Post here if you've spend actual money in PSO2

[the_importer_]

Let's stop saying that the sky is falling for a moment and use our logic. Let's see if it would be profitable if SEGA were to IP ban the rest of the world because of this incident. Post here if you've spent real life money in PSO2 and if you can recall, about how much you've spent and how long have you've been playing?

Myself, I've been playing less than 3 months and spent about $50 CAD by buying 4000 AC.

[aceoyame]

Are CAD at par with USD yet?

[the_importer_]

Are CAD at par with USD yet?

http://www.xe.com/

Close enough.

[HIT0SHI]

Since the game came out and $50. Don't recall how much AC though.

[Jungo Torii]

I started playing at open beta but went on and off for a while. I probably spent anywhere from 50-100 bones USD on premium/AC. But I'm just not sure on an exact number.

[Shinamori]

About 50ish, probably around 70$

[BarbblerElf]

Playin for around 2 years. ~$120

[Gardios]

3000 Yen + VITA special package.

[kyouyaenzan]

About 10000 Yen in the past 6 months, hehehehe...

[Hajduk]

I started premium in April. Also bought another mag. All in total I have spent around $55. Now I plan to keep premium so SEGA would be missing out on future cash.

[Houten]

3000 AC/month for 6 month

[SakoHaruo]

I was planning to create another Character for Bouncer soon, but with the recent DoSS attacks, I think I'll hold off on AC for now. I was going to spend another $60 usd, bring my total to $120 usd.

[Macman]

In total, about $100. Probably around 8000 AC.

[XrosBlader821]

for the sake of trying it out I wanted to spend money on something that is actually useful so I bought 2 Mags and a Inventory expansion from my 1000 AC.
I was planning to get premium once I get hands on some 11* weapons to exchange them for passes.

[Sacrificial]

Around €100, was planning to recharge for another char but with this .....nope probably not.

[Sp-24]

I spent around $100 in over 2 years.

That's when Japanese players religiously spend thousands of AC on Scratch every other week.

[Chdata]

$30 a month

some months I skip though

However, less than 1000 customers on a forum is a minority to a business - there's little materiality in that.

[Yamishi]

I've probably dropped $200-$250 CAD.

Been playing since Alpha-2.

[n_n]

At least 900-1000 USD.

Most of it went into things like extra characters, extra mags, 100 inventory limit, extra skill trees (at least 5 on each char)

And premium for every month since november 2013. I did spend 10k AC on scratch once to see what it's like... and it was terrible.

[SamayouSamurai]

I have been playing about 2 weeks and got 5k AC so far which cost about $60 USD.

[Vintasticvin]

Lets just say I get sick and disgusted with myself when I see the amount if AC I upped on my account -_- Totally worth it to make my Caseal as attractive as shr is

[castiel9020]

Spent around $20.00 for 2000 very recently. I'm pretty sad. :c

[the_importer_]

$30 a month

some months I skip though

However, less than 1000 customers on a forum is a minority to a business - there's little materiality in that.

If little to no effort is required to keep a single paying customer, then it's foolish to refuse his business. We have plenty of smaller customers with annual payments wouldn't even cover my yearly bus fair but since we hardly ever hear from them until they call us to renew, then we don't mind, easy cash. To annoying ones, that's an entire different story, we literally tell them, if you're not happy, you're free to leave, that's your privilege.

[Takatsuki]

I've obtained 8000 AC over the course of my stay in PSO2.

[HaxMega]

Probably about 250 USD. I've been playing since closed beta.

[musicmf]

4000 AC, and I helped a friend purchase 2000 AC as well.

It isn't just buying AC that helps support the game though.
The Free-players grind TACOs to get money to buy those cute outfits that Sega releases weekly. If there were less players around to spend their meseta on outfits, there would be less meseta earned for doing the scratches, thus making it less appealing to those who buy AC Scratches to purchase as much.
Now I'm not saying that is dramatically increasing AC sales, but it is surely affecting it in some way I'd imagine.

