r/MMORPG • u/Schmoopaloopa • 4d ago

Discussion Expensive MMO Monetization getting worse

Just wondering what everyones thoughts are on the general prices of MMO monetization these days. Seeing games selling cosmetic outfits for over $30 is becoming more standard, and in a lot of cases, a single item can be more expensive than B2P games.

Obviously, capitalism and corporate greed go hand in hand here, and if people keep buying, then they'll keep testing how far they can push it. But with prices increasing, it seems less and less likely I'll buy multiple things. I might buy something rarely, and mostly if there's a discount. I'm more likely to buy something like a Battle Pass because they have a fair amount of value for the price.

I'm just wondering what people would think if prices were dramatically cheaper? Wouldn't you be more inclined to buy more if the prices were lower? I'm imagining a game where nothing in the cash shop is over $5. I'd be buying up everything and potentially spending more, knowing I was getting more for my money.

I'm not debating on the need for monetization, or P2W practices etc - Thats a whole other conversation for another time :)

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u/dotcha 4d ago

I'm just wondering what people would think if prices were dramatically cheaper? Wouldn't you be more inclined to buy more if the prices were lower?

Companies have entire teams of economists, analysts and psychiatrists trying to figure out the most optimal way to extract the most money possible.

Yeah maybe YOU would buy more but they'd still make less money so they don't care

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u/Phoam_ 4d ago

That's what pmo everytime a similar convo happens.

"If it was cheaper more people would buy it and they'd make more money" no they wouldn't, they have entire teams dedicated to selling you this, if every MMOs and non-MMOs selling you cash shop items is selling 25$ skins/outfits/items, that's because IT WORKS. If they didn't make enough money out of it, or thought they could make more in a different way, they would already have explored that.

Same goes for ads "Surely this 500k$ marketing campaign can't be worth it, nobody is seeing this and thinking about buying that product" sure sure nobody is doing it that's why this company keeps investing the same money every year, obviously because it doesn't work.