for being good, which it is, and free to play but I also look at their paid offerings and think it's a ridiculous price for what you get.
It ends up feeling like you could pay a lot more on a "free to play" experience but actually end up getting a less polished game for all your money.
What are people generally willing to pay for stuff in "free to play" games? Nothing at all?
Or is there a feeling like "I will support the devs" for a particular fee?
Surely there can't be that many of you who would spend 200 or 300 bucks on in game stuff?
