How much time do microtransactions save?

Interesting. Doesn't save as much time as I thought it would.

Aw yes....micro transactions. Spending real life currency for in-game items that can be earned simply by just playing the game.



                                                               

I've only spent about £30 in micro transactions.

It was not worth it.

Thanks more making this video. I'm always curious to know how in-game-purchase translate between in-game-currencies and my time spent.

^ yup, that's definitely the sweet-spot for microtransactions

Hands down this, with how poorly they have done with this game they'll be lucky if I spend another cent on another Bioware game let alone micro-transactions.

It's not even that realistic. He's taking into account that you'll take 47 minutes to get a premium pack. I get one every 24-30 minutes, so... in my case: 

Minimum time: 9.6 hours.

Maximum time (30 minutes per premium): 12 hours

Saving time is not an incentive, it is a disincentive. Paying robs you of the satisfaction of earning things, and it shortens your enjoyment of the game. If you pay even one time, everything you do afterward is tainted by the influence of the freebie.

Guess how I know you didnt watch the video before typing your comment?

Some of us have real world jobs and busy lives that don't allow for playing video games for hundreds of hours to get a maxed manifest. If someone has disposable income to spend then there is absolutely nothing wrong with spending it on microtransactions.

I spent like $4000 on micro transaction here and there after I got my iphone 5 in year 2013.
I spend $4000 between 2013 - 2015... and I learned that I was being a pawn in the game that I can never come out on top.
(Spending $20-$30 a week seemed no heavy bleeding... but clearly they add up over time)

I stopped doing any kind of micro-transaction since 2015 September... and I cannot be happier about it.

Now I use the money to treat my family and buy other goods I enjoy.

...I think of that $4000 as the fee to learn the lesson not to associate myself with gambling ever again.


Anyhow, I agree with your point saying there is nothing wrong how someone spends their disposable income.
They will have to learn their lessons their own way... or never. lol

This makes absolutely no sense. With unlimited money I could buy all the APs and them just open packs for 2 hours and have everything maxed. Of course paying money saves time. That's the entire enticement.