How much money will you spend in the cashshop?

[Mox]

I was wondering how much money and for what kind of things you guys will spend cash in the shop.

I'm planning to spend 12$ at max a month because i think f2p should be cheaper than a subscription based game.

I would spend money for:

- Some XP/Cert-Point Boosters
- Additional Ressources to get more vecs (if it is necessary)
- Access to Über-weapons and Über-Vecs
- A nice self-designed Outfit-Camo (not these silly camos we saw so far)

Since we haven't seen what will be in the cashshop it is difficult to say what else i would spend money for.

So, what are your thoughts about this issue?

[Toppopia]

I was wondering how much money and for what kind of things you guys will spend cash in the shop.

I'm planning to spend 12$ at max a month because i think f2p should be cheaper than a subscription based game.

I would spend money for:

- Some XP/Cert-Point Boosters
- Additional Ressources to get more vecs (if it is necessary)
- Access to Über-weapons and Über-Vecs
- A nice self-designed Outfit-Camo (not these silly camos we saw so far)

Since we haven't seen what will be in the cashshop it is difficult to say what else i would spend money for.

So, what are your thoughts about this issue?

Points 1 and 4 are good.

Point 2 i am a bit unsure about, because it could be bad if not done properly and would reduce effectiveness of capping behind enemy lines and such.

Point 3 i hope never happens, or else it will lead to Pay to Win, which always kills games.

But I would like to see a custom camo option in shops so that you can be even more unique as an outfit.

[Sunrock]

As mush money I feel the game force me to... Max $100 a month is what my wallet would allow though. Or I have to start to eat out less.

But I would hate the game for every cent it will force me to pay over $15

[fod]

im going to be on a booster 24/7 365 days
might get some other stuff depending on what they put in (who knows what they will have) but the one thing im NOT interested in is camos or visual upgrades

they will get a ton of money out of me but only for boosters and stuff

edit: no limit on spending for me (within reason)

[Scotsh]

I was wondering how much money and for what kind of things you guys will spend cash in the shop.

I'm planning to spend 12$ at max a month because i think f2p should be cheaper than a subscription based game.

Aiming for the same amount, bu may differ if i play less in certain months.

- Some XP/Cert-Point Boosters

Will do the same, at some point leveling will get tedious for me, and i dont have more than 1-2 hour per day to play

- Additional Ressources to get more vecs (if it is necessary)

You cant buy resources directly, there is a resource booster but you wont be able to use XP-booster and resource booster at the same time.

- Access to Über-weapons and Über-Vecs

SOE promised so far that there wont be any weapons or vehicles that are exclusive to the cash shop (except different optics)

- A nice self-designed Outfit-Camo (not these silly camos we saw so far)

Definitely! But i will surely try out some of the silly stuff too :D

[Mox]

As mush money I feel the game force me to... Max $100 a month is what my wallet would allow though. Or I have to start to eat out less.

But I would hate the game for every cent it will force me to pay over $15

$100 a month :eek:

Smed will....

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[HeatLegend]

A-lot.

Basically gonna buy as much as I see as enough in comparison to my income; I want to give them the money they deserve and should've gotten through monthly payment and get awesome fashionable cosmetics while at it :3

[Duskguy]

ill likely throw $60 at the game at launch...because it looks like it should be up there like diablo 3, BF3 or those other one time fee online games.

after that, maybe $20-30 a year

[PredatorFour]

Probably close to zero, the only thing i would buy is outfit gear like specific clothes/ look. If i play this game anywhere near enough as the first one , which i plan to all being well, i wont need to worry about buying owt.

[Sledgecrushr]

If its available I would pay for some certifications. So maybe a total of fifteen us dollars a month.

[SpottyGekko]

Will there be some kind of monthly sub thingy (freemium model) ? If so, I'll get that without a doubt.

Otherwise, I'll try to keep my monthly spend at around $15 or so, equivalent to a "standard" MMO sub. May front-load that spending a bit to buy XP boosters initially.

[Fanglord]

I hope they don't charge too much for weapons, if there £2-3 each I will more than likely buy them all over time; yet If its anything over that I doubt i'll buy more than one or two.

