Premium Currency
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Referenced by: Pre-Order Bonuses
A popular form of MTX where instead of receiving a useful item or effect directly, you receive a currency that is then spent on an in game store
Reasons companies use them
- Abstracts the real world price of items
- No strict conversion ratio
- Discounts for bulk purchasing
- Small amounts given for free based on story progression or watching ads
- Consolidates smaller purchases into a larger one (decreasing friction of individual purchases)