Premium Currency in Gaming

I have never been one to go for the premium Currency. I'll take free currency sometimes, and I'll spend what it gives me if I deem it worthy. most times though I hoard what it gives me free, and then I eventually delete the game

 

I have, but only for Maplestory. I have like 10 cents in my Facebook account tho because I used to watch the video ads.

 

I really dislike having to pay for money in-game, so I never do it. I think carefully on what to spend the in-game currency I get at the start of the game on, and I often end up deleting the game after I use up everything. That kinda depends on the level of difficulty though... I can make it through a hundred more levels in a game without using any currency, or I end up getting stuck after twenty levels after having used up all my currency.

 

Honestly I try to avoid these kinds of games at least costs. I don't mind paying a lot of money or a monthly fee to play a game or buy extra DLC packages if I feel like it, but having to pay irl money for in game currency just rubs me the wrong way for some reason. For example, I was playing Elsword a few weeks ago and I was just getting started. Then I noticed this super cute schoolgirl outfit you could buy for your character in the in game store but THEN I noticed you had to pay with premium currency. Needless to say I shut the game off right then and there and never played again. I'd never felt so deceived by a game >_>

 

I have used it a couple times here and there for mobile apps when I still played them but the game I've spent the most on is Hearthstone. The thing with Hearthstone is that it's still way cheaper than most other card games so I don't feel like I'm being cheated that much to be honest.