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.</span></p><hr><details><summary>Referenced by:</summary><a href="/garden/pre-order-bonuses/index.md">Pre-Order Bonuses</a></details><p>A popular form of <a href="/garden/mtx/">MTX</a> where instead of receiving a useful item or effect directly, you receive a currency that is then spent on an in game store</p><p>Reasons companies use them</p><ul><li>Abstracts the real world price of items <ul><li>No strict conversion ratio</li><li>Discounts for bulk purchasing</li><li>Small amounts given for free based on story progression or watching ads</li></ul></li><li>Consolidates smaller purchases into a larger one (decreasing friction of individual purchases)</li></ul></div></div></main><!----><!--[--><!--]--></div></div></div><!--[--><!--]--></div></div><!----><!--[--><footer class="vp-doc" data-v-d4a5cdd3><div data-v-d4a5cdd3>CC 2024 <a class="h-card" rel="me" href="/about" data-v-d4a5cdd3><img src="/me.jpg" alt="" data-v-d4a5cdd3>The Paper Pilot</a>. <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/" data-v-d4a5cdd3>CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</a>.</div><div data-v-d4a5cdd3>Any and all opinions listed here are my own and not representative of my employers; future, past and present.</div><div data-v-d4a5cdd3><a href="https://resume.incremental.social/thepaperpilot/thepaperpilot" data-v-d4a5cdd3>Resume</a> (not actively seeking new opportunities).</div><div data-v-d4a5cdd3>Site built from <a href="https://code.incremental.social/thepaperpilot/pages/commit/7c806203bbfed059caf3e5002302c79692acf724" data-v-d4a5cdd3>this commit</a> on <time data-v-d4a5cdd3>Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 10:23:12</time>. <a href="https://www.thepaperpilot.org/licenses.txt" data-v-d4a5cdd3>Legal disclaimers</a>.</div></footer><!--]--></div></div>
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