[Scotsh]

I hope they don't charge too much for weapons, if there £2-3 each I will more than likely buy them all over time; yet If its anything over that I doubt i'll buy more than one or two.

There are no plans to charge anything for weapons.

[Noon]

I've never bought any exp pots, because I am always afraid that it will be a waste of money. So it will probably be the same case here.

Only things I would pay for, are permanent. If thats limited to visuals, then there is a very small chance of me buying anything.

But we will see, maybe this game will blow my socks off and change me.:whip:

[Duskguy]

the camos for customization and MAYBE some cert things or implants or something, but as i said, $60 initially which should last me a while/ get a bunch of things. if it doesnt, it likely wont be worth paying for anything after that lest there are sales.

[Mongo]

1) Xp/cert/implant Boosters
2) Urban Camo
3) Desert Camo
4) Green Camo

Thats it, I dont care about buying fluffy dice for my mosie.

[Eduard Khil]

ill likely throw $60 at the game at launch...because it looks like it should be up there like diablo 3, BF3 or those other one time fee online games.

after that, maybe $20-30 a year

^ This if it lives up to the first PS.

[Hosp]

^ This if it lives up to the first PS.

That.

[Monkey]

Just XP boosts.

[sgtviper]

I'll be putting in at least $60 bc these guys have been working really hard to make a great game for me to play so its only right to give back

[SeanNewBoy]

That.
That.


Im sorry i had to lead off with that comment.;)

For me it will depend, when STO when f2p i spent lots until i figured out just how little i was getting, so im going to be cautious at first. I will want a few customizations, i hate looking like trooper 457 typically. On the other hand i dont tend to play many games where your character is trooper 457, which is what this game really is. It will also depend on how much i actually play this game, if it black lagoons me, i will be more willing to spend.

Money spent in cash shop = support for the developers.

[bjorntju1]

I already got 10000 SC in my account, I will probably spend it on XP/Recource boosts, customization and weapons. (pretty much everything :p )

[VaderShake]

If PS2 is what is looks to be I expect I would max out at about $20 per month best case.

[Oryon22]

It's hard to say, I'm not familiar with station cash or what that equates to in USD.

[adddemon]

assuming they have more than just zebra for wild looking skins, i will probably buy one of them, assuming it does not cost too much.

i don't know how much the xp boosters will cost, but if its more than a dollar a day i will probably pass.

[SFJake]

0$ for now, assuming it stays as expected. The resource booster is essentially the killer. No support from me there. I will not be sucked in some monthly fee crap with something unfair like this.

[Sotonian]

Depends how screwed over EU get, which is looking like a lot.

[MrBloodworth]

It's hard to say, I'm not familiar with station cash or what that equates to in USD.

500 point = 5.00 USD

[Ghoest9]

I look it it like "World of Tanks."

Months when Im playing a lot Im willing to spend $12-$15.

But Im not willing to spend anything on consumable. Ill pay a set amount for a monthly bonus to xp. Andill pay for gear that is permanently attacked to my account.

[Boone]

I'll likely get at least 1 different outfit per class (or is it just character based?) along with some XP Boosters for a little bit, unless I can just buy Cert points I'll do that.

[Rat]

I will likely be a cert point booster junkey, not too interested in XP boosters or anything cosmetic..very interested to see what the subscription packege will offer.

[Liwen Diamond]

Depends how much I end up enjoying the game. At least 10$ on launch to get a unique look I like. Max 60$ per year and only if they live up to my hype level. (They might, actually. My hype level is realistic.)

Might increase if I somehow obtain an increased amount of disposable income and the market for other games is looking dire.

[Goku]

I'll probably spend upwards of $50 come launch. Next time there is sale on Station Cash for double your money I will likely hop on it. I want to support the developers mostly, but get cool stuff in the process.

[RoninOni]

I'll spend probably about $5-10 a month, largely on convenience items and a few customization's...

