good article about how there is no such thing as a "micro" transaction written nearly 15 years ago: http://www.openp2p.com/pub/a/p2p/2000/12/19/micropayments.html
tl;dr
the decision of whether or not to buy something regardless of the cost is an economic decision, as such is inherently stressful and has "mental overhead" costs regardless of the amount
I happily paid for a retail pre-order for borderlands 2 and loved the game. I paid $30 for the season pass without reservations and paid $10 for krieg making my total spending $100. And I don't regret it at all.
However what will prevent me from buying any more content is the fact that the motherfuckers running gearbox think it is OK to advertise paid skins in the appearance change machine.
That breaks immersion, makes the game less fun, and will make me go somewhere else for my future entertainment needs.
You want to see micro transactions done right go play DDO, a truly FREE to play game.
tl;dr
the decision of whether or not to buy something regardless of the cost is an economic decision, as such is inherently stressful and has "mental overhead" costs regardless of the amount
I happily paid for a retail pre-order for borderlands 2 and loved the game. I paid $30 for the season pass without reservations and paid $10 for krieg making my total spending $100. And I don't regret it at all.
However what will prevent me from buying any more content is the fact that the motherfuckers running gearbox think it is OK to advertise paid skins in the appearance change machine.
That breaks immersion, makes the game less fun, and will make me go somewhere else for my future entertainment needs.
You want to see micro transactions done right go play DDO, a truly FREE to play game.