Macro-transactions – Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire Review

Not only do you have to pay to survive long enough to make your empire worth anything, the packs go from 5$, to $40 then to $100. Meaning that your first pack is $5, the second one is $40? (Or maybe there’s a middle number). Like once you spend the lower amount, those packs are no longer available and you HAVE TO purchase a higher cost one. It wouldn’t even be too bad... for people who do want to spend their money, if the customer service was good. I purchased a pack and it was missing at least one item that was listed...I emailed them several times and they wanted proof, like a screenshot ... which I didn’t think to take, and since the pack disappears after you purchase it, I couldn’t go back and take... And they never say “we can’t help you,” they say things like “we can’t replace the item, thank you for understanding.” Like hell I'm understanding... that’s not a resolution. Here’s one of the emails so you know I’m not being ridiculous. “I reviewed your previous conversations and I understand that you are concerned regarding the pack you purchased. I know how worrying it is when you do not receive the items you expected. I understand that you saw enough time before making the purchased. However, there are chances that the device was out of sync with the servers due to which the timer was not updated real time and you were seeing the old timer running and once the proceed with the pack the connection refreshed and the new pack was replaced. Since the pack has been credited to the account, we will not be able to switch the packs or add any additional items. I appreciate your understanding in this matter! Also, I would suggest you to please restart the game and device before you purchase any packs to avoid any kind of server disconnections. If you have more questions about this, please do not hesitate to let me know. We are here to help!” So I’m supposed to 1) take a screen shot of the offer 2) restart my phone 3) make the purchase All before their 10 or 15 minute timers? The game takes 3 minutes to load and apparently, if you don’t complete your transaction quickly enough he pack can reload mid transaction, according to another email: “It's important to remember that each package has a sales timer, and the offers will refresh and change into a set of new packages anytime this sales timer reaches zero. In instances like these, we definitely suggest giving yourself enough time to complete the purchase process without needing to worry about the sales timer refreshing in the background.” And let me tell you, if you think you’ll play without a purchase... to upgrade to lvl 30, which is just high enough to get good drops from monster kills and finish some quests for items... MAYBE even participate in realm vs realm events... (just to give you a perspective, lvl20 is when the game start being somewhat good and the hugest players are lvl65 or more) to upgrade to that takes 7 years or something like that. The way to shorten that time is to use speed ups which you can get from quests... but you’ll need them all the time, and never have enough unless you purchase a pack.
Review by seda716 on Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire.