Experienced players

As an avid gamer my self, im curious as to the korean ways of this games revenue. How much would I need to spend to unlock the areas, and any estimatr how much to spend to even competetively play this game? Not twinking low chars, just crafting costs, potions, gear...whatever stuff you gotta end up buying later. Hooked on this game, bit as I should get my laptop ordered this month to join my buddies playing Tera online, if I need to en up spending 50 bucks on a cell phone game, this is diacouraging.

Only need 75 plat for all campaigns but u Always End up spending more lol

I have a lvl 55 archer, 50 mage, 50 bear, and a 15 twink. i have 100 inventory slots on all my toons....and I haven't spent one penny on platinum. Also have all the campaigns. There's a free platinum option - use it!

But theres not that many apps to download anyway for 1p each..money isnt much of an issue I just cant seem to justify spending that much money on aphone game to my self.

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Originally Posted by Tatepon

But theres not that many apps to download anyway for 1p each..money isnt much of an issue I just cant seem to justify spending that much money on aphone game to my self.

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That is exactly how I felt... 1600 platinum ago (probably more now that I think about it).

Lol oh man, I just got out of spending too much on league of legends...

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Originally Posted by Tatepon

But theres not that many apps to download anyway for 1p each..money isnt much of an issue I just cant seem to justify spending that much money on aphone game to my self.

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Once you play the game, you'll see how worth it, it is!

More than 50 bucks, price of a full retail game from main developers? O_o

Aye. I know and the worst part is if you consider the time I have spent on PL vs these full retail game my cost per hour is waaaay low. :D

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Originally Posted by Tatepon

More than 50 bucks, price of a full retail game from main developers? O_o

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I have paid $50+ for a lot of games, none were as good as PL. You absolutely don't have to spend anywhere near that much on PL. What's great OS that it's relatively cheap to get into the content, and it's only when you realize you are completely addicted and don't need any other games ever again, that you will plunk down for tons of plat and start spending it on frivolous extras.

I wont need another online game again? O_O
Im surr ill get sucked in and spend too much useless real life money, im just scared before the storm :(

All quiet before the storm blah blah..very little sleep in 2 days now PM, my grammar and mind fail me..

I only spent 10-15 bucks and any extras I bought were with the free plat from tapjoy (over 60 so far).
If you're on an idevice, use the tapjoy wall first, get enough plat for the first couple of maps and see how you like it. You really don't need to spend money on extras unless you're the type of person who values a virtual item more than your money. I don't. I would never spend real money on a virtual item -- only for the ability to play the game. So it's up to you. Many people spend lots of money, but you don't have to.

I've spent more than a hundred bucks on this game. Totally worth it to me. Even when I had issues with the char development (they nerfed my bear!), it's still the most well-rounded game I've tried and the longest I've stuck with. Seriously, after trying a ton of other games, mostly paid for, I really started to appreciate how well-crafted Pocket Legends is. I decided that the devs deserve my support.

I think the question you really need to ask yourself is "how fast do I want to advance". A good pile of platinum will ensure that you'll have a steady supply of experience multiplying elixirs.
Buying gold is kinda... meh. I'll admit I've done it but it was completely frivolous. Gold will come as you need it but a little item/market understanding will allow you to expedite the flow through the consignment shop.

Expendable platinum goes a long way for the fun factor. My toons have more hats and apparel than Paris Hilton and they're downright fabulous. ;D If you do decide to buy platinum, take my advice...Spend the $50 for the 800. You'll thank yourself later. Besides, exp/damage/armor pots have crack cocaine in them so keep the buzz going.

You mentioned being competitive. If you're talking about PVP don't bother. I kill everyone ALL the time. (heh) I think the pvp system is surprisingly fun and well engineered. The fact that positioning, timing, and teamwork are critical factors adds to its playability and it doesn't cost money to get those skills.

Omg why would you spend plat on elixirs???? 1500 gold is much easier to come by than 3 plat!! You're basically buying gold with plat if you buy elixirs with plat...

Plat on elixir is paramount to buying a carton of milk with the family heirloom when your bank account has enough to buy a apartment building in it.

You can advance as fast as you want just by buying the campaigns. You can drop your own equips or buy them in CS for gold. Most of the items are not that expensive in CS and will let you get max armor and have a pretty good weapon.

ive purchased elixers with plat before lol when i wanna save gold. i usually have a large amount of platinum anyway. ive calculated it before and with recent purchases, ive spent about $300+ on this game from april to now (almost a year). ive used tapjoy before for about like 10-20 plat but the process is extremely boring and annoying for 1 plat each. i remember one time when you recieved 8 plat for a game you had to purchase (it was only .99) so i did it since it was a steal

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Originally Posted by Lesrider

Omg why would you spend plat on elixirs???? 1500 gold is much easier to come by than 3 plat!! You're basically buying gold with plat if you buy elixirs with plat...

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600 platinum = 160,000 gold / 600 platinum = 200 lvling elixirs > 160,000 gold = 106.6 lvling elixirs.

or....

$50 = 256,000 gold = 170 elixirs = $.29/elixir
$50 = 800 platinum = 266.6 elixirs = $.19/elixir = 35% less/dollar spent.

I'm not really sure what appears so unreasonable about buying elixirs with platinum. If you're saying it's difficult to get a hold of your parents credit card and as a result platinum is difficult to come by, then I understand. If you're saying you're overburdened with too much gold, I understand. The original poster hadn't even played the game yet so I'm willing to wager he's not sitting on a mountain of gold. Buying elixirs with platinum isn't like buying elixirs with gold. It's like buying them with platinum.

