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Is not being able to buy a skin some kind of tragedy? It's a luxury item at any price. I'm sure there is a kid somewhere crying into his controller because he'

• zen928 3y ago
  It's a potentially negative financial marker to the success of their business model of selling skins if their skins don't sell, I don't think there's any more sentiment to the statement beyond that
  • dkjaudyeqooe 3y ago
    Given that the marginal cost of a skin is zero, and assuming they're not incompetent at evaluating the price elasticity of their sales, $200 is probably where they maximise profit. The comment I was replying to didn't say they weren't selling, just that they were unaffordable to many people, so I don't really know what you're referring to. Maybe it's a negative to alienate your customers in this way, or maybe it works financially to make skins just out of reach and 'aspirational' for most gamers.