We all know games now always try to get you to buy more.

There are few times where you can buy the skins with in game currency but mostly it's with real money. Sometimes the Devs even want you to buy another game made by them which can cost quite a bit more.

My question is, when do you think they've crossed the line?

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1$ maximum maximest, but it have to be for a game you really enjoy.

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Ask Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre, how much he would pay for a skin.

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I would say above 2 dollars is crossing the line for a stupid skin, and I would pay nothing for one.

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Depends on the game.

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Name some games and how much you'd pay for each d:

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In a third person multiplayer game (eg MMORPG, MMOTPS, MOBA) I'd be likely to spend a lot more money on skins and cosmetic items because not only can I make myself look nice for me, I can make myself look nice for other people. The most I've spent on cosmetic items in a single game is over $1101.66, and depending on how unique it was and the quality of the item I could see myself spending upwards of $50 for a single item/skin in a game.

In third person singleplayer games you lose some of the appeal of making yourself look all pretty because no one else can see you. On top of that, in singleplayer games modding usually becomes a possibility and often time modders can make higher quality content than developers themselves. I doubt I would spend more than a few dollars on skins in these games.

In first person games it just becomes silly because then even you can't see yourself.

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Up to $200 I'd say. I bought about ten thousand dollars worth of costumes and things in DoMO. Then Aeria Games shut down the game. :<

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o.o that's a lot of money, I have no idea what DoMO is though

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me 2

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Dream of Mirror Online, the second 轩辕剑 MMO and the only one to make it to international markets. Now there are like 5 more MMOs in the series but only in China.

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I forgot about DoMO! I was looking forward to the game years ago D:

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Probably a generic-crappy-casual-social MMO for girls from China or Korea.

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Good thing it's not.

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Thats Aeria for you!

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Depends on who's skin out is. I only dress as the most beautiful people. Or I will dress as ugly people to do bad things.
As for game skins I won't buy them. They should come free or package with bigger content that is worth buying.

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Also, depends on if they used lotion in the basket or not...

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He puts the lotion on the skin.

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If the skin is good enough and it's a game I enjoy playing, and will continue to play in the future, I'm prepared to spend quite a decent amount. For example, I bought the Pulsefire Ezreal skin for League of Legends for about $20.

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I paid $10 for it, because I bought it when it was released >.<
Anyway if you love the game or the character, or you've been playing it a lot, you can pay this.

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Certainly no more than three fitty.
Good for you to those of you who get it. I would actually not buy cosmetic stuff for money at all.

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lol mmmm three fitty

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Wait a minute, are you the Loch Ness monster?

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1$ tops. 2$ if the skin contains in-game bonuses.

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Nothing.

Skins should be already in the game. And additional ones should be unlocked as you progress or in patches etc.

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+1, thats how gaming industry works nowadays mate. They release the base game + thousand of little DLC's.

Sometimes are DLC's that worth it like expansions and stuff.

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+infinity

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+1

I'm not against buyable cosmetics, especially when the game is funded with things like that. I just wouldn't buy it

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I would pay nothing with real money for a stupid skin. Enough is enough, they are killing the game industry with all their stupid DLC.

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€10 for League of Legends skin, and I've already crossed the line for having a lot of skins

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i know the feeling

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I guess if I really, really like the game, then yes 1$ sounds about right. Anything more is just daylight robbery.

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Depends on the game, preferrably they should be really noticeable difference in looks.

Skins in FPS are retarded. Yes, I'm looking at you Borderlands 2.

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true that. Why would i buy a skin for a character i cant even see.....

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The two games that are on my mind right now are Killing Floor (I love the game but to buy the game "Rising Storm" which isn't really the same type of game for 2 skins is annoying. I'm not going to be doing that though I do like the change in skins.

A smaller one and less significant (since it does only cost $1 or so) is buying the current Humble Bundle to activate Awesomenauts a second time for the skin (unless its a separate key, idk).

The Awesomenauts one isn't a big deal though, I just noticed it recently and was thinking bout all games and their skins

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10$ - 20$ for the Special Edition Things D:

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i need 20$ ... Damn

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I think we got it on the first reply...

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lulz

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0$

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1$ if the game is moddable, 0.5$ if not. Here's my explanation - if the devs already let you mod the game, then purchasing official skins is just a way to support the developer (TF2 and LoL are good examples, though skins i LoL are sometimes very expensive). Removing moddability and then charging for, what it basically is, a mod, IS crossing the line and shouldn't be supported (Littlebig Planet for example).

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I highly doubt, that you could ever mod LBP seeing that it is a console game...

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Considering that you can make everything else in the game but skins says all. But yes, not a great example. Maybe better one would be shooters that charge for weapon camos.

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Nothing. I think I did cause sometimes I wanted to own all DLC's for a certain game but no more. Nowadays I buy only DLC's which are about story/new missions and so on. Skins/weapons are useless IMO.

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The Skin I live in.

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Oh, I'll sell you all the skins for the skin you live in o.o

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I pay over $40 so far for League of Legends skins and stopped. Pulse fire ezrael to much for one skin though I wouldn't dare pay anymore. pff

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LoL sucks,
Dota ftw

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I would pay nothing. There are other games you can get by unlocking them through playing or download/install a player-made skin for free. Paying for a skin or even a stupid one is already inviting "microtransactions." Maybe at best, I would pay below $1. Anything more and I would give them the middle finger.

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They crossed the like when they offer DLCs.

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When the pubs force them to make more than 2 map packs for a single game.
Also when the pubs force them to make the same old monotonous gameplay.

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Borderlands 2 crossed the line. 1€ for ONE skin/head? No, thanks. And go fuck yourself.

Good thing we have talented people. If you guys are picking up what I'm saying.

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Wait till you see what happens in CoD. So many dlcs.

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That has already happened with BO2.

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Exactly.

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You mean crooks, right?

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Maybe, maybe.

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i dont even get why borderlands 2 got skins i mean its a fps xD

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$0.00 or is it too much?

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Closed 1 decade ago by Crocross.