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by differentView 1088 days ago
What's the problem?
3 comments
georgeecollins 1088 days ago
Newsflash: If you are a game company this is a feature not a bug.

Also, if you want to get into a mobile game dark pattern try this:

- 100 coins 0.99, 550 coins $6.99

After you buy 100 coins pricing switches to:

- 100 coins 1.49, 550 coins $6.99

Usually you have mechanics like that with pseudo currency, not actual $ because it is too obvious. But understand their are no accidents in pricing at that level of development.

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jaywalk 1088 days ago
You can buy 600 coins by purchasing 100 coins x6 for $5.94, more than $1 less than the cost of 550 coins.
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differentView 1088 days ago
Is that not an intentional decoy pricing to make people think the 100 coin deal is a good deal?
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bearjaws 1088 days ago
100 Pokecoins for 0.99 yet also selling 550 Pokecoins for 6.99!

0.99 * 6 = 600 Pokecoins for $5.99

550 poke coins is $6.99

So more money for less tokens when you buy 'more'

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accoil 1088 days ago
Are the bigger packs selling? Could very well be working as intended.
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HDThoreaun 1088 days ago
Their goal is to maximize profit. Not to make the pricing "fair"
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