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Originally Posted by StompArtist

Plat on elixir is paramount to buying a carton of milk with the family heirloom when your bank account has enough to buy a apartment building in it.

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Wait..milk? Heirlooms and building apartments in banks? Wtf?! I'm willing to wager that made a lot more sense when you said it inside your own head.

I'm pretty sure you meant "tantamount" as well.

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Originally Posted by DontNerfMeBro

600 platinum = 160,000 gold / 600 platinum = 200 lvling elixirs > 160,000 gold = 106.6 lvling elixirs.

or....

$50 = 256,000 gold = 170 elixirs = $.29/elixir
$50 = 800 platinum = 266.6 elixirs = $.19/elixir = 35% less/dollar spent.

I'm not really sure what appears so unreasonable about buying elixirs with platinum. If you're saying it's difficult to get a hold of your parents credit card and as a result platinum is difficult to come by, then I understand. If you're saying you're overburdened with too much gold, I understand. The original poster hadn't even played the game yet so I'm willing to wager he's not sitting on a mountain of gold. Buying elixirs with platinum isn't like buying elixirs with gold. It's like buying them with platinum.

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The point is, based of what the game actually sells, it's more worth it to buy elixirs with gold rather than Platinum. Buying an elixir that costs 10 Platinum and lasts 5 minutes or until you die =/= Buying a campaign that costs 10 Platinum that you can spend 15-20 hours on. Based on that specific relationship (as opposed to just cash/gold/platinum ratios), you'll find that Platinum costs are very erratic in some areas of the game and totally renders cash/gold/plat ratios useless. For instance, Ozz the Merchant sells a lv 5 bow that cost 10 Platinum, or 20 gold. What's the deal with that?

I guess we now know for whom the "buy with platinum" button in the elixir store was created.

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Originally Posted by Lesrider

I guess we now know for whom the "buy with platinum" button in the elixir store was created.

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Haha exactly. And they seemed to have removed the Platinum section in Ozz's shoppe!

Thanks for all the feedback besides the rage about potions :/

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Originally Posted by Physiologic

The point is, based of what the game actually sells, it's more worth it to buy elixirs with gold rather than Platinum. Buying an elixir that costs 10 Platinum and lasts 5 minutes or until you die =/= Buying a campaign that costs 10 Platinum that you can spend 15-20 hours on. Based on that specific relationship (as opposed to just cash/gold/platinum ratios), you'll find that Platinum costs are very erratic in some areas of the game and totally renders cash/gold/plat ratios useless. For instance, Ozz the Merchant sells a lv 5 bow that cost 10 Platinum, or 20 gold. What's the deal with that?

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I understand what you're saying and although I dont want to beat this to death, perhaps I haven't been clear enough...

I never said anything about 10 plat. pots. That manipulates my entire point of cost effectiveness from the get-go.
Secondly, I never mentioned or even alluded to the idea of NOT buying campaigns bundles or other game content. Using platinum to increase the depth of the game is a fabulous idea especially considering that theres...no...other...way...to buy it. So grats for that insight.

I having a hard time recalling many circumstances where "very erratic" platinum costs convolute the "cash/gold/plat" ratio into complete uselessness...Yeah, there's a few merchants that have awkwardly posted prices. It's probably a typo. If a player has a problem making the decision on which currency to use in these tumultuous moments, they're brainless.

Bottom line?

A person's play-style will dictate how much of which currency they will spend during an amount of time. Personally, I do my best to keep my toons in the best possible gear at all times even if it's for a short duration. That costs me a lot money, so in this case, gold is my bottle neck. Frankly, I'd love to hear money-ain't-a-thang from the people who think using plat for pots is ridiculous. Using the cheapest pot you're burning 18k in gold for one hour of game time. So please, create a thread and share some of that wisdom. Now that I'm thinking about it, the gold using players probably don't pot nearly as much as I discussed from the beginning which was....all....the....time. If you pot...all...the....time like I did because you were doing Keeper Runs in your dreams. Use plat. If you throw one back every once in a while when the stuff hits the fan, drop gold. That's a gangbang of logic and mathematics right to the dome.

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Originally Posted by DontNerfMeBro

If a player has a problem making the decision on which currency to use in these tumultuous moments, they're brainless.

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I wouldn't say brainless at all, but my opinion is that buying elixirs w/ platinum does fit into what you just said, a "tumultuous moment." To each his own?

Thing is, you can farm gold while using said elixirs -- you can't farm plat.
I can understand using plat for things that can't be bought with gold, but otherwise I don't get it.

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Originally Posted by Lesrider

Thing is, you can farm gold while using said elixirs -- you can't farm plat.
I can understand using plat for things that can't be bought with gold, but otherwise I don't get it.

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At this point I don't think you will get it especially when you cease to grasp the paradox of spending gold to acquire a similar amount of gold. Using platinum to buy farming pots instead of gold is not only sensible, it's mathematically superior. Please refer to my above post and read it slowly lest we ride this merry-go-round again.

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Originally Posted by DontNerfMeBro

At this point I don't think you will get it especially when you cease to grasp the paradox of spending gold to acquire a similar amount of gold. Using platinum to buy farming pots instead of gold is not only sensible, it's mathematically superior. Please refer to my above post and read it slowly lest we ride this merry-go-round again.

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Welcome to the god equation, no matter how perfect it is, you are wrong. Why? I shall explain myself

Our entire Universe has been worked out in theory to be mathematically superior, but it's not, yet we function the same, do we not?

Platinum may be mathematically superior, but you have no way to calculate the personal value of real currency to that equation, making it not mathematically superior. You could counter with personal value of in game currency, but its not defined as true currency. It's Fiat money, but not real currency.