Cosmetic Pricing: Store Items & Costs (with developer comments)

Cool looking stuff, cool looking menu screens too! Not the coolest looking prices but part of me just hopes Bioware makes Fortnight money off Anthem.

The haters can't find anything to complain about and everyone else is likely playing the game.

The current plan is free story updates free endgame updates etc. They don't want to segregate the community.

Not many people actually buy DLC. I bet it's 1/5 to maybe 1/4 quarter the install base for a game. More money to be made off micros. I hope they do not introduce randomness though. I don't think the gambling element belongs in any game that isn't regulated by gambling laws.

Well if there's one thing to predict it's that if an armor pack costs 2000 shards you'll only be able to buy shards in packs of 2500.

Just a pattern that runs across the entirety of your Javelin

EDIT: I actually didn't think to add a pool on the maximum people would be willing to pay (thanks Sofa).

I think $10 is probably the most they could get away with without drawing significant outcry; for an armor set. My sweet spot would be $7.50 - $8.00 (I know, it's pretty awkward for a price point). No doubt, there will be people who are opposed to MTX's in general, but this was to be expected. That also doesn't mean that this system they have, even if it is cosmetic, can't feel "icky" if the pricing (or the grind required) isn't balanced properly.

Considering that the Legion of Dawn version of the game was an additional $20, and came with very distinct armor sets for EVERY Javelin (including some weapons), it would be absurd to charge $20 for a single Javelin armor set. I also think it's worth holding BioWare to task on this if it does get too expensive, because Mike Gamble went out of his way to explicitly state that they weren't targeting the "whales" for this game. Your price point reflects that, and if it comes out to be more than $10 that's going to really rub people the wrong way; and fuel the outrage machine.

Or if it's 800 shards, and the only shard packs remotely close are 750 and 1000. As much of a centerpiece this is for MTX's, it still feels pretty scummy sometimes.



Armor is indeed cosmetic, and based on the picture, it seems to be the most expensive of the cosmetic items. It also only applies to one Javelin (again, looking at the picture). Some of the emotes only apply to a single Javelin as well; which doesn't really make sense to me.

They have already said only cosmetics will only cost real world money, no problem there but i won't pay over 5 bucks or less for them or anything else..
Javelins aren't suppose to be a pay for item as Ben Irnving has said repeatedly, it isn't going to be!!!
I don't mind supporting Bioware by paying for cosmetics but not for Javelins, which would be a pay to win situation..ain't happenin'...

40,000 gold or 2000 shards.....lol, I'm not paying that!!!! gotta be 5 bucks or less, maybe a lil more but no more...
that pirce of the gold or shards is ridiculous...
I got to play the vip demo and did good to get 300 gold...Do u know how  long it would take to get 40,000 gold? Ain't happening...

Better to lower the price and get more sales than one price really high, the latter getting less...

For me as long as there's no Javelins or weapons u gotta pay for to win....I'm good with the whole buying cosmetics...

If they have emotes priced at 8USD I don't see how they can sell the Javelin armor set + vinyl pack for less than what they have it marked for, 20USD. If they adjust the armor set and vinyl pack down, everything goes down in relation ... this is a hard poll to vote in because I'm pretty sure what we are seeing is what we are getting.

Again, more than happy to be wrong.

My vote was one of realism. They will set it there and let the market decide what it shall bear.

The thing is, regardless of all our complaining we represent a tiny fraction of people that play games (forum goers). People buy microtransactions all day long and they spend a lot of money.

I fear game companies could just straight up ignore any and all complaints from people on forums or reddit and just plow forward with whatever type of microtransactions they feel like having.