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So what do you think about 35$ for 36 arcanes ;-)?
I think people who buy something at PoE or LoL does it firstly to thank devs. But they don’t really want to pay for nothing. So alternative skins can be a good excuse to spend some dollars.
Or they are collectors and want everything in their favorite game.
Devs choose to put only big and expensive pack better than micros. It’s their business plan, we have to deal with it… As far as I know, they never reply about micros. Or alternative visuals.