In Apex Legends new skins cost a considerable amount of money. Up to 20 euros are required for the most valuable skins. Since some players consider that too expensive, they asked the developers. They named the reasons for the high prices.
What is the situation with the skins? In Apex Legends, there are various characters that you can play, known as Legends. Each of them has a large number of different skins, most of which are simple color variants. However, some skins, the “legendary” versions, change the entire appearance.
The cheeky medic Lifeline quickly becomes a demon, engineer Wattson becomes a cyberpunk, or the thief Loba becomes a Greek hoplite. Such skins cost around 1,800 Apex Coins, and 1,000 of those cost 9.99 euros. So, one such skin costs 18 euros. By comparison: Unlocking a new legend only costs 7.50 euros. This seems like quite a hefty price to many players.
An overview of expensive but cool skins in Apex Legends and other games can be found here.
Developers explain on reddit why the skins are so expensive
How were the developers asked? In an AMA-event on reddit (Ask Me Anything, a large public Q&A with the community), a user asked why the skins were so expensive. One feels a bit “ripped off” as a customer when skins are so expensive compared to the actual legends.
Ryan K. Rigney, the Director of Community and Communications, responded to him.
What did the developer say? In his response, Rigney explained that the new legends are relatively inexpensive because they want to avoid the perception of pay-to-win. Although legends certainly require a lot of work, they want to ensure that players don’t feel cheated when the new heroes are so expensive.
According to the developer, the skins would require much more work than one might think. They need to pay not just the designers for their working hours but also thoroughly test the new skins and ensure that they do not have certain advantages or disadvantages and do not trigger bugs.
Additionally, the further development of Apex Legends costs a lot of money, and features like additional maps and the new arena mode require a lot of time and thus resources.
We want Apex to be around for a long, loooong time. Our ability to continue developing the game depends on maintaining a healthy business. We hope players understand that this is something we work hard on.
Thus, the skins are an important source of income for the team and essential for the continued development of the game.
It doesn’t look like high-end skins will become cheaper in the future. On the other hand, expensive skins seem to carry the game well, as with the new season 9, Apex Legends is doing better than ever. Why Apex Legends is currently a hit on Steam can be found in our article on the topic on MeinMMO.
