Apex Legends players criticize price of \u2018Petty Theft\u2019 Loba Skin Bundle Respawn EntertainmentApex Legends players have criticized developers Respawn over the price of a new Loba skin bundle, called \u2018Petty Theft\u2019, and costing 5,000 Apex Coins. While many players have praised Respawn\u2019s colorful and varied skin designs, there have been fairly consistent complaints from players that some in-game cosmetics are over-priced. Respawn have, in the past, defended the price of skins, saying that: \u201cwe think about this constantly and it\u2019s tough because we want Apex to be around for a long time. Us being able to continue to make the game depends on operating a healthy business.\u201d They did, though, acknowledge that getting the balance right is a \u201ctough challenge\u201d. An upcoming Loba skin bundle, for the Genesis Collection event, has reignited the debate over cosmetic prices. The \u2018Petty Theft\u2019 bundle, which includes a skin for the High Society Thief, as well as 7 Event Packs, costs 5,000 Apex Coins. Although currencies mean exact values can vary, 1,000 Apex Coins cost roughly $10. 5,000 Apex Coins, therefore, costs approximately $50 (roughly \u00a336 or \u20ac42). A number of disgruntled players took to Reddit to criticize the skin bundle for its high price tag. One post called Respawn out for charging $50 for \u201ca skin and some lootboxes\u201d. It quickly garnered significant attention, with just shy of 4,000 upvotes at the time of writing. Many comments echoed the sentiments of the OP, with one saying: \u201cCollection event prices are so ridiculous.\u201d Another agreed, saying: \u201cThe real bullshit is that you can\u2019t buy 5000 coins, so either you spend more or have to do multiple transactions. I\u2019m not going to do either of those anyway, but it\u2019s pretty annoying that they keep doing that.\u201d However, a number of players pointed out that, compared to the normal prices, the bundle does represent an opportunity to save money. Collection event packs sell for $7 on average, while legendary skins generally sell for just shy of $20. With these figures in mind, the bundle offers roughly $69 of content for $50. Many also pointed out the 80\/20 rule \u2013 the idea that game developers make 80% of their money off just 20% of the player base. The argument follows that the more expensive cosmetics are not for every player, just the ones willing to invest their money into the game. Whether a reshuffle to the store is coming is another matter, but some continue to take issue with the high prices of in-game cosmetics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apex Legends players criticize price of \u2018Petty Theft\u2019 Loba Skin Bundle Respawn EntertainmentApex Legends players have criticized developers Respawn over the price of a new Loba skin bundle, called \u2018Petty Theft\u2019, and costing 5,000 Apex Coins. While many players have praised Respawn\u2019s colorful and varied skin designs, there have been fairly consistent complaints from players […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15831\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}