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** But the game also has it's problems with microtransactions, with things coming to a head during the Christmas celebration the game had with its special loot boxes that only had that season's gifts. This made getting them a hassle and a headache, as they had to be bought if you wanted more than the three a week they would dole out within the short time limit of the celebration. Following EA's disastrous problems with Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) did not help.
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** But the game also has it's problems with microtransactions, with things coming to a head during the Christmas celebration the game had with its special loot boxes that only had that season's gifts. This made getting them a hassle and a headache, as they had to be bought if you wanted more than the three a week they would dole out within the short time limit of the celebration. Following EA's disastrous problems with Star ''Star Wars Battlefront II II'' (2017) did not help.help.
* ''VideoGame/DisneySpeedstorm'' has Tokens (called as such because the game takes place within an arcade cabinet as seen in its opening cutscene) that can be used to buy certain cosmetics, season coins for the rotating store, or higher-end upgrade parts (which will be replaced by upgrade coins in Season 7). They can be earned slowly through ranked multiplayer, however. They were also used to buy the premium path of the Golden Pass (the game's season pass)... until Gameloft decided to restrict them to direct payments only beginning with Season 7, pissing off fans in the process.
* ''VideoGame/DisneySpeedstorm'' has Tokens (called as such because the game takes place within an arcade cabinet as seen in its opening cutscene) that can be used to buy certain cosmetics, season coins for the rotating store, or higher-end upgrade parts (which will be replaced by upgrade coins in Season 7). They can be earned slowly through ranked multiplayer, however. They were also used to buy the premium path of the Golden Pass (the game's season pass)... until Gameloft decided to restrict them to direct payments only beginning with Season 7, pissing off fans in the process.
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* Possibly the UrExample, the North American arcade version of ''[[VideoGame/DoubleDragon Double Dragon III:: The Rosetta Stone]]'' had additional player characters, weapons, and moves that had to be purchased with real-world coins or tokens.
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* Possibly the UrExample, the North American arcade version of ''[[VideoGame/DoubleDragon Double Dragon III:: III: The Rosetta Stone]]'' had additional player characters, weapons, and moves that had to be purchased with real-world coins or tokens.
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* An in-universe example in ''[[Literature/SonicTheHedgehogAdventureGamebooks Sonic vs. Zonik]]''. Sonic starts of the game with an Energy Gun that when fired freezes the target for a while and costs ten rings per use.
**Later on, Sonic finds the Zone Chip, which he can use at any time to transport him and/or Tails to a zone with four door ways to choose from that will reward you an item if you clear the challenges (the tweezers and the gloves). However, it costs ten rings per person to use.
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* An in-universe example in ''[[Literature/SonicTheHedgehogAdventureGamebooks Sonic vs. Zonik]]''. Sonic starts of the game with an Energy Gun that when fired freezes the target for a while and costs ten rings per use.
**Later on, Sonic finds the Zone Chip, which he can use at any time to transport him and/or Tails to a zone with four door ways to choose from that will reward you an item if you clear the challenges (the tweezers and the gloves). However, it costs ten rings per person to use.
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** Starting with ''VideoGame/Disgaea6DefianceOfDestiny'', the franchise would sell booster tickets that would increase money, mana and XP drops by 10x-100x for real money exchange. These tickets are single use, meaning the player will need to spend further money after using up what they have.
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* ''VideoGame/AlterEgo2018'': Players have the option to pay to boost EGO points, remove in-game advertisements, and gain access to bonus content.
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* ''WebVideo/EpicNPCMan'' naturally [[PlayedForLaughs makes fun of microtransactions]] when Skycraft starts shoving them up players' faces.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGmXPk5MhuU Microtransactions be like]]" has Rowan complain about how he doesn't want to pay for the Honeywood expansion pack since he already paid $89 for the main game. Greg offers him an alternative way to access the pack's content by [[ItemFarming farming crystals from rat drops]], which leaves Rowan unenthusiastic because of how tedious it is. Not that he gets far; his sword breaks after only killing 3 measly rats, after which Greg offers to repair it... for $4.95. Rowan decides to just use his bow, only to learn he can only acquire arrows by buying LootBoxes (and that's a hard maybe at best). [[TemptingFate Rowan decides to just go back to Darkwood in frustration]], but suddenly [[ExaggeratedTrope he finds himself unable to take another step...]]
--->'''Greg:''' Ah... You seem to have, uh... run out of steps...\\
'''Rowan:''' [[CurseCutShort GET F-]]
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umWdXtpzJUU Micro-transactions explained]]" has two [=NPCs=] {{discuss|edTrope}}ing microtransactions after seeing Ben pay real money in exchange for a sheep suit. While they agree that the prospect of buying cosmetics with small payments within a AAA game that has already been purchased at full price is ridiculous, it's also pointed out how some people are still willing to do so and thus inevitably perpetuate the business model. All in SesquipedalianLoquaciousness.
