View Full Version : Average dollar spent in PL
Hi,
just trying to get a feel about how much each individual spent in terms of dollars in PL.
**not a thread to show off for those that have lots of money to spend..* just trying to get some facts
i'll start with myself.. i bought all the maps, one 5 respec, one extra char... but i probably spent around USD $25
Riccits
11-04-2010, 02:13 AM
10€ (14$) in plats for buying dungeons.
but ill buy more, need probably to respec all my 4 characters.. :-/
but spend another 10€ is not a problem, game has lot of fun and its still cheap thougt..
jonboy
11-04-2010, 02:18 AM
Let's see, all the maps, maybe 30 respecs (so far) extra character, extra stash slots, 5-6 hats, 7 halloween packs, some plat gear here and there, I won't mention how many consignment slots I'll buy.
setec
11-04-2010, 02:40 AM
PL came out on 04/03/2010.
I found it on 04/07/2010 and signed up. I then spend $1.99 each for Dark Forest Campaign, Balefort Castle, Fathom Crypt and then Lost Expedition. So that is $7.96. We originally got two character slots and so I bought a third one for $0.99. I also bought Emote Packs I & II for $0.99 each. New total is $11.92.
Then Plat came out, so I bought 800 Plat for $49.99.
That brings my total spent so far to $61.91. This does not include Pennsylvania sales tax of course at 6%.
I have 551 Plat left, so I am good for a while.
EDIT after 1.5: Just dropped 80p to blow on face customizations for 5 of my 6 characters. New total left is 471 plat.
Inching
11-04-2010, 04:03 AM
PL came out on 04/03/2010.
I found it on 04/07/2010 and signed up. I then spend $1.99 each for Dark Forest Campaign, Balefort Castle, Fathom Crypt and then Lost Expedition. So that is $7.96. We originally got two character slots and so I bought a third one for $0.99. I also bought Emote Packs I & II for $0.99 each. New total is $11.92.
Then Plat came out, so I bought 800 Plat for $49.99.
That brings my total spent so far to $61.91. This does not include Pennsylvania sales tax of course at 6%.
I have 551 Plat left, so I am good for a while.
about the same....
Rextab
11-04-2010, 07:22 AM
lets see...
ive bought all the expansions.
1 extra character slot.
1 halloween costume
1 respec x 5
3 50 slot inv expansions (1 for each character)
both emote packs
Snakespeare
11-04-2010, 08:14 AM
I bought plat in smaller increments, three times. First I simply spent $5 to see what more campaigns were like. Then, when those ran out I spent $10 more and got more campaigns, 5 respecs, and some more characters. That ran out and I wanted more characters and respecs, plus I was starting to want a bigger stash, so I spent $10 more. After all that and buying the newest campaign for 20 plat, and halloween rentals, I am down to 11 plat. I might make more characters, but I already have 8. Or maybe I will get more respecs. I am pretty sure I will spend another $10 before Christmas. In short, $25 so far, and more expected in the future.
Demonicdevyn
11-04-2010, 09:34 AM
every map
all the pvp maps
extra character slot
2 hats
5 items
one 5 respec
extra inventory slots(which oddly were deleted after the 1.4 update)
and 50 extra stash slots
FluffNStuff
11-04-2010, 09:43 AM
Looks like about 65$. This includes $10 I spent on a secondary account for testing purposes. I have all campaigns and PVP maps on my main account, and a couple on secondary. I have Two 'extra' characters, 3 styling hats, and two halloween 'packs'. I also upgraded my stash to 75 slots, and one of my 50 slot characters to 250 slots. The rest has been spent on respecs. I just purchased a $20 pack for my main which is included in that number and I have not used the plat yet, but expect the bulk of it to go to respecs and the next elite dungeon.
Drewl90
11-04-2010, 09:54 AM
You can play happily on $20 alone.
That's what i've been sitting on for the past 2 months and it's been going well so far.
Although as the game progresses, you will probably have to spend a bit more than that..
But if you're new, i suggest buying $20 worth platinum.
About $100 already, 731 pla left
Arterra
11-04-2010, 11:23 AM
I may want another $20 worth soon. I think total for me is around $40 so far lol...
Of course, those are l33t startup costs. Now I'm pretty much set for life, maybe a few extra char inventory and reatats along the way...
setec
11-09-2010, 09:22 PM
Wonder what new totals are after 1.5 now.
Pharcyde
11-09-2010, 09:35 PM
Dropped a 800 plat. Bought everything I need and leftover platinum. Good to have a backup for new updates like today :) dropped 75 platinum to get 10 market spots.
Kingofhurtz
11-09-2010, 09:36 PM
Hmm probably $50 total...:/
icantgetkills
11-09-2010, 09:37 PM
Me 100... My 1st email got banned after I purchased heaps!!! So it gets banned I have to buy it all again but I refuse to pay for the new magic mirror and pvp ctf and trader slots pathetic prices..
