Cash shop pricing is getting a bit much...

[ElHeggunte]

My problem is more the prices going higher.

But... the prices aren't going higher. The regional "exclusive" gear has always been $18 ever since we got the eastern togi two years ago. Account-wide mounts have always been $24 (in fact, some of the mounts like Sleipnir weren't originally account-wide and were still 24 bucks). Barding that wasn't from an in-game event has always been $10.

I really don't understand where people keep getting the notion that prices have been going up. Every item falls into a category and those categories have had the same prices for years. None of the Nezha items are priced outside of their expected category.

So can someone please explain to me why some of you seem to think that prices are going up? Is it because you saw someone who doesn't know how to math say it and decided to take them at their word instead of taking two seconds to check for yourself?

[polyphonica]

So can someone please explain to me why some of you seem to think that prices are going up?

I think it's because, when they first added the shop, it mostly/only contained returning event items, and they've kept those at a lower price point. Then, after people requested they also bring over the Chinese exclusive items, they started introducing new cash shop exclusive items at the higher pricing tier (while continuing to add seasonal rewards at lower price points). So because all the "new items" are more expensive, it creates a perception that prices have gone up.

It's also often the case that the new items are added to the cash shop during patch lulls (rather than coinciding with patches and seasonal events as the others often do), which draws even more attention to these new items and their prices. Obviously introducing these items at that time is a marketing strategy (since it doesn't get buried by other news), but I think it's also partly what's fueling this perception of an increased focus on the cash shop (since it's right during those lulls when people think "they could have added this to the game!").

[Mayku]

So can someone please explain to me why some of you seem to think that prices are going up? Is it because you saw someone who doesn't know how to math say it and decided to take them at their word instead of taking two seconds to check for yourself?

Look at the first emotes and the last one prices as an example. Going from 4 to 6 to now 12...

Also first asian items where cheaper for the same amount of gear. I really remember getting upset at it because I bought them all and saw the pricing going up on the next ones.

[Krotoan]

Look at the first emotes and the last one prices as an example. Going from 4 to 6 to now 12...

Also first asian items where cheaper for the same amount of gear. I really remember getting upset at it because I bought them all and saw the pricing going up on the next ones.

I see repeat event emotes for 2/3 dollars. Unique for 7 and one 12 dollar megaflare. This is because they're different types, not because they're just jacking up prices as they go.