As mentioned, if there is no reason to cut off a financial source, as little as it may be, then it doesn't make sense to do so.

[Edson Drake]

Around $200 to fix my two-accounts issues.

Also Premium, is the best value in my opinion. Would spend more if not for the ever scare of IP ban.

[MDashK]

I've spent around 160€ (~218 USD) in the game, more specifically by buying all the 3 Premium Package's that came out so far.
And I plan to, in the future, keep the premium at least from 2 to 2 month, and also buy other Packages that come out.

[Gama]

2000 ac from a friend.

2000 ac from the same friend. "you know its you"

4000 ac from a contest.

so 8000 ac since the open beta.

[Meyfei]

I just bought my first ever 2000ac the same day the DDOS happened :(

Since beginning, only purchased 2k, spent 30$ CAD (27$ US)

[moorebounce]

Wow I didn't know I spent this much. Over the last 2 years I've bought 54,500 in AC in 18 purchases. At today's rate I spent close to $540 but it's higher than that because I know I've bought some at around $1.27

[Yamishi]

Wow I didn't know I spent this much. Over the last 2 years I've bought 54,500 in AC in 18 purchases. At today's rate I spent close to $540 but it's higher than that because I know I've bought some at around $1.27

Is there an easy way to see how much you've spent? I'd be curious/horrified to find out how much I've spent.

[Mesarthim]

Uh I need to remember all that I've spent on my brief two and a half months of playing.

2 month premium (1 month at a time)
+50 inventory space
+2 mags
+2 skill trees
2 of something else (500 AC I think each?)'
1 Ac scratch (200 AC)

And I still have leftover AC, only needed to buy 1000 AC to renew premium. It expired on the 21st and the DDoS'ing started happening a couple days before it so I'm not really missing out.

[the_importer_]

Great stats guys, keep it up :)

[moorebounce]

Is there an easy way to see how much you've spent? I'd be curious/horrified to find out how much I've spent.

Paypal is showing me yen. I don't want to really know the truth lol

Edit: Took some digging but I spent $610.57

[Yden]

I've played since OB and spent $30ish dollars.

[The Walrus]

Don't really have a way to check right now but probably somewhere between $150-$200

[Horo The Wise Wolf]

I've had premium since day one, so whatever that adds up to.

Plus I participate is AC scratches as well. That amount is a mystery to me.

[ModusPwnins]

I want to say at least $300, probably closer $500.
Pretty sure I threw down $100 webmoney points for both the Madoka and Fate Stay Night collabs, not sure how many times I threw down the $100 for each event.
Then a number of $20-$50 webmoney charges for previous events and whatnot.

EDIT: went through my emails to confirm, and yea: $320 webmoney from the current provider, and including some other charges of $20 from a different instant code provider that aren't included.

So about $400

[Akakomuma]

Wow I didn't know I spent this much. Over the last 2 years I've bought 54,500 in AC in 18 purchases. At today's rate I spent close to $540 but it's higher than that because I know I've bought some at around $1.27

That's about 180$ more than a full subscription (15$) on FFXIV for 2 years, or 230$ more if you play FFXIV with the standard subscription (13$) for 2 years.

[MattKnight]

$70 with the vita speacial edition comes with premium and other exculsive items, does that count?

[SakoHaruo]

At least 900-1000 USD.

What Ship are you on? I need a Sugardaddy. o3o

[Asellus]

Premium since June of 2013

Extra mags x5

Extra storage (periodically)

Extra skill trees for every class

Overall AC scratch total about $200
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More than I'd like to admit.

I really only pay for premium now. But even that's becoming infrequent.

[n_n]

What Ship are you on? I need a Sugardaddy. o3o
I'm on 2.