** In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GXLVn73yRY Skipping the grind with money]]", Rowan starts a new character and quickly buys himself a set of cosmetic armor, wanting to look as badass as Britt. She quickly calls him out on it by pointing out how it's lazy to buy your way to the top and that buying powerful gear actually diminishes its value because grinding for it doesn't mean anything anymore. [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne Rowan takes offense at being called lazy]] and retorts by going on a lengthy rant about how he ''did'' grind for it in real life at his actual job [[JerkassHasAPoint by working hard enough to earn disposable income]] and using it to treat himself with a cosmetic that he only gets to use in the few hours of free time he gets in a given week within the "capitalist dystopia" that the world seems to be turning into. Britt is actually touched by his speech and apologizes for calling him lazy, since the armor is just cosmetic after all, [[{{hypocrite}} until Rowan pulls out]] an [[InfinityPlusOneSword Arcane Sword of Destruction]] that he bought for $100 and that allegedly can one-shot a dragon. A frustrated Britt can only retort with a blunt "[[PrecisionFStrike fuck you]]" before walking away.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGmXPk5MhuU Microtransactions be like]]" has Rowan complain about how he doesn't want to pay for the Honeywood expansion pack since he already paid $89 for the main game. Greg offers him an alternative way to access the pack's content by [[ItemFarming farming crystals from rat drops]], which leaves Rowan unenthusiastic because of how tedious it is. Not that he gets far; his sword breaks after only killing 3 measly rats, after which Greg offers to repair it... for $4.95. Rowan decides to just use his bow, only to learn he can only acquire arrows by buying LootBoxes (and that's a hard maybe at best). [[TemptingFate Rowan decides to just go back to Darkwood in frustration]], but suddenly [[ExaggeratedTrope he finds himself unable to take another step...]]
--->'''Greg:''' Ah... You seem to have, uh... run out of steps...\\
'''Rowan:''' [[CurseCutShort GET F-]]
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umWdXtpzJUU Micro-transactions explained]]" has two [=NPCs=] {{discuss|edTrope}}ing microtransactions after seeing Ben pay real money in exchange for a sheep suit. While they agree that the prospect of buying cosmetics with small payments within a AAA game that has already been purchased at full price is ridiculous, it's also pointed out how some people are still willing to do so and thus inevitably perpetuate the business model. All in SesquipedalianLoquaciousness.
** In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GXLVn73yRY Skipping the grind with money]]", Rowan starts a new character and quickly buys himself a set of cosmetic armor, wanting to look as badass as Britt. She quickly calls him out on it by pointing out how it's lazy to buy your way to the top and that buying powerful gear actually diminishes its value because grinding for it doesn't mean anything anymore. [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne Rowan takes offense at being called lazy]] and retorts by going on a lengthy rant about how he ''did'' grind for it in real life at his actual job [[JerkassHasAPoint by working hard enough to earn disposable income]] and using it to treat himself with a cosmetic that he only gets to use in the few hours of free time he gets in a given week within the "capitalist dystopia" that the world seems to be turning into. Britt is actually touched by his speech and apologizes for calling him lazy, since the armor is just cosmetic after all, [[{{hypocrite}} until Rowan pulls out]] an [[InfinityPlusOneSword Arcane Sword of Destruction]] that he bought for $100 and that allegedly can one-shot a dragon. A frustrated Britt can only retort with a blunt "[[PrecisionFStrike fuck you]]" before walking away.
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->'''Mario''': Fafa, where do we keep the credit cards?!\\
'''Fafa''': ''NO!''\\
'''Mario''': Oh, ''please!'' I need to buy magic paintbrush and extra lives and I can send jelly boosters to all of my friends!\\
'''Fafa''': You sound like a crazy person!
-->-- ''WebVideo/GloveAndBoots'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeLTx-ZhlFQ "CANDY CRUSH SAGA IS EVIL"]]
'''Fafa''': ''NO!''\\
'''Mario''': Oh, ''please!'' I need to buy magic paintbrush and extra lives and I can send jelly boosters to all of my friends!\\
'''Fafa''': You sound like a crazy person!
-->-- ''WebVideo/GloveAndBoots'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeLTx-ZhlFQ "CANDY CRUSH SAGA IS EVIL"]]
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* ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII2017'' got into a whole host of trouble over it's handling of Microtransactions via loot boxes, so much so that governments actually took notice. Read more on the game's [[YMMV/StarWarsBattlefrontII2017 YMMV]] and [[Trivia/StarWarsBattlefrontII2017 Trivia pages]].
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* ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII2017'' got into a whole host of trouble over it's its handling of Microtransactions via loot boxes, so much so that governments actually took notice. Read more on the game's [[YMMV/StarWarsBattlefrontII2017 YMMV]] and [[Trivia/StarWarsBattlefrontII2017 Trivia pages]].
