Macrotransactions - Highlighting monetisation in popular games

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There are no additional purchases other than a "deluxe" version of the game. No microtransactions, no DLC.

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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.

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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.

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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

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Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.

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Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

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The game is singleplayer yet features microtransactions (not referring to DLC or extra content).

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This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.

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Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.

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Contains large scale paid DLC that could be considered a full expansion.

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Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.

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Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.

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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.

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Contains no microtransactions, but does contain some smaller scale DLC that provide extra content.

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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.

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Contains no microtransactions, but does contain some smaller scale DLC that provide extra content.

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Extensive official mod support.

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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.

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Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.

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Battle Passes are timed exclusives. If you don't finish it in a given time you do not get what you paid for.

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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.

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Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.

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Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

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Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.

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Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.

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Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.

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Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.

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Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.

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Contains lootboxes that can be bought with real money.

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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

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Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.

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Often features "discounts" that still force you to purchase premium currencies for the same amount you would without the discount.

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Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.

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Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

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Some in-game services can only be purchased with real money (e.g. server transfers, character appearance changes, name changes, etc.).

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Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.

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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

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Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).

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The game is singleplayer yet features microtransactions (not referring to DLC or extra content).

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Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.

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Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.

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Most items that can be bought for real money can also be bought with in-game currencies.

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You can invite friends to play with you even if they do not own the game and/or specific DLC content.

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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

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Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.

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Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.

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Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.

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Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

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This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.

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Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.

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Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.

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The Battle Pass is completely free but otherwise functions the same as regular battle passes, expiring when you do not complete them in time.

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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

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Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

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The game is singleplayer yet features microtransactions (not referring to DLC or extra content).

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This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.

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Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.

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Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.

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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.

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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.

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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

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Microtransactions in this game used to be worse, the developers only cut back because there was a lot of backlash.

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Some DLC cost as much, or almost as much, as the full game, yet feature no where near the same amount of content.

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This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.

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Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.

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Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.

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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.

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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.

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Contains no direct in-game microtransactions, but does contain a large amount of optional paid DLC, some of which might be of questionable value.

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Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.

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Contains no microtransactions, but does contain some smaller scale DLC that provide extra content.

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Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.

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Battle Passes are timed exclusives. If you don't finish it in a given time you do not get what you paid for.

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Contains "Gacha" mechanics. Certain non-cosmetic items are only obtainable via lootbox like mechanics. These items affect gameplay.

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Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.

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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.

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Contains lootboxes that can be bought with real money.

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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

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Dark patterns. This game includes design choices that are intentionally deceptive to try and get you to spend money.

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In-game currencies can be purchased with real life money.

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Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.

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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.

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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

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Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.

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Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.

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Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.

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Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.

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Most items that can be bought for real money can also be bought with in-game currencies.

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Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.

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Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.

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Often features "discounts" that still force you to purchase premium currencies for the same amount you would without the discount.

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Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.

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Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

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The developers promised the game would be free of microtransactions, only for them to add microtransactions at a later point.

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This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.

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Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.

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All in-game items can be purchased with in-game currencies and do not require real life money.

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Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.

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Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.

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Contains user generated content or servers that may contains additional microtransactions.

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Features a marketplace with community set pricing. You can buy/sell in-game items from other players using real life money.

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The original purchase contains all future content, but there are some optional cosmetics and/or services you can purchase.

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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.

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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

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In-game currencies can be purchased with real life money.

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Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.

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Pay-to-win elements. This games contains purchasable items that give you an advantage.

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Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

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Features an optional subscription fee.

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Free to play. Requires no up front payment.

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Most items that can be bought for real money can also be bought with in-game currencies.

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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.

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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.

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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

👎

Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

👎

The game is singleplayer yet features microtransactions (not referring to DLC or extra content).

➖

Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.

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Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.

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Extensive official mod support.

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Most items that can be bought for real money can also be bought with in-game currencies.

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Extensive official mod support.

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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.

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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.

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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.

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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

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In-game currencies can be purchased with real life money.

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Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.

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Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.

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Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

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Requires additional purchases to play relevant content (such as expansions).

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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).

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Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.

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Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.

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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.

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Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.

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Pay-to-win elements. This games contains purchasable items that give you an advantage.

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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.

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Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.

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Includes all future updates, but there are optional DLC you can purchase.

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Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.

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Requires additional purchases to play relevant content (such as expansions).

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Some in-game services can only be purchased with real money (e.g. server transfers, character appearance changes, name changes, etc.).

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This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.

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Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.

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Requires a subscription fee to play.

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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by pre-ordering.

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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

👎

Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.

👎

Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

👎

This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.

➖

Contains a large amount of optional paid DLC.

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Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.

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Extensive official mod support.

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The original purchase contains all future content, but there are some optional cosmetics and/or services you can purchase.