[Evangelion X.XX]

Honestly, I probably spent over $400 dollars: monthly Premiums, extra Inventory Slots (to 100), Tons of Skill Trees (e.g. I have 5 hunter Skill Trees, 4 Fighter, 3 Gunner, 2 Force, 2 Techer, 2 Braver, 2 Ranger), bought 4 extra Mags to make them Pure, AC Scratches.

Yeah... so it goes without saying that I will never stray from the PSO2 JP... too much investment.

[Meta77]

$200 T_T
all the more reason i hope they fix this so we can play again. else ill just start spending my money on another mmo and posting videos on youtube tell how horrible of a business model sega of japan has.

[starwind75043]

its happens in free to plays you spend money the game shuts down for w.e. reason you got to accept it and just move on

and for the record yes at least a 30 bucks(extra trees, resets support partners etc) a month to date

[gigawuts]

Since the POBT I've spent a few hundred dollars, most likely.

Problem is: I spent a bunch of it in the first few months after the game launched (skilltrees, mags, inventory slots), which they never charged me for and then wound up canceling the foreign card service entirely.

Looks like they finally noticed that I got about $120 worth of free AC. Sorry guys; I got us all banned.

[Resta]

I've spent $300

[Linkzah]

300$ of AC and the Premium and Deluxe Vita Package

[wolveslaststand]

I spent around 200 USD on AC ;n; For 1 premium set and other ac scratch's from the past 3 months.

[GHNeko]

I've spent 70$ myself, and then my wife spent 30$ on herself. So total, since it's all from my paycheck, is 100$ USD so far.

[Triple_S]

I've spent like $70-100.

[diamondx]

Width in 3 months, i spent close to $4,000 usd on this game. :) I know I am pso2 junkie :) it is like a drug to me.

[Evangelion X.XX]

^There are many PSO2 addicts on here, myself included.

[Aquanos]

One month - 23$

I've got 22 more bucks here waiting sega
cmon, I know you want it~

[final_attack]

Hmmm ....

Dunno how much is it in USD, since I'm not from US ^^; Probably around US$60

Half of it went to additional skill tree for Gunner and mag.

[mctastee]

I have probably spent about 300 dollars on this game. I need to stop.

[TreeBerry]

Been playing for about 9-10 months... I think about 300$

[moorebounce]

That's about 180$ more than a full subscription (15$) on FFXIV for 2 years, or 230$ more if you play FFXIV with the standard subscription (13$) for 2 years.

I bought mags, trees, cosmetic tickets, scape dolls, AC scratch, Crafting slots and extended 5 characters item packs to 100 outside of the premium I have gotten. I haven't had premium every month either.

[Erza]

have shoveled more than 3k euros is sega's azz for consoles & games +1k for internet bills back than to play pso on dreamcast online (no flat rates at that time : /) aint doing shizz paying microtransactions for a game where my ping is 350+

[the_importer_]

have shoveled more than 3k euros is sega's azz for consoles & games +1k for internet bills back than to play pso on dreamcast online (no flat rates at that time : /) aint doing shizz paying microtransactions for a game where my ping is 350+

happy you're a minority here so far.

[XrosBlader821]

Why are people bothering about Ping?
I can play this game just fine with 2,303 MBit/s down & 0,445 MBit/s up.

[Angelo]

Jeez... probably close to 300$ USD.

Playing casually since open beta (I still have no classes at level cap).

[Maninbluejumpsuit]

Like... not even 60$ in two years i think.

[RadiantLegend]

~100 USD, shared 1/4th of it with a friend

[artbunker]

I spent $60 on the game before the DDOS. I convinced my friends to go premimum for about 3 months as well .

[Kikikiki]

About approx. 3000 hours of gameplay and I've spent around $200 so far.

It's not like I regret it, though maybe I'll hold off on AC for now before the servers become actually stable again.