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* Possibly the UrExample, the US arcade version of ''[[VideoGame/DoubleDragon Double Dragon III:: The Rosetta Stone]]'' had additional player characters, weapons, and moves that had to purchased be with real-world coins or tokens.
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* Possibly the UrExample, the US North American arcade version of ''[[VideoGame/DoubleDragon Double Dragon III:: The Rosetta Stone]]'' had additional player characters, weapons, and moves that had to be purchased be with real-world coins or tokens.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' episode "The Least Dangerous Game", the episode starts with the main characters playing a game called ''Bat'leths and BiHnuchs'', a TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons-style game with Klingons. After the events of the episode, they pick up the game again only to find out they need to buy the expansion packs to continue, causing them to groan in annoyance. Then again, the game ''was'' made by Ferengi.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' episode "The Least Dangerous Game", the episode starts with the main characters playing a game called ''Bat'leths and BiHnuchs'', [=BiHnuchs=]'', a TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons-style game with Klingons. After the events of the episode, they pick up the game again only to find out they need to buy the expansion packs to continue, causing them to groan in annoyance. Then again, the game ''was'' made by Ferengi.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' episode "The Least Dangerous Game", the episode starts with the main characters playing a game called ''Bat'leths and BiHnuchs'', a TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons-style game with Klingons. After the events of the episode, they pick up the game again only to find out they need to buy the expansion packs to continue, causing them to groan in annoyance. Then again, the game ''was'' made by Ferengi.
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* ''Videogame/RuneScape'' formerly allowed the purchase of "spins" on the "Squeal of Fortune", a Wheel of Fortune parody on which the player was able to win assorted (mostly junk, but some very good) prizes, as well as experience rewards. This has since been removed and replaced by the very similar minigame known as Treasure Hunter, where "keys" can be [[BribingYourWayToVictory purchased]] to unlock treasure chests for random rewards (free experience, bonus experience used when skilling, and an array of useful items). There's also a straight online store called "Solomon's General Store" which allows you to buy costumes, animations, and other cosmetic items. Nowadays, not a single week goes by without [[MoneyDearBoy at least one promotion]] active on Treasure Hunter, Solomon's Store, [[UpToEleven or both at once]]. [[note]]Taken to the logical extreme by Youtuber 'A Friend' who maxed out an account (named 'Not p2w') with under four days playtime solely via microtransactions. By comparison, the fastest 'natural' maxed account was in the mid 40 days bracket.[[/note]]
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* ''Videogame/RuneScape'' formerly allowed the purchase of "spins" on the "Squeal of Fortune", a Wheel of Fortune parody on which the player was able to win assorted (mostly junk, but some very good) prizes, as well as experience rewards. This has since been removed and replaced by the very similar minigame known as Treasure Hunter, where "keys" can be [[BribingYourWayToVictory purchased]] to unlock treasure chests for random rewards (free experience, bonus experience used when skilling, and an array of useful items). There's also a straight online store called "Solomon's General Store" which allows you to buy costumes, animations, and other cosmetic items. Nowadays, not a single week goes by without [[MoneyDearBoy at least one promotion]] active on Treasure Hunter, Solomon's Store, [[UpToEleven or both at once]].once. [[note]]Taken to the logical extreme by Youtuber 'A Friend' who maxed out an account (named 'Not p2w') with under four days playtime solely via microtransactions. By comparison, the fastest 'natural' maxed account was in the mid 40 days bracket.[[/note]]
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* The Mann Co. store in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''. The in-game store has just about every item in the game, most of which can also be obtained through the random drop system. There is still a small market in Unusual hats, something of a status symbol amongst players. The Mann Co. Supply Crate Key (the only way to open crates) and three hats in particular - Bill's Hat (from the ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' series), Max's Severed Head, (from the Sam & Max series) and the Earbuds, when Team Fortress 2 was released for Apple computers - are used as the de facto currency for anything to expensive to easily be paid in [[ItemCrafting metal]]. With the expansion of Steam trading, however, other options are open such as trading Steam game gifts or items from other games.
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* The Mann Co. store in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''. The in-game store has just about every item in the game, most of which can also be obtained through the random drop system. There is still a small market in Unusual hats, something of a status symbol amongst players. The Mann Co. Supply Crate Key (the only way to open crates) and three hats in particular - Bill's Hat (from the ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' series), Max's Severed Head, (from the Sam & Max series) and the Earbuds, Earbuds (from when Team Fortress 2 was released for Apple computers - computers) are used as the de facto currency for anything to too expensive to easily be paid in [[ItemCrafting metal]]. With the expansion of Steam trading, however, other options are open such as trading Steam game gifts or items from other games.
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For the infomercial analog, see FourEqualPaymentsOf.
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For the infomercial analog, see FourEqualPaymentsOf.PaymentPlanPitch.
