Free vs Freemium vs Upfront games (Gaming)

by ManKitten, The Stugotz is strong in me., Monday, March 05, 2018, 11:23 (2456 days ago) @ ChrisTheeCrappy

Note in that game you still have to buy some items, you don't get everything as part of the season pass, so the yearly is way more than the $90 you suggested, I think right now all items that can only be bought are more than $300.

Totally true and a huge source of income for devs. I was mostly considering the buy-in cost for the active part of the game, not so much additional cosmetic purchases. However, when done right, they are worth the purchase price. I say this as my biggest complaint about D2 is how my hunter looks. It took 3 years to be happy with my D1 hunter and I'm not going to spend 3 years grinding to do it again. I might drop $5, though, for a specific shader and armor set, if I could get exactly what I wanted.