[TehblackUchiha]

Been playing since the open beta and have spent about $200 - $300(Max) on this game only because webmoney was selling at such a jacked up price. Used a ton of AC on scratch... never again. Looking forward to spending a bit more but with reduced prices due to pso2 es :D

[Tes]

I've spent about £800 which is just over $1300

[AlaskanKactus]

I've been playing since day one and just recently bought premium for the first time. I was planning to buy it more often but then DDOS happened.

3500 AC or $42 (I used WebMoney to get my first AC, terrible)

[Chik'Tikka]

once, way back in the fall of 2012, i bought a total of about $50 before they banned American Express cards+^_^+

[ShinMaruku]

$20. This game has joined Tera and warframe that got mah money.

[martinmeegan]

Since Jan 2013 I've spent about £200. Been premium from 2 weeks after I started playing which accounts for most of that.

[TsukasaHiiragi]

I used ES to get AC, spent roughly $30 on two months of premium then the ddos happened >.>

[Daiyousei]

Am I the only one here who kept premium up consistently throughout the 5000 hours I logged in game?

been playing since open beta.

[FOnewearl-Lina]

Am I the only one here who kept premium up consistently throughout the 5000 hours I logged in game?

been playing since open beta.

Not just you, thanks to their premium campaigns my premium won't expire until 2015.

[isCasted]

6000 AC in 11 months.

[Evangelion X.XX]

@Daiyousei:

I've been premium ever since 2012; once I went premium, I never went back.

[ShawnLeeGuku]

Been playing for less than a month and I've spent about $35 USD. Was planning on consistently getting premium, but that depends on how the next few days play out.

[Ordy]

$150 USD

Waiting for Meji's post (*≧▽≦)ﾉｼ)) www

[Jay6]

I've probably spent maybe $100 on AC. IMO, it was worth it. >_>

[merru]

should past 20~30k yen for me
not really sure ...I can't remember
heck there's still an unused 30days premium ticket in my storage

[Dammy]

5000 yen
playing since april 2012

[SeYc]

Around 100€
3 months premium, several mags, inventory upgrade, additional skill tree, 30 days shop ticket.

Been playing since July 2012. Tryharding only since September 2013

[Ce'Nedra]

I don't even want to know but I easily passed 1000-2000 euro, playing since Beta. I'm to lazy to TA and I work full time without much rl costs so I can burn it on this. Better then going out and get drunk/do drugs. I think pretty much in these 2-3 years I burned a full month's pay on this game~

[BIG OLAF]

So, you think that the only two options are 'spend it on PSO2' or 'get drunk and do drugs?'

[Cypher_9]

Me personally I think I spent well above $150 dollars into this game with AC. Not the first time either really but, just to think the money you spend into things~

Is it worth it? Yes for such franchise - wish I didn't have the high for WoW though ... ; ;

[Tashun]

I've spent at least $200 to keep premium up. Along with the PSO2 Vita game card which was $50.

[KuroNeko77]

I lost count somewhere, but I must've spent around 15000 Yen (Something like $150 if I'm not mistaken) since the Open Beta... mostly for premium passes though.

[Chigun]

I spent a couple hundred, wound up with tens of millions of meseta via accessory/costume selling, and bought very good gear. Also premium.

Regret spending so much so fast. Irresponsible on my part. But I didn't regret what I got out of it in-game. Hope it has use in the future.

[Miyuki_Kamiko]

1 30 day prem 1300
1 additional mag 300
2 skill trees 1000
1 support partner
that's it

[Reikoku na kuma]

Been on PSO2 almost a year and a half. $100 (prem and AC scratch)

[Funk]

I played beta and have premium since day 1,
+ around 100$ of scratches in 2 years...
+ 7 Mags
+ 2 additional skill tree

so around 1000/1500+

[.Jack]

Premium access + at least 1 extra 500 storage ~1500-200ac monthly for the past 2 years plus extra things here and there..

Post $500+ range.

[ignika98]

A lot.

