IS TOWER OF FANTASY PAY-TO-WIN? Everything We Know About Microtransactions So Far...

Today we examine Tower of Fantasy's system of microtransactions and how it works within the flow of the game. Is it another pay-to-win cash cow or a fair field for everyone across the board?

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[no.notfromRDR]

Seeing perfect world on the counter command if is not p2w at the beginning it will become at the future

[Jan.Martin.Brenden]

i played only 2 days, i have 3sr wepons and uppgrade weapons, completing in game give you what you need. After end game i think it will balance out. So i dont avtually need to pay unless u wants to

[abhiss]

I mean if it’s controlled. Like 60-100 dollars a month and you can get a good stream of resources and Items it’s fine.

Like I can get one bundle, a BP and the monthly card. Then open cache crates from dungeons for more rewards. Then it’s cool.

[Cmmmmt]

I would put some money in if it is fun to me, like something i would play for a long time. Ig it is fine that way

[quinndtxd]

Wait where did you get those screenshots from? also you didnt cover character creation yet 👀

[tegwyrdd]

The baseline is any sort of payment that can get players ahead or slightly ahead of curve can have potential to be p2w.
If the microtransaction is costume only then it will be safe 100% from p2w.

From what I understand yes this game can be more p2w down the line.

[a-blivvy-yus]

"it will use lootboxes of course because it's a free to play game and it needs to make money somehow" - we'll just ignore that one of the longest-running free-to-play games in the industry has almost made it to 20 years without a single lootbox implementation at any point in its history, shall we? And that time a randomisation mechanic was removed from Warframe because they "didn't want to turn the game into a slot machine" and got more player and more paying customers as a direct result of that decision.

Also, "will it be a toxic system where players who spend money come out on top or will it be a good system where players who spend money will be only slightly ahead of the curve?" would be more accurately put as "will it be a really toxic system or an only mildly toxic system?" I guess we'll also be pretending that cosmetics-only lootboxes don't exist along with pretending all the free-to-play games without lootboxes don't exist...

[malsawmtluangapachuau]

If the game is pay to win, i fuck upp

[airaneon]

I mean if they keep this price, which I doubt they will, it wouldn't be much of a problem. 6 bucks for the most expensive package is hella cheap, giving you 6480 currency (double if it's first time purchase) and only using 130 (without discount) for a roll. It looks too good to be true IMO, they'll probably turn that 6 bucks package into 60 bucks soon enough.
Edit: I made those calculation with Yen (Japan) in mind, if it's won(south Korea) it's going to be even more cheap, with the most expensive package costing cents.

[XUIW]

It lowkey is p2w the weapons are locked behind a whale-wall for high damage weapons.

[astorlefflinker]

The anime booty in booty shorts is enough for me to play this even if it does become pay to win. Srsly tho it looks fun and if it does not end up being pay to win, that'll be a great bonus.