IAP - How much you spend?

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  1. Gov

    Gov Well-Known Member

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    How much have you spent on a single IAP, and how much have you spent in total?

    Been looking at some very absurd amounts for single micro-transactions, wonder if anyone hear has bought the heavy - $100+ / £70 IAP's.

    I've spent maybe no more than $10 in the past year. Not a fan :)
     
  2. Thaumite

    Thaumite Well-Known Member

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    Five dollars, all on Towermadness.
     
  3. Sambobsung

    Sambobsung Well-Known Member

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    Hmm, maybe 100$ on assorted IAP's? Most I've ever spent is 300$ on a game iap's.
     
  4. Pocketnova

    Pocketnova Well-Known Member

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    Around like ten dollars since 2008 (though I don't know when iAP was added, so it might have been more like 2009-2010) and most of that was on O&CO.
     
  5. psj3809

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    Very minimal. I sometimes buy an IAP as a way of 'thanking' the dev, i mean Bullet Time i loved, amazing value as i played it a lot so tended to buy an IAP or two for the dev. Same for Punch Quest

    Mostly i try to avoid them out of principle though
     
  6. cloudpuff

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    Too much! I'm afraid to tally it all up, I got my first apple device in June this year (can't imagine how I lived without lol ) and prior to that I had never touched an iproduct and not being on Facebook I didn't see the iaps in candy crush etc.

    I came from paying £40 for my console games to an App Store full of free stuff so I figured buying buckets of gems or whatever at a couple of quid was a saving, didn't take me long to realise that all these little amounts add up itdoesn't take too long to hit the £40 price tag and then what? It's never ending.

    I try to stay away from titles with iaps and the last Iap I made was to unlock the full version of Reaper, but if I snag a great game for free I'll make a purchase to give my support, I loved Run In Crowd so bought the costumes. I won't buy items that are consumables any longer either.
     
  7. september

    september Well-Known Member

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    Substantial content yes, consumables or fluff purchases no. Probably around the $100 mark too but hard to say for sure.
     
  8. Drummerboycroy

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    ^This^, pretty much verbatim, including the BTHD part.

    I don't buy IAPs, but if I play a "Free" (whatever that means these days) game with enough intent (yes, I meant intent and not content), I buy a minimal+ IAP, primarily as a matter of principle.

    On the flip side, I don't usually buy games with a price-tag and IAPs that could somehow effect the full enjoyment of the game (whether not buying IAP decreases or buying IAP increases how "full" the overall experience will be), again as a matter of principle. If you tell me how much you want me to pay for something, I will pay it. If you obscure the "true cost" of the item, the value drops to zero for me.

    That said, more than a few of my "on principle" IAPs have gone to games that started paid, went free, and I ended up picking up for free and enjoying enough that I felt obliged to pay something for the title.

    It's crazy to think about the arguments that persist around IAP. With my current position of not supporting them, I would have to quit work, live as a hermit, and do nothing other than play games 24/7/365 to even hope to finish half of the games I currently own.

    It's not like there aren't non-IAP options. ;):D

    DBC
     
  9. Emotive

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    $0 and I plan on keeping it that way.
     
  10. Mullet_Mcgee

    Mullet_Mcgee Well-Known Member

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    The most I spent on a single IAP was 4.99 for all the ships in Phoenix HD. I've probably only spent 10-15 bucks altogether if I count up every IAP I bought over the years. I tend to avoid IAP-filled games like the plague... unless it's something REALLY good. Even then, I'll never waste money on virtual currency or power-ups.
     
  11. dancj

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    £4 for the full game unlock in Magic the Gathering 2013

    69p for the 2nd campaign in Highborn.

    That's it. I'll never spend a single penny on consumable IAPs.
     
  12. indalico

    indalico Well-Known Member

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    I'm not a fan of IAP because of how bad it can be with some games. I don't do consumable anything. Although I've bought coin doublers before.

    I've bought a few expansion and full version unlocks. I rarely buy anything IAP.
     
  13. lord-sam

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    £2.99 and that was to unlock the full version from a lite game.
     
  14. DannyTheElite

    DannyTheElite Well-Known Member

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    Only 3 freemiums ever got me to buy consumables : jetpack joyride(£2.99) avengers alliance (£6.99) and pocket trains (£2.99)
     
  15. chris1a

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    #15 chris1a, Oct 15, 2013
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    I never buy game currency of any kind, or crap like life potions, weapons, cars, clothes for your dude, and other silly things iOS game devs can get away with. I only spend money on real products. Like a proper addon for a game. Not that many years ago a game addon meant a proper expansion to the main game with new levels and story elements, and/ or a bunch of new multiplayer maps.

    As for what I've spent most money on via IAP that would be plugins for Auria from various 3rd party companies. The plugs range from 10-40 bucks so far. I've probably spent around $300 total maybe. But those plugins are real products. Tools that will work and will be as useful in 10 years as they are now. Also, the same exact plugins package on the mac/PC and you would have to add an extra 0 to the price. So thank you iOS and AppStore. :)
     
  16. Mene

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    I never buy iap, regardless of the price or the game, in principle I will not buy it.

    On the other hand I'm quite happy to pay £1-2-4-5-8-10 for a game I want.

    My most expensive game bought was: Phantom Leader and it cost around £10, but it was worth every penny.
     
  17. Gov

    Gov Well-Known Member

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    Yeh, my most expensive was - Soul Caliber think it was around $10. I like paying outright for my games. Because it's your game 99.9% ... AND it HAS to have offline play, IF it required a constant internet connection (paid app, no iap) I wouldn't buy. Mind you... I did just that ONCE.. With blood Masque, but I'm into vampire stuff :)
     
  18. one.sixty.four

    one.sixty.four Well-Known Member

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    i think i've spent $2 on iAP. it was for two more level packs in parking mania.
     
  19. Vovin

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    Several hundred Euros, mostly to unlock stuff. But I left quite an amount in Order & Chaos.
     
  20. Vovin

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    Several hundred Euros, mostly to unlock stuff. But I left quite an amount in Order & Chaos.

    Interesting fact: Forbes reports that Supercell earns over $2.4m a day, the majority of that from Clash of Clans.
     

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