

Increased, because the sale has ended. These items may of course be offered as a Deal of the Day in the future.

Stayed the same, because we felt the old price was just right.

Decreased, because we'd like to make that microtransaction available to more people. We have received a lot of feedback that players would like to see more things at lower prices.



It's always difficult adjusting prices, up or down. We're trying to be really clear with our explanation about what we've done and why we've done it. It's normal for real-world shops to change their prices without offering any partial refunds to people who have bought those items. We want you to understand that prices will change in the future and items will be discounted (potentially by a lot) with no notice. If you really feel that you've been hurt by our pricing changes, email support@grindinggear.com - we're able to help you out and can hopefully resolve any concerns.



To those who are concerned about the Deal of the Day image on the login screen of the game - don't worry, we don't intend to spam the game with ads to the shop all over the place. Our priority is keeping gameplay clean and separate from monetisation. We can see that only a portion of players check the site each day, so having it on the login screen helps the players who just run the game client. They're probably not reading this news update, though :P



Remember, the end goal of selling a lot of microtransactions without any pay-to-win content is a massive win for everyone. The more we sell, the more content we can create for you!



We're really pleased with how the microtransaction store has been going so far in Open Beta. Although the purchases offer no power advantage, players are engaging with them really well and it's great to see supporters in-game with their cosmetic effects. The revenue from the store is being spent on server costs and expanding the development team so that we can deliver more content and improvements! Thanks again for your great support. As you may have noticed, the "on sale" icons have been removed from everything in the microtransaction store. We ran that initial sale for eight weeks and have now updated all the prices. The prices have either:It's always difficult adjusting prices, up or down. We're trying to be really clear with our explanation about what we've done and why we've done it. It's normal for real-world shops to change their prices without offering any partial refunds to people who have bought those items. We want you to understand that prices will change in the future and items will be discounted (potentially by a lot) with no notice. If you really feel that you've been hurt by our pricing changes, email support@grindinggear.com - we're able to help you out and can hopefully resolve any concerns.To those who are concerned about the Deal of the Day image on the login screen of the game - don't worry, we don't intend to spam the game with ads to the shop all over the place. Our priority is keeping gameplay clean and separate from monetisation. We can see that only a portion of players check the site each day, so having it on the login screen helps the players who just run the game client. They're probably not reading this news update, though :PRemember, the end goal of selling a lot of microtransactions without any pay-to-win content is a massive win for everyone. The more we sell, the more content we can create for you!We're really pleased with how the microtransaction store has been going so far in Open Beta. Although the purchases offer no power advantage, players are engaging with them really well and it's great to see supporters in-game with their cosmetic effects. The revenue from the store is being spent on server costs and expanding the development team so that we can deliver more content and improvements! Thanks again for your great support. YouTube |

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