Question of the Day, April 17, 2010

[IrirshTerrorist]

[takes out metaphorical weighing scales] Hmm... saving up to move out of my parents house by the end of the year or pay lots of money for in-game items I don't really need or even really want. [scales tip in favour of saving up] Well there you have it folks, the scales have spoken.

I won't be spending anything on in-game items.

 

[ItsAPaul]

I haven't bought the extra outfits for ME2 for $2, so that should let you know how much I care about cosmetic items.

 

[Nazulu]

If it doesn't do anything then it's not worth anything. This of course, is about the horse.

 

[Xorghul]

Nothing. There's no way in hell I'd pay any money for just a few items.

 

[new_age_reject]

I spent 75 pence on the new monster truck in Just Cause 2.
75p is nothing.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

I actually spent 25 dollars on a Nexon card for Maple Story... Little did I know that after you bought the items, they disappeared after 90 days. The only thing that stayed was my haircut. Which sucks a lot.

 

[Chipperz]

I'd say £10 tops. I AM going to £17 for the cool celestial horse thing from Warcraft, but I wouldn't on a regular basis.

I've spent more money on crap I've used less (There's a Hawkin's Bazaar near my house...) before, at least I'd use skins/clothes/weapons/mounts...

 

[Glamorgan]

I hate it when games include a system that means that the more someone who gives the company more money will do better. And I don't think that DLC does count.

 

[Eruanno]

Hmm I spent like 2 bucks on the appearance pack for Mass Effect 2 (mostly because I had an uneven amount of points and nothing to spend them on)
Though I'm not sure that counts...

 

[Connosaurus Rex]

If this includes DLC then about 15 is my limit and it has to be real good, not a wimpy item

 

[mexicola]

New expansions, character slots etc. those are acceptable to me, but paying for an in-game item? No, I think I'll pass.

 

[sln333]

I usually only spend a couple dollars on DLC. I think the only times I've paid more are for the Gears of War 2 Dark Corners maps, and the Modern Warfare 2 maps.

 

[Archemetis]

If it were something beneficial like a specialised levelling item, or something of that nature, then sure I'd shell out about £5 for it.

But beyond that, if it's an in-game item, then I should be able to find it in game for nothing.

 

[Rimefrost]

$1 - $10
Technically $1 - $2
And spend mainly on any new rock band songs that I like. Otherwise I have never paid for downloadable content or in game items.

 

[Aurora219]

1-10, assuming I had any money at all.

But hey.

 

[Lamppenkeyboard]

I would say up to $15. And it would have to be pretty spectacular also.

I hate the concept in WoW though. I would be perfectly fine just grinding up to the mount like everything else in the game, hell, I am paying for the time. But Blizzard says that the money I pay already isn't good enough, and they want more, more.

 

[TheSanityAssassin]

every aspect of this is morally wrong to me.

 

[Audioave10]

I hate what Blizzard is doing. $15 a month and they want more money? People with most of their lives spent on WOW will do this. Sad.

 

[Danpascooch]

I would spend a good amount on an in game item (up to $20) if I knew barely anyone else would have it, but since I know that item will instantly become common for everyone, I won't buy it, I need my pets and mounts and such to be rare.

Ironically, I just spent $80 on Grunty the Murloc vanity pet a couple months ago, but before you call me crazy, I did it because those Blizzcon pets always appreciate quite quickly, I am going to flip it for a profit in a couple of years.

 

[Jaded Scribe]

Depends on the game, and the content. I plan on buying Blizz's new pony. I've bought a couple of the pets.

But, I play WoW quite a bit, and it's a game I am sure I'll still be playing a year from now (I plan on giving Cata a fair shake, even if Wrath was a bit disappointing). And it is usable on all my characters (I'm an altoholic. I have 9 I play regularly, and 9 more I play on occasion. So, I get good mileage out of these items.

For DLCs with new content, I'm willing to spend a bit of money, but over $10 I start to question it and do a little more research to make sure it's something I really want. It starts to depend on how much content I'm getting.