February 2019
It feels like a trap where if you buy it for $5 you'll then have to buy a $10 coins pack to make use of it. Because 600 coins it gives you are almost useless since you end up 150 coins short of unlocking a legend and there's no way to pay the remainder with legend tokens so all you can do with that now is buy 6 packs of random stuff. It wouldn't be a problem if there was a way to just buy a legend separately, but as of now it's kinda messed up.
February 2019 - last edited February 2019
I bought the starter pack because I've put in 20 hours so far and really enjoyed it. I would've been happy to buy more, but I think I'm done with putting any cash into the game.
The starter pack is a small way to show appreciation and gets you some in game stuff, except the amount of premium currency you receive is specifically weighted to be useless. You get 600 coins, which isn't enough to buy any of the big ticket items on the main shop. That's fine. But unlocking new characters is 750. So now I have a choice: Spend my premium coins on loot boxes I'd get from playing normally, or buy more.
Just when you thought EA was going to release a game with non-predatory monetisation, they've weighted the purchases to provide minimal value and maximum FOMO.
Edited to correct - Founders pack isn't Starter pack.
February 2019 - last edited February 2019
I think you actually mean Starter Pack instead of Founders Pack.
Founders Pack offers some skins, badges etc. and 2000 Apex coins.
Starter Pack is way cheaper and gives you 600 Apex coins, a badge and a weapon skin.
But yes i do agree that the number is purposely awkward and simply not a good deal.
A slight increase in the price of the pack itself and 750 coins instead would be a better deal.
February 2019
You're right. It's the starter pack.
I was feeling really positively disposed toward the game and if it holds my interest, I'd be more than willing to buy more, but my initial purchase left a bad taste in my mouth. Not sure if I'm willing to buy anything else. I'm too worried I'm going to end up with 10 coins too little to buy anything every time.
February 2019
Buy the characters with the legend points you earn problem solved.
February 2019
But you know the prices of everything...before you bought the starter pack. So if you saw the coins it provided were not enough, why did you buy it?
Doesn't bother me at all as I can just avoid it.
February 2019
Did you expect them to give enough for anyone to buy the new characters instead of earn them?
C'mon. EA gets enough sh!t about pay to win and you want them to give you more coins on a $5 Pack?
SMFH
February 2019
@LoganX1 wrote:Did you expect them to give enough for anyone to buy the new characters instead of earn them?
C'mon. EA gets enough sh!t about pay to win and you want them to give you more coins on a $5 Pack?
SMFH
+1.
From the impression I have, based on the hype and the cinematics, they want people to grind this game.
February 2019 - last edited February 2019
Yes.
They would be incredibly stupid to even get close to P2W
February 2019