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.</span></p><hr><blockquote><p>Referenced by: <a href="/garden/pre-order-bonuses/">Pre-Order Bonuses</a></p></blockquote><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-4c30d864><div data-v-4c30d864>CC 2024 The Paper Pilot. <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/" data-v-4c30d864>CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</a>.</div><div data-v-4c30d864>Any and all opinions listed here are my own and not representative of my employers; future, past and present.</div><div data-v-4c30d864><a href="https://resume.incremental.social/thepaperpilot/thepaperpilot" data-v-4c30d864>Resume</a> (not actively seeking new opportunities).</div><div data-v-4c30d864>Site built from <a href="https://code.incremental.social/thepaperpilot/pages/commit/cf6a144c05c5000f991380930e6b7bba3bf5191e" data-v-4c30d864>this commit</a> on <time data-v-4c30d864>Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 11:22:35</time>.</div></footer><!--]--></div></div>
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