Considering how much I want to be able to do, and effectively, and with options.... and the fact that I'll be maintaining multiple characters and I'll be using the hell outta those convenience items :P

[GLaDOS]

I never spend anything on F2P games, but if PS2 ends up being anywhere near as good as it looks, I'll definitely spend some. Probably not more than 20 bucks total, though, partially because I never really want that much and also, I'm a kid, and it just feels weird using my dad's credit card to buy things in game (I don't know why, it's just me). I'll only get camos, because I like to look stylish, and I would love to have custom camos like someone mentioned, but you'd probably have way too many people with dick camos, and that wouldn't really fit. Maybe they could have a Steam-Workshop type thing with the camos, allowing users to make their own, but they have to be approved (removing all the dicks).

[Masta Chief]

Probably throw down an initial $60 because that's how much I would have spent had they charged for the game. That should be enough to give me some certs and get me going and then from there on out, spend as I see fit. Probably going to spend a lot...lol.

[Envenom]

I already dropped $50 in station cash, so essentially I've already bought the game.

What will my money go to?

ANYTHING ZEBRA.

[Papscal]

Zero. And if they told the truth i wont need to, seeing how they claim its not a pay to win format. But what "they" say is often half truths which you could just as easily call a lie. We will see.

[ThGlump]

Ill go for premium account (if there is none then around 20$/month) if i can play under SOE.
Zero if i have play under Pro7.

[RoninOni]

Zero. And if they told the truth i wont need to, seeing how they claim its not a pay to win format. But what "they" say is often half truths which you could just as easily call a lie. We will see.

Well, you're well within your right and they are making it F2P precisely because player count is so vital...

I think most of us just want it to succeed so badly we'll find ways to spend money on things we don't need.

[BlueSkies]

Depends how screwed over EU get, which is looking like a lot.

Yep... was planning on spending a good amount every month (primarily to support the dev team for working so hard on an awesome game).

Not sure how much I feel like supporting a German TV corporation though...

[picchu]

Probably the price of a full game.. plus more monthly

This is all highly depending on how updates are handled/frequency, servers functionality, they do not sell op items to unfair the playing field, balancing, general quality support etc.

[Mythoclast]

MAYBE I'll spend some to make my doodz look better, and if I do, I'll wait for a sale. How much I spend depends on the price of stuff really.

I've play League of Legends and I have spent $1.50 on it to get a champion AND a skin (and an issue of PC Gamer but I don't care for it). Their prices for good skins are really high to me and I don't main anyone so 10$ to improve 1% of the champions is not smart for me. Only having a few classes might make it a better deal in this game.

[Rabaan]

I'll definitely be buying exp booters on a weekly basis, i'm only able to realy play like 2 days a week, and if it's possible to buy other factions guns, then i wouldn't mind as a NC having access to the TR's heavy AI weapon, the Gatling gun, and of course camos and skins :groovy:

[Neurotoxin]

Once it is up and running, I'll probably throw $100 or more at every triple station cash day.

[Rat]

whoa they are offering a subscription?

They have said it is something they would like to do, but at this point we have no idea what may be included.

[RoninOni]

I'll definitely be buying exp booters on a weekly basis, i'm only able to realy play like 2 days a week, and if it's possible to buy other factions guns, then i wouldn't mind as a NC having access to the TR's heavy AI weapon, the Gatling gun, and of course camos and skins :groovy:

I hope you CAN'T buy other faction equipment personally but w/e

[EnderGraff]

I will pay for Implants and boosters mostly I think. Certainly a few customization and also some sidegrades (are they in the cash shop?) if they are available.

[Hunterzen]

I don't plan on spending any money except maybe on XP bonus once or twice during release, or on a very very few camos. Spending real money on virtual items would be a foolish thing for me to do in my current economic state.

[Duskguy]

really hope they have black or a very dark grey for air vehicles.

wondering if the camos will be one for each class or one for all soldier classes, one for everything, one for each vehicle type or even one per vehicle.
hoping there is an option for a camo for all classes/all vehicles. will be bummed out if i have to buy something like 10 of a single camo for vehicles and some ground units (black/D.Grey)

[Boone]

I will pay for Implants and boosters mostly I think. Certainly a few customization and also some sidegrades (are they in the cash shop?) if they are available.

Implants = Resources, which are granted from taking stuff.

