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Riot is about to release a 100 Dollar Valorant weapon skin bundle.

CountAntonio

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The price according to Valorant's revenue lead. To clarify this is for a bundle not a single skin. The price for each is around 25.00.




That is a distracting but incredibly well made skin. That price however... Keep in mind if this skin is upgradable it's going to cost even more for the unlocks.
This is their new pricing tier. Valorant points start in bundles on 475 for 4.00 with the biggest bundle being 9500 for 99.00

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Tawpgun

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F2P gonna F2P.

Just a reminder that cosmetic skins in a F2P game are all about perceived value. If you think its too high, don't buy it and maybe they will find it more lucrative for them to lower the price so more people buy it.
 
Musubi

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I mean... that IS pretty cool skin but... 100$? YIKES.
 
data west

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Can't get mad at this when Star Citizen exists and is successful without even launching

You did this to yourself, gamers
 
hydruxo

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Tawpgun said:
F2P gonna F2P.

Just a reminder that cosmetic skins in a F2P game are all about perceived value. If you think its too high, don't buy it and maybe they will find it more lucrative for them to lower the price so more people buy it.
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The whales will make sure that doesn't happen. That's who these types of skins are always aimed at. They're never going to lower the price.
 
Kinthey

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I can see why that dev didn't spell out the price in actual dollars. That would be a rather embarrassing announcement.
 
Torian

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Tawpgun said:
F2P gonna F2P.

Just a reminder that cosmetic skins in a F2P game are all about perceived value. If you think its too high, don't buy it and maybe they will find it more lucrative for them to lower the price so more people buy it.
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I have Impulse control. Sadly there are more unfortunate people than me who do not have that. But at least it's better than loot boxes...
 
lorddarkflare

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Tawpgun said:
F2P gonna F2P.

Just a reminder that cosmetic skins in a F2P game are all about perceived value. If you think its too high, don't buy it and maybe they will find it more lucrative for them to lower the price so more people buy it.
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True, but a lot of this is conditioning people to accept this both in the F2P space, and eventually in the $60 space.

In short: still gross even if it is not technically wrong.
 
Timewarp

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They are whaling hard with this. Of course they will gift streamers these expensive "micro" transactions to coerce their fans to get it too.
 
Tawpgun

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hydruxo said:
The whales will make sure that doesn't happen. That's who these types of skins are always aimed at. They're never going to lower the price.
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In that case its a smart move.

People spend more than that on a shirt that says Supreme on it. Do I find it dumb? Yeah. But I don't think its inherently evil or something
 
Dark Ninja

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I thought they pretty much already had a $100 weapon skins. Since you have to buy their currency and it was priced in between or over $75 so you had to get $100 bundle to have enough currency. I remember it from a video a youtuber who cant be named on Era made.
 
Lobster Roll

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They saw that people will enthusiastically pay $20 for a Fortnite skin, so I'm not all that surprised that Valorant is seeing how far they can push the average consumer's FOMO.
 

t26

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Still better than spending $100 on loot box and not getting what you want
 
Remark

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I'm buying day one, I'm in a position to make bad purchasing decisions and im finna do it.
 
Hentailover

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Voting with your wallet won't really work here. Not with all the online influencers either showcasing it after being given it away for explicit sake of promotion, or by buing it with their viewer's money, creating a huge FOMO for people most vulnerable to this sort of stuff.
 
Dreams-Visions

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3 digits? This is childs play

I've seen people spend 5 digits on skins for CSGO.
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You can resell CSGo skins for real money if you want to. Thus, they have actual value. These items are account-bound like Fortnite skins.

Raigor said:
Uhm
www.eurogamer.net

Someone bought a Dota 2 courier for $38,000

www.eurogamer.net www.eurogamer.net
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I have a few of those couriers. I had to put a message on my Steam page to let people know not to add me for trades. Got them when they were new and they've appreciated like Bitcoin. My inventory is probably in the $20k range. That is, I can sell the stuff on PayPal for about that amount if I want to unload.

packy17 said:
Don't see a problem with this.

It's not a loot box. You know what you're paying for. And it doesn't affect gameplay.



It's 4 different weapons + a knife skin.
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Yea I don't disagree. But it's interesting that with their first interesting skin release (let's be honest: all the skins released to date fucking suck) they'd go straight for triple digits for the set. Like, at least let the dust settle on your game a little.
 
Trace

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If you don't like the price, don't buy it and it will make literally 0 difference in your ability to play the game.
 
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CountAntonio

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Dreams-Visions said:
You can resell CSGo skins for real money if you want to. Thus, they have actual value. These items are account-bound like Fortnite skins.


I have a few of those couriers. I had to put a message on my Steam page to let people know not to add me for trades. Got them when they were new and they've appreciated like Bitcoin. My inventory is probably in the $20k range. That is, I can sell the stuff on PayPal for about that amount if I want to unload.
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You never get scared of having that value and losing it? I have some hundred dollar tires in rocket league and always feel a bit of anxiety thinking about the price dropping but since they are my faves and I use them on all my cars and I got them for much cheaper so I figure even if they do become worthless I should be fine with it.
 
CobaltBlu

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I think it's dumb, but it's a cosmetic in a F2P game and it's not locked behind some gambling mechanic. People like to donate hundreds of dollars to millionaires on twitch for a shoutout, so why not.
 
perfectchaos007

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Y'all should stop complaining and start thanking the suckers who buy this stuff to keep the game free for everyone else
 
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