Skin prices in games have always been a joke. But you can buy them with in game gold if you don’t want to spend money.
I’ve typically avoided F2P games like the plague… absolutely despite its business model, sucking it up with LA due to a couple of friends playing it from WoW. Can’t imagine meself being here in the long term though.
Skins are the only thing I actually will buy from a F2P game.
They will never get me to pay for progression.
I’ve probably dropped $4,000 on Path of Exile just in skins. Those ones are a bit better though because they’re modular and any character can use them. Then again they’re double the price. Hell, giving out free skins from league challenges is part of how they keep continued interest.
This type of method keeps a F2P model more honest. Allowing players to buy Skins without cash or without a limited window of challenge methods is going to make the developer seek other means of getting money which isn’t good for anyone involved.
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wait so are you complaining the fact they did put the price that they wanted in their product?damm i guess welcome to capitalism bro
You can pay more than $20 for a single mount skin in GW2. Some outfits cost around $10 each. GW2 is also B2P for base game and expansions.
im okey with high price skins if me and my friends can enjoy the FULL GAME and all content patches for free
considering they might just release 1 or 2 skins a month… you have the option to just not buy the skin and save up for the next one or buy the skin with gold in the player market.
You free to play player really need to realize that there are people spending money so you as a F2P can play the game for free.
Which also has the reverse that if there weren’t F2P you wouldn’t have anyone to show off your pixels to.
Now if only we could get more than 1 skin every couple of months
This. Cosmetic skins should not be this. Combat skins, sure, but never cosmetic.
Hey at least you are not paying almost 200 bucks of your local currency 
Wrong. f2ps don’t care about your skin - they ascribe it no value. You are showing off to other show-offs.
Another issue i have with skins in this gane is that the small selection. Many players buy skins to stand apart from each other or to flex. However, if we only get 1 skin a month then every month we have players that prerty much look the same with the exception being that people buy skins based on the virtue points they need.
…that makes sense to show off the skin to everyone else wearing it
Right.
One of the reasons Path of Exile has maintained a fair and profitable F2P model for 8 years solely through skins is their exclusivity. I’m not saying every skin option should be limited to cash but that is a thing and probably the smarter choice. In addition to this they’re time limited.
If you bought a skin from 5 years ago. Only a person who was playing 5 years ago who also bought that skin would have it. Not to mention since the skins are modular. Your mix of Helm/Chest/Gloves/Boots/Wings/Character Effect/Weapon Skin/Weapon Effect might be different than the way the other player decided to blend their skin.
You can even take those popular skins and throw your own twist on it. It’s highly effective.
Fashion is the true End-Game =D
i mean you can buy it with gold i bought my omen set for 2,5k gold ( Eu west) basicly my una weekly reward and sold it for 3.1k gold xD ofc if you want new skins instantly you will pay way more gold for it i think omen was at 18k before
Yeah it started 15k-20k
But people realized the skin is undyeable and the novelty wear off price tanked hard. Its a good looking skin but it kills the mood when everyone is dressed like the same.
yes and we had gold Inflation bots etc new skins probly start with a lower price
2000 blue crystals rn cost 8.799 gold so new skins start there probly
Edit: EUW
It is a scam not that much because of the price tag(which is unfair for many european countries) but because you have to overbuy at 30 euro for a 25 euro skin and then its a chain because with the 600 gems remaining you cant buy anything so next time you have to overbuy again and so on and so on.
By bringing up other scam games as reference you dont really strenghten your point.
But it with gold. Simple solution.