Sidegrades? Like scopes and stuff? I believe that's just resources as well. Only thing that will cost cash are customization skins and XP boosters and the like. I don't know if you can use cash to get Cert points..that might seem P2W to a lot of people.

edit - scopes and that come from cert point I believe.

[RoninOni]

Implants = Resources, which are granted from taking stuff.

Sidegrades? Like scopes and stuff? I believe that's just resources as well. Only thing that will cost cash are customization skins and XP boosters and the like. I don't know if you can use cash to get Cert points..that might seem P2W to a lot of people.

edit - scopes and that come from cert point I believe.

No, sidegrade weapons will be purchasable with resources OR cash. Not sure about attachments.

Cert points are ONLY earned via XP gain, which you gain primarily via actions in game as well as a slow drip feed while offline... and the active gains can be boosted by a Cash purchased Booster Implant (there are 4 implant slots. 3 for character/combat bonuses, and 1 for XP or Resource boost implants, both of which are cash purchases)

So there's 2 kinds of implants... combat/spawn timer (ie reduced Liberator spawn delay) implants which can only be bought with resource, and xp/resource generation booster implants which can only be bought with cash....

so yah, he'll buy Implants with cash 8) They tied in the xp/resource boost mechanic into Implants since they fit well there.

[Fanglord]

There are no plans to charge anything for weapons.


Coulda swore it was either in game currency or station cash for weapons but only station cash for camo/boosters.

[Azarga]

Around 30$ at launch. If Europeans get screwed then nothing more. If we're fine then up to additional 70$. Not planning to spend anything on regular basis except for premium if it is implemented plus some occasional boosters.

[james]

Depends on how long i play the game and how much i play. And what actual is in the shop

[Comet]

Spent $50 on the SOE July 4th sale and will see how far that gets me but if the game is as good as it's shaping up to be I'll spend more :)

[exLupo]

Probably $5-10 every few months. That seems to be my norm.

[Trip]

Ill buy what I want.

[Maarvy]

If i like the game ill probably spend £50 - £100 near the start of the game and then the odd £10-20 as I see shiney things I want from time to time .

[RSphil]

depends on pro7 lol. id say maybe £30-40 at start for some cool camo's and stuff then the odd £10-20 after that. same a sguild wars 2. i'll be dropping maybe £40 on that the day of release

[Arrius]

I'll be putting in at least $60 bc these guys have been working really hard to make a great game for me to play so its only right to give back
We don't know how hard they've been working on the actual game. They have been involved with the community alot but it they lived up to their words we would have been playing months ago. My bitterness only increases when they tweet about how much fun they are having playing the game. But that's just me.

Personally I won't be putting in anything. If there was free outfit creation I would name mine, "Not Gonna Pay a Dime".

[Goblin]

I'll probably buy a booster or two early on.

[Satyxis]

I am not very interested in XP boosters, but I could easily see myself buying some cosmetic items, or even a "side-grade" or two if it really enhanced my gameplay experience.

Mostly it comes down to whether or not I like the game enough to support it. Give me a good game, and I will be happy to support it (within my financial means, I am just a teacher, after all) if the game isn't super awesome, I won't throw much money at it.

[Baneblade]

I have 265 dollars worth of SC. If I need to buy more SC in less than a year, I'm going to reevaluate my expenditures.

[limo]

The game is f2p. I think i will spend max. 10€ per mounth. i think xp boost and some weapons.

[Drakkonan]

I've never been a big fan of boosters, but if I can get rid of that awful default VS medic helmet, I definitely will. It really depends on what's available, but since I don't plan on buying consumables, I don't expect to spend more than $50.

[XxAxMayxX]

I actually have a bunch of station cash saved up and im planning on spending it on a bunch of camo's (ice camo) and different helmets. All the weapons and resources are more fun to earn through fighting. Either way probably an extra 35 bucks on launch.

[Sunrock]

I have 265 dollars worth of SC. If I need to buy more SC in less than a year, I'm going to reevaluate my expenditures.

Way do you buy SC you don't spend ASAP? Is not those 265 dollars doing better in your bank account then SOE's?

[RoninOni]

If they have a 'sub' deal where $10 or so (not more) gets you $15+ value every month in some way, I'd prolly go for that for a while :P

This is under the expectation of course that the game's as awesome as I hope, and I expect to play it for years to come.