Arterra
11-09-2010, 09:50 PM
my cheapness prevents me from using my remaining 20 plat lol. I'll let is sit a while longer...
deathdealer
11-09-2010, 10:08 PM
No more than $20 and maybe $10 more for the new update, other than that I'm pleased to get Many free hours of playtime.
Varking
11-09-2010, 10:10 PM
Close to 50 for me I would think.
Frealaf
09-06-2012, 04:51 AM
roflmaolol
HAVEN'T HAD ELEXIRS IN THOSE DAYS DID YA
Heh I'm new to this game and not spent anything yet, but reading these forums everyone keeps saying you need Elixers at end game which dosn't sound good to me, so I was wondering why nobody had spent on money on Elixers then I noticed the date!
Isotope
09-06-2012, 05:07 AM
Spent 69 dollars during plat discount. Changed the face of my bird, bought a bird pet, inventory expansion including vanity stash. 1930 plat left.
Riccits
09-06-2012, 05:15 AM
roflmaolol
HAVEN'T HAD ELEXIRS IN THOSE DAYS DID YA
geeez... what i wrote there makes me lough
ZHEOTARE
09-06-2012, 09:09 AM
A lot... I don't think I'm at $I,000, but I'm probably close.
StompArtist
09-06-2012, 09:16 AM
A few hundreds...
Bebsi
09-06-2012, 05:16 PM
Wasn't there a thread on how many plats we spent already? xD
Can't find it...
Nearing $4k, I think, not sure.
Ihavenokills
09-06-2012, 05:27 PM
not much.. *shift eyes*
Dirtymonkey_666
09-06-2012, 05:33 PM
did anyone look at the date of this thread? it's 2 years old
Kaarataka
09-06-2012, 07:13 PM
over $300 on myself and RL friends
cookiez
09-06-2012, 08:51 PM
Nearing $4k, I think, not sure.
Wow...
I've downloaded every single free plat offer I've seen (around 500 plat from that) and spent 1.99 a month (2 years)
Dirtymonkey_666
09-06-2012, 09:34 PM
oh well, i've spent about $1000 NZD on this game. not 100% sure
Jcyee
09-06-2012, 09:42 PM
umm... not as much as some ppl are saying here >.>
LADYHADASSA
09-06-2012, 11:16 PM
Afraid to know the answer to this very old question... for the sake of sanity... I am afraid my house would be commited to a mental hospital, forcing us to sing " they are coming to take me away hehe hoho to the funny farm.........
Afraid to know the answer to this very old question... for the sake of sanity... I am afraid my house would be commited to a mental hospital, forcing us to sing " they are coming to take me away hehe hoho to the funny farm.........
Mortgage the house to buy platinum!!! ;)
Otukura
09-07-2012, 01:21 AM
Mortgage the house to buy platinum!!! ;)
wut dat?
Frealaf
09-07-2012, 02:08 AM
Some of these answers are the reason companies are turning to freemium type games rather than subscription based. I bet they make so much more money from them!
$4000 ?? you could have played a subscription game with all its features included in the price for over 20 years with that amount of money!! lol
LwMark
09-07-2012, 02:09 AM
no higher then a 100 big ones
vampinoy
09-07-2012, 02:25 AM
total of approx. $2.55k spread in 6 accounts
mage end game account(main): $1.2k
bird end game account: $500+
bear end game account: $500+
merchant & twink farmer account 1: $89.90
merchant & twink farmer account 2: $89.90
merchant & twink farmer account 3: $89.90
Mule Account: $89.99
*Contemplating on investing again on my 3 end game accounts...depends on gut feel on new elite dugeon :p
Unxtoxic
09-07-2012, 02:43 AM
Around 100-120$ (USD) But not sure.
Urqui
09-07-2012, 03:34 AM
total of approx. $2.55k spread in 6 accounts
mage end game account(main): $1.2k
bird end game account: $500+
bear end game account: $500+
merchant & twink farmer account 1: $89.90
merchant & twink farmer account 2: $89.90
merchant & twink farmer account 3: $89.90
Mule Account: $89.99
*Contemplating on investing again on my 3 end game accounts...depends on gut feel on new elite dugeon :p
There is a buy a new character slot feature:)
Epic necro lol
vampinoy
09-07-2012, 04:36 AM
There is a buy a new character slot feature:)
Epic necro lol
I have multiple toons within those accounts except the mule account...:p I like to keep things organized and I always assume a game is hackable...and I like being in multiple places at a given time for several reasons too.
Some of these answers are the reason companies are turning to freemium type games rather than subscription based. I bet they make so much more money from them!
