Replace 01/10/24 11:50 a.m. ET: Apex Legends’ crossover occasion with Remaining Fantasy VII Rebirth is now reside, and in line with Eurogamer, the costs are decrease than initially thought.
Earlier than the occasion went reside, followers of Respawn Leisure’s battle royale believed occasion packs would value 1000 cash (or $10) every. Nevertheless, it seems the primary pack prices 100 cash (about $1), and every subsequent pack will increase in value relying on the variety of gadgets you already personal. Eurogamer notes that when you have 16 to 35 gadgets, “the price of packs will increase again to 1000 cash.”
At the moment, the Apex Legends storefront exhibits that these occasion packs are “discounted” anyplace from 30 to 90 p.c, with pricing changing into much less beneficiant as you purchase extra gadgets. One occasion pack can be given away totally free to of us who log into the sport earlier than the crossover occasion ends on January 30.
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EA’s well-liked battle royale shooter Apex Legends will kick off a brand-new crossover with Remaining Fantasy VII Rebirth on January 9. The occasion brings cosmetics and equipment impressed by the upcoming RPG sequel, together with the long-lasting Buster Sword. Nevertheless, Apex Legends followers are fairly pissed in regards to the value of the in-game gadgets, significantly one that can reportedly value as much as $360.
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Developer Respawn Leisure introduced the occasion on the sport’s official web site on January 4, detailing all the pieces that can be accessible from January 9-30. This features a new sport mode centered round Remaining Fantasy VII, materia that comes with its personal buffs (like HP absorption and summoning capabilities), character skins impressed by Aerith and Yuffie, Twitch drops, and extra. It’s a cool-looking collab, one which sees Cloud Strife’s Buster Sword slice and cube the varied Legends with a restrict break that appears like the Omnislash.
Sadly, regardless of how dope this all appears, Apex Legends followers aren’t too happy with how a lot they’d must spend to entry the various FFVII Rebirth cosmetics. In line with a sneak peek of the in-game retailer, particular person packs of the occasion’s gadgets value roughly 1000 cash (or $10). That’s already unhealthy sufficient, for the reason that sport reportedly has insanely low drop charges.
The dying field in Apex Legends is precisely what you would possibly anticipate. They’re caches of apparatus a participant had earlier than they have been gunned down on the battlefield. The Remaining Fantasy VII Rebirth dying field is impressed by Sephiroth’s One-Winged Angel look from the unique sport’s remaining battle, which appears fairly badass. There’s just one strategy to get it, although. It’s essential to accumulate all 36 crossover occasion gadgets and since packs run you $10, this little coffin of kinds is roughly $360 to unlock. Followers assume this price ticket is fairly ridiculous, with fairly a number of of them memeing about what you can purchase with that cash as an alternative.
The YouTube video saying the crossover occasion on the official Apex Legends channel is inundated with criticism of the pricing.
“I beloved the half the place they gave us an opportunity to earn the heirloom totally free and the prospect is 0.00001%, and the whole occasion costing 360$ [sic],” consumer PatentPending47 wrote. “Actually an apex expertise.”
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Kotaku reached out to EA and Respawn Leisure for remark.