[Scotsh]

Coulda swore it was either in game currency or station cash for weapons but only station cash for camo/boosters.

Yeah, my bad. Didnt know better at the time, you are right. But at least the have promised (see Smeds blog entry) that no better weapons are available, only sidegrades.

[Sunrock]

Yeah, my bad. Didnt know better at the time, you are right. But at least the have promised (see Smeds blog entry) that no better weapons are available, only sidegrades.

What do you mean by sidegrads?

This is the only definition I know about that word.


noun

a marketing incentive aimed at persuading a consumer to switch to a competitor’s product: a competitive sidegrade to Canvas or CorelDraw

verb

switch to a competitive product: I’d prefer to sidegrade to Windows Media Player 10 at some point

And as far as I understand you can import weapons form some other game or use some mods to get other weapons or what ever...

[Jonny]

Depends if they fix the bad scaling and UV'ing of the camo skins, and how worth it the other purchasable options are.

I will be supporting this game anyhow (and i know its beta) but i'm still waiting for them to change the low res, slapped on skins (such as zebra) from something that looks like a modder made it to a well intergrated camo pattern that looks like professional developers made it, and considered the skin for each vehicle/Armour set it would go on.

[Baneblade]

Way do you buy SC you don't spend ASAP? Is not those 265 dollars doing better in your bank account then SOE's?

Because I try to only buy it when there is a double or triple SC day.

[Gardamis]

It depends for me, if I play it quite a bit and it's at least my number 2-3 played game, probably quite a bit, just strung out over time. Camo, certs, weapons, etc.

[Boone]

When people say sidegrades are they talking about the implants?

[moosepoop]

15 dollars a month.

if the team does something really nice for the community ill pay extra.

[Nemises]

...I'll play the game for a few months first...judge how long its gonna take me to get what I want before I spend anything

[Hamma]

When people say sidegrades are they talking about the implants?

Sidegrades are subtle changes to weapons to change the way they handle and suit different playstyles. :D

[Diehard]

I am waiting for my uber wiz boots to get sold on diablo 3 rmah for $250. The SOE can have that money then :D

[Monsta]

Hoping to buy some Fireworks for achieving a big goal with my team.

[Sturmhardt]

This is impossible to answer because we dont know anything yet. And even if we did it would still just be a stupid guess.

[JoCool]

As much as I need to get a Mosquito / Scythe running with camo, best AA equipment and some rocket pods for a change. Gunship Liberator for a change too maybe.. ;)

[foam]

Over $1000

[Tatwi]

A little less at first after buying those DCUO DLCs with my SC stockpile! :) I almost bought the EQ expansion (in 50% off sale), but I honestly never play the game. I already bought all the EQ2 ones at full price last year.

It really depends on what is IN the cash shop and if cert points are rolling in fast enough for me to avoid using the XP bonuses. Also, if the XP bonuses cover "played hours" rather than real time that would be better for me. Then I could log out to eat / do family things / end chaos in the house / etc while still getting my money's worth out of the XP boosters.

This is a wait and see type thing. I know from EQ2 and FreeRealms that I am inclined to buy things like mounts, races, cosmetic gear, and broker tokens while I am abhorrently against buying those lock box keys. Thanks, I'd rather just pay the $20 for a mount than engage in online gambling...

[Symmenix]

If TR gets any kind of blue camo, im buying one copy for all of my Outfit.

If you can send gifts, that is.

[MercDT]

I plan to pay $60 on the day of release, I might do a subscription depending on the benefits.

I'm sure they'll do some kind of incentive program to pay a certain amount in exchange for something during the later stages of beta.

[Minigun]

I'll be picking up a Sub, wouldn't be Planetside without one. Maybe a few dollars here and there on the side but i see the subscription hooking you up for boosters and what not for the most part.

Visual upgrades will probably be paid for on the side.

[sgtbjack]

With TOR out of my picture, I will transfer my money straight to this lol.

Seriously though, all I wan't is my custom look, the 2nd offline cert, and all the implants and stuff I'll buy with in game money. I have no problem doling out 15 bucks a month if I'm having fun.