Battleborn received microtransactions on June 16, microtransactions that allow players to buy in-game currency to purchase skins and emotes.
The cat is out of the bag, and Battleborn is now getting microtransactions! Starting June 16, you can purchase Platinum packs for real money in Gearbox’s shooter-MOBA, with which you can buy cosmetic items like outrageous skins or emotes. The prices are as follows:
- 230 Platinum for 1.99 USD
- 700 Platinum for 4.99 USD
- 1625 Platinum for 9.99 USD
- 500 Platinum for 19.99 USD
- 9300 Platinum for 49.99 USD
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A random premium skin costs 420 Platinum and an emote costs 230. You can buy Platinum via Steam or the respective console store, and in-game, Platinum items can be found in the marketplace. At the release of the Platinum currency, there will be new taunts for the heroes Ghalt, Oscar Mike, Benedict, Shayne & Aurox, El Dragon, Whiskey Foxtrot, Kleese, and Alani.
Skins for Badasses
Premium skins are available for all heroes. These are truly alternate appearances, not just color adjustments, like the currently available skins. For instance, Kleese with an exposed brain or a Whiskey Foxtrot in a lizard look. So far, Gearbox has only offered skins and taunts for real money. However, the announcement page of the official Battleborn page also states that they may consider offering additional loadout slots, vaults, and XP boosters in the future. However, game-changing items are not supposed to be included. Nevertheless, there will still be free expansions like new characters and maps.
Mein-MMO says: I really don’t know what to make of this. Battleborn is already having an extremely hard time competing against the giant Overwatch , and the player numbers are anything but rosy. Are microtransactions such a good idea? I certainly know no one who thinks these “features” are good, especially when they are introduced after the fact.
On the other hand, some of the taunts and skins look pretty cool, and unlike Overwatch, here I can at least specifically buy what I want. But what do you think? Are the microtransactions in Battleborn a good thing, do you not care, or do you feel that Gearbox just wants to squeeze the remaining Battleborn fans before completely shutting down the game? Let us know in the comments!