$4000 ?? you could have played a subscription game with all its features included in the price for over 20 years with that amount of money!! lol
The difference is that I do not want to nor have the time to sit down and play a desktop game.
Mobile MMO gaming is the way to go for me & I'm willing to pay for that practicality.
Energizeric
09-07-2012, 12:16 PM
Been playing since February and have spent about $250 so far, but still have about 2200 plat left. I spent extra when they had the plat sale last month, so this should last me quite a while.
Frealaf
09-07-2012, 04:34 PM
The difference is that I do not want to nor have the time to sit down and play a desktop game.
Mobile MMO gaming is the way to go for me & I'm willing to pay for that practicality.
Freemium games and subscription games are on both mobile and on PC neither is exclusive to one device.
I was just pointing out why I can see companies are turning to cash shops judging by the amount people spend in them compared to subscription games where everything is available for a set price per month.
Freemium games and subscription games are on both mobile and on PC neither is exclusive to one device.
I was just pointing out why I can see companies are turning to cash shops judging by the amount people spend in them compared to subscription games where everything is available for a set price per month.
The difference is that PL is the most unique of its type.
Sure, I could play O&C and tbh, I have. It sucked, big time. Dev support was non existent & basically was a copy of WoW. I'll pay money for creative content & game styles, not some mimic Gameloft can make money off of.
I realize that there are a few others out there, but as of right now, STS dominates the mobile MMO front.
Anyways, how is the freemium model a bad thing? It satisfies both the players who don't want to pay for game play content as well as those who are willing to pay for their games in order to get that extra edge.
Frealaf
09-07-2012, 05:04 PM
Where have I said its a bad thing?
LADYHADASSA
09-08-2012, 10:24 AM
Mortgage the house to buy platinum!!! ;)
Lol lol Apollo i think one would need more than the funny farm
Where have I said its a bad thing?
Seems like it was implied.
Some of these answers are the reason companies are turning to freemium type games rather than subscription based. I bet they make so much more money from them!
$4000 ?? you could have played a subscription game with all its features included in the price for over 20 years with that amount of money!! lol
Bolded the section where it was implied. By telling me how I could have spent my money & saying it would be better worth for me to play a subscription based game shows that you thought it was a bad thing, or at least that's what it looked like.
Frealaf
09-08-2012, 05:55 PM
read both sentences not just the second one, I said I can see why companies go cash shops when people are spending $4000 on it, it would take 20+ years to get the same amount of money from one person in a subscription game.
ok $4000 might be an exception but unless you have the amount of players WoW has then it looks certain companies make alot more money from cash games with a few customers spending lots of money to cover the players that don't spend anything, compared to subscription games where if players arn't paying they arn't playing either.
Companies making money from a game isn't a bad thing as it means they continue to suppot the game, if subscriptions don't make money then it makes sense to go cash shops.
read both sentences not just the second one, I said I can see why companies go cash shops when people are spending $4000 on it, it would take 20+ years to get the same amount of money from one person in a subscription game.
ok $4000 might be an exception but unless you have the amount of players WoW has then it looks certain companies make alot more money from cash games with a few customers spending lots of money to cover the players that don't spend anything, compared to subscription games where if players arn't paying they arn't playing either.
Companies making money from a game isn't a bad thing as it means they continue to suppot the game, if subscriptions don't make money then it makes sense to go cash shops.
I did read both but the bias seems to be heavily favored towards subscription games, which is why I got the impression that you were telling me how to spend my money.
Jblazer
09-08-2012, 09:41 PM
Well...this was back in 2010 when I played PL,I had a 56 capped mage.Lol after not playing for a year or so I forgot info xD.I believe on my way to capping during 56 I spent 50 bucks total.
StompArtist
09-08-2012, 09:41 PM
I did read both but the bias seems to be heavily favored towards subscription games, which is why I got the impression that you were telling me how to spend my money.
If you are looking for someone to tell you how to pend your money gimme a shout. I got a paypal account hitching for it! LOL
Jblazer
09-08-2012, 10:05 PM
Lol stomp
Frealaf
09-09-2012, 04:27 AM
I did read both but the bias seems to be heavily favored towards subscription games, which is why I got the impression that you were telling me how to spend my money.
It's your money mate spend it how you want, I don't judge people on how they spend their money, for all I know your a millionaire and $4000 to you is like $40 to me. I was merely commentating on how cash shop games can make money for companies compared to subscription games.
It's your money mate spend it how you want, I don't judge people on how they spend their money, for all I know your a millionaire and $4000 to you is like $40 to me. I was merely commentating on how cash shop games can make money for companies compared to subscription games.
Ah, I see.
The misunderstandings on forums...lol!
Jblazer
09-09-2012, 12:30 PM
Lol many...and many more to come xD