[Agitated_AT]

This is probably why f2p games succeed. The amount of people who spend arent a lot. I think I read it was around 10/20% from an article. But those who do spend, spend a lot more than what the average would want to spend on a retail game. It works very well financially for a company, but it has its cons as well

[Cypher_9]

This is probably why f2p games succeed. The amount of people who spend arent a lot. I think I read it was around 10/20% from an article. But those who do spend, spend a lot more than what the average would want to spend on a retail game. It works very well financially for a company, but it has its cons as well

That is the power of choice given - if marketed well; the person has the choice to get what they want if they can afford it. This is why this method is successful in itself and why other companies are turning to it - however; other companies don't know how to do it well...

*cough* BioWare *cough* SWTOR *cough*

Seriously how are they going to cap your money that YOU earned through the game... that there is down right absurd and doesn't give me the desire to pay them anything...

Even heard Mabinogi isn't good at it either with everything being 'pay to win'

But the forumla that PSO2, Tera, Warframe, eeehh no i wont say Vindictus.... but just a few examples that have 'openess' to their games. You can play/ progress without being hindered and still face the luck of the draw. It is only when you reach that point, is the something else you would want to see/ have.

[ShawnLeeGuku]

So, you think that the only two options are 'spend it on PSO2' or 'get drunk and do drugs?'

Wait, there are other options?

[SquashDemon]

By now I think I may have spent 500 dollars.

[SquashDemon]

Wait, there are other options?

Uuh, yeah, they're called "Hookers" Shawn.

[Vetur]

I've already spent over a hundred USD at least, within 3 months.
If you consider that if they added common international payment options, or if they had the PSO2es method earlier on, we probably would have spent even more since we wouldn't have to worry about added fees.
Not to mention it would make buying more accessible to those who couldn't use the current methods.

But, while we do spend money, there are far far more Japanese players who spend far more than any of us probably do. Japanese are more accustomed to gachapon system than foreigners probably are, and some spend ridiculous amounts on their hobby. My mother who was born and raised in Japan agrees that Japanese people tend to just plain love spending money and buying things impulsively.

Well, if they ever have any reason to not accept us as customers, it'd most likely be because of a legal issue with licensing, which they wouldn't be able to do anything about unless they released an international server, which would probably not have all the collab/anime stuff. I think that it's possible that they simply don't want to acknowledge foreigners to avoid any legal arguments.

[Asellus]

$795.00

Not a fucking penny more if they impose permanent IP blocks on non-SEA players (even if I'm able to get in).

[KakuRoze]

Around ¥20000 now~~
Playasia -> WebMoney -> SEGA

[Walkure]

2-3 rounds of 20k AC and one of 50k.

Still a bit less than a subscription game given it's been about a year and a half.

[Tivor]

10K AC, I spent around BRL 260 approximately, I think that translates to around $110. I play since October 2012, though. I began buying AC around September~October last year, and bought again in April. Spent mostly on 30-day premium tickets used sparingly.

[Zysets]

40-50 USD so far over the last year and a half. Split down the middle through CN-USA and using PSO2es to buy using Google Wallet.
I've never payed for premium, just AC scratches and 30 Day shop passes.

[Macman]

OP, are you gonna tally all this up?

[the_importer_]

OP, are you gonna tally all this up?

Probably, once people stop posting, all add it up.

[ReverseSeraf]

It'd be interesting to see whether the total amount of money from NA players (or at least the people posting in here) exceeds the lost profit from the downtime of PSO2 potentially due to foreigners. It'll be way off, but at least we can estimate?

I've spent maybe 200 dollars the past 6 months.

[EvilMag]

At least $150

[Jokai]

50 usd, started playing 2 months ago. My next purchase will probably be to transfer ships if connection issues aren't resolved.

[the_importer_]

50 usd, started playing 2 months ago. My next purchase will probably be to transfer ships if connection issues aren't resolved.

Wish I stayed on ship 06 myself :(