Riot Games have announced a skin package for over $400 (you get 2 skins and some recolours but it’s ultimately for the main Ahri skin)… Is this the ultimate micro-transaction? I’d guess it’ll be time-gated as well to bank on FOMO.
Riot Games have announced a skin package for over $400 (you get 2 skins and some recolours but it’s ultimately for the main Ahri skin)… Is this the ultimate micro-transaction? I’d guess it’ll be time-gated as well to bank on FOMO.
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I never understood people who buy because of fomo. If its junk its junk.
I mean Star Citizen has a $48,000 bundle… so at least for price, probably not
It’s obvious that Riot weighed this versus fan outrage & decided that this was the route to take. It’s predatory & scuzzy – but people will buy it. And at the end of the day everyone’s still going to play the game because people won’t be outraged enough to quit.
You have a special kind of mental illness to be bent over by Riot repeatably for the last decade.
There’s nothing micro about it when it costs more than a full price game. But yeah, that’s some disgusting whale bait.
For people who engage with this one.
Why? It’s a top down game right ? You can’t even view it fully…. I guess it’s better than the overwatch skins where you only see your hands.
That’s a Macro-Transaction
$400 is a macro transaction. That’s like the cost of a PS5.
I think people have forgotten what a microtransaction is
I’ve played League for a very long time. I remember when they released the very first ultimate skin, Pulsefire Ezreal for about $25.
People couldn’t believe it at the time. Yet here we are. I really hope the $5000 skin in 2035 is for Gragas 🤞
TENCENT send their regards. 😮
anyway this is not meant for 99% of us plebs. This is for the people where money is no big deal to them.
Does Faker get a % cut from this?
The worst thing about what Riot has done is that this skin pakage was made in honour of Faker just became the first player to be inducted into the new ‘Hall of Legends’ and these skins are to honour his achievements. He’s easily the most famous and successful pro LoL player and many people would be fans of his.
They are clearly just using his name for a quick buck and this whole cash grab is just a spit in the face of his achievements and just sours the whole event. Riot didn’t even have to do it. Many people probably would’ve considered buying the skin if it was priced normally just because of what it represents. Many would’ve even paid a little extra, and as the teams are getting a 30% cut, maybe Riot could’ve even justified a small increase over the usual price. But something like $450? It shows it’s clearly just an attempt to prey on the whales that will eat this up and nothing to do with actually honouring a legend of the game.
I remember when Mortdog was talking about this stuff, he said a huge portion on why it’s really prevalent is cause of the Chinese market. They love stuff that is *exclusive* and are willing to pay a premium for it.
I could never pay this, but my line is as long as it doesn’t give an unfair advantage idc
It’s a F2P game, right?
Thank you whales for funding the free game for the rest of us.
>Ahri
I would say I’m surprised, but I’m not surprised.
Image is borked. :/
Macrotransactions
That is a macro transaction
Guys guys it’s not just a skin… You also get a border and an emote 🤣
Just have the community agree to ban Ahri every game???
for 500 bucks i could get a hooker to wear a ahri costume while i snort cocaine off her asshole
this is absurd
Heh, almost on par with possibly the dumbest moment of Mechwarrior Online, $500 gold skins for a battlemech.
Bro that’s a mega-transaction.
If games made skins tradeable I’d be willing to buy them. If epic ever made their skins tradeable the OG skins would be worth 1,000’s.
CounterStrike has skins with valuations in the millions and people buy them (although not directly from Valve).
Riot just wanted to capitalize on something like this.
This will be the new norm going forward, as there have always been idiots to buy (arguably useless) expensive shit like Gucci and Balenciaga crap.