Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-32052843-20190709101727/@comment-29605676-20190710124936

CypherBHV wrote: Somewhat interesting that this thread doesn't garner much attention.

The general thought around here always was "if they lowered the prices for gold FM would make more revenue because many more people would buy gold packs. Monkeys are stupid for not doing it".

And now here's an article that explains why the prices are as high as they are in games like RR3 and nobody takes notice? Good point, and the article was interesting.

However, I think there is probably a flip side. There are companies that have business model to make money with higher profit margins/lower volumes (e.g. Apple) and those that prefer to high volumes with lower margins (e.g. budget airlines). So it seems that EA are going for the high margin approach.

Personally, I've made 3 IAPs, one was $19.99 for 1019 gold (great and would immediately buy again), one was for 80% more gold (approx $100 for 1834 gold) and one on a pack for a car/gold/VIP etc. This last one I regret. It was a decision I made very early in the morning before rushing to an airport for long-haul flight.

I have been tempted recently with the 50% more gold offers, but so far have resisted as I perceive them still to be too expensive and I say that as a person who is happy to spend more than needed e.g. I buy Apple.