"Online PvPvE survival extraction shooter Arc Raiders is very good. But since launching last month, players have started to grow frustrated with the paid multiplayer game's pricey cosmetics. And a silly helmet for a chicken is perhaps the best example of how paid skins and cosmetics can go oh so wrong, even in otherwise great games. On November 6, a post about a new cosmetic item for a chicken exploded in popularity on the Arc Raiders' subreddit."
"In the game, each player has a chicken named Scrappy who periodically provides them with random resources between matches. This chicken can only be seen in one menu of Arc Raiders, and yet, developer Embark has already created at least two different paid cosmetic looks for Scrappy. The newest chicken skin for sale is an old-fashioned diving helmet. This helmet alone costs 700 Raider Tokens, which translates to about $7,"
Arc Raiders is a paid PvPvE survival extraction shooter that launched last month. Players have grown frustrated with the game's paid cosmetics and perceived high prices. Each player has an in-game chicken named Scrappy that provides resources between matches and is visible in only one menu. Developer Embark has released multiple paid Scrappy cosmetics, including an old-fashioned diving helmet priced at 700 Raider Tokens (effectively about $10 due to token bundles). Players criticize high cosmetic prices in a $40 premium game; reactions range from indifference to accusations of greed and concern about live-service monetization.
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