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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)
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