• anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz
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    The second effect is gained from having something cost 800V but only allowing you to buy packs of 1000V.
    Then you end up with 200V burning in your pocket that you can’t spend. So you buy another 1000V, spend another 800V and now you’re stuck with 400V.
    So instead of spending 7.5 euro for 800V you spent 40 euro for 4000V to get to an even 0V left.

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        Interesting, these are the only options I get on epic store from Sweden

        edit:
        As someone who’s never touched Fortnite before I didn’t find the right place to check. I can pay the exact purchase amount needed when checking out an item.

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          Is that when you pick a specific thing to buy?

          There was one game I played where you could buy points ahead of time starting at 1000 for $10 and 2000 for $15 and so on but when you went to buy an item that was 800 points you could also buy it for $8. I think the 1000 for $10 was there to show the higher ones were a better ‘deal’ and if you did buy that way you had the 200 left over dark pattern.

          This was in the US and it is the only game I remember doing it that way, and it was long enough ago that I don’t remember which one it was.

    • Blackmist@feddit.uk
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      You used to have to do that to buy indie games on the Xbox 360. And the points would expire if you didn’t use them in time.