Macrotransactions
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This game is not yet released and not all details are known.
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Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.👍
There are no microtransactions or DLC, but there are plans for DLC later down the line.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.👎
Pay-to-win elements. This games contains purchasable items that give you an advantage.👎
Some in-game services can only be purchased with real money (e.g. server transfers, character appearance changes, name changes, etc.).➖
Free to play. Requires no up front payment.➖
Premium currencies come in static quantities, without offering higher values for larger purchases.➖
The game is free to play, but offers a one-time premium upgrade that grants you some advantage, convenience, and/or extra content.
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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The base game is priced significantly higher than games in comparable price brackets.👎
You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.👎
You could pre-order DLC at a time when no details were known about that DLC.
This game is not yet released and not all details are known.
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Uses, or has previously used, AI generated content within the game.👍
You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.👎
You could pre-order DLC at a time when no details were known about that DLC.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.👎
Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.👎
Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.👎
Contains premium items that give you advantages in a singleplayer mode.👎
Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.👎
The "deluxe" edition grants items that give you an advantage in a singleplayer mode.👎
The game is singleplayer yet features microtransactions (not referring to DLC or extra content).👎
This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.➖
Features in-game non-cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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Contains a variety of Premium Currencies, each used for different cosmetics or purposes.👎
Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.👎
Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.👎
Contains lootboxes that can be bought with real money.👎
Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.👎
Dark patterns. This game includes design choices that are intentionally deceptive to try and get you to spend money.👎
Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.👎
Often features "discounts" that still force you to purchase premium currencies for the same amount you would without the discount.👎
Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.👎
Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.👍
You can invite friends to play with you even if they do not own the game and/or specific DLC content.
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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.👍
You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.👎
Some in-game services can only be purchased with real money (e.g. server transfers, character appearance changes, name changes, etc.).👎
This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.➖
Contains no direct in-game microtransactions, but does contain a large amount of optional paid DLC, some of which might be of questionable value.➖
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
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The base game is priced significantly higher than games in comparable price brackets.👎
You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.➖
Features rewards for pre-ordering the game that can also be acquired without pre-ordering.➖
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.👍
Contains no microtransactions, but does contain some smaller scale DLC that provide extra content.
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.👎
You could pre-order DLC at a time when no details were known about that DLC.➖
Features in-game non-cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
👍
You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.👎
You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.👎
You could pre-order DLC at a time when no details were known about that DLC.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
👎
You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.👎
You could pre-order DLC at a time when no details were known about that DLC.➖
Features in-game non-cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.👎
Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.👎
Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.👎
Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.👎
Microtransactions in this game used to be worse, the developers only cut back because there was a lot of backlash.👎
Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.➖
Free to play. Requires no up front payment.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
This game is not yet released and not all details are known.
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Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.👎
Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.👎
Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.👎
Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.👎
Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.👎
You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.
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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.➖
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.