How much would you pay for a pet?

@quicksilver7723 An interesting question. I think it would be nice if Rare allowed players to earn a generic version of one of the pets in game. For instance you could go to the shop and buy one generic monkey, parrot, cat, etc. Then I think it would be neat to have one special pet available locked behind a challenging commendation. At that point the rest of them could be tossed up for sale in the cash shop. I'd be willing to pay a reasonable price for a cool pet. My weakness is ship customization though, that....ohh that I'll end up spending too much on.

To be honest I think it really depends on who is willing to pay what, I will be even down to pay 100$ for like rare pet or maybe ship customization and for regular pet from 10-25$.

I would not be prepared to pay for anything.

I think 4.99 is where they should be at. And you should be able to choose from many different colors and name them.

Knowing that they will do 1$ = 1€...

Lol, 20€ is what many good games cost in Steam.

Free & 1€ common
3,5€ special
7€ super nice pet
12€ Ultra unique gold best of the bests pet special edition

@bundui said in How much would you pay for a pet?:

To be honest I think it really depends on who is willing to pay what, I will be even down to pay 100$ for like rare pet or maybe ship customization and for regular pet from 10-25$.

Ow wauw! That, sir, is a lot! I don't think they got a big audience with that amount of money to spend.

When i was done with WoW, i started GuildWars and since i was used to the monthly costs for WoW, i spend each month € 10 on in game items.
I know that is 120 in a year, but im not willing to pay that at once, or for just one item.

A reasonable price for 1 item / pet would be 1 - 5 Euro / Dollar (prefer dollar since the exchange rate xD) for me.
If the item / pet would actually bring some functionality into the game, i think 5-10 is reasonable. But I dont think (and really hope!) there won't be any pay to win items..

@katttruewalker I’m in a similar boat there, and agree with you. Although I have a tendency to give in if I see something I like which is shiney.

Also they haven’t specified the size of pets and I for one would definitely be willing to fork out for a dragon 😂

O.T, it would be a push at anything more than £5 for me personally.

£3.99 is what I’m hoping to pay and would be more than happy doing so. I can’t imagine them having gameplay implications so that price seems fair for a fun animated decoration for our ships.

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@quicksilver7723

I don't really want to pay any real world money for an item such as a pet, so I'm hoping there will be a way to earn in game currency to purchase one - it just creates an unequal balance between those who have disposable income and those who don't, for parents it would set up that 'pester factor', it splits us into the 'haves and have nots' via something we might have no control over (yes i know earlier cosmetics aren't available to all as well).

Saying that, I'm all for a dodo please or a baby turtle!

Then the best would be a way to buy "shop money" to other users using your "game money". Like in Perfect World.

Great post. I would probs pay upwards of about £10 for a high quality pet. It'll be intersting how they price the pets.

I'm the only one who think pay for an game item are a waste of time/money?

@piratecraggy What would you consider to be worth £10? I think a parrot would be worth £10 with customizable feathers(Colours).

@captain-fet At no time did I say that I'm being forced. I just think it's wrong for games to sell exclusive items for money. I also find it nonsensical to pay for something that in some ways will not be yours.

Not everyone in the world can buy things from a game with real money, there are several factors, such as the coin value, the type of payment accepted, etc. What can be a derisory value to one, to another may be a high value. All should be achieved with effort, anyone who wants to take shortcuts, can buy. But nothing should be exclusive only to those who have money.

@captain-fet I will not buy. No need to cry because I said I think time/money wasted on it. I did not mean to offend, I just wanted to understand the advantages.

Maybe this makes me sound like a fanboy, but, I look forward to be able to throw more money at my favorite game... I mean, so far we've all spent only $60 (or less) and that's it - yet the game is being run as a full-service... service! Free content updates, community content, etc. But, pets will be optional and completely cosmetic from what we know, so that puts the choice in the hands of the player.

With that in mind, I think all pets should be one price (not tiers, or "better" ones, etc) and $10 seems fair. It's not that high that it will completely put people off, and not so low that there is no perceived value to them.