The krono are also regularly traded at a steep discount on ebay and other sites. Buying from the DBG store ~17.99 each. secondary markets are ~$8.
People buy kronos from RMTs, RMTs use their 24box armies to farm literally all of the available loot. RMTs then sell the loot back to players for kronos.
I quit lockjaw 2-3 weeks after launch because it became clear that not only was DBG going to do nothing to stop this pay to win silliness, but they actually profited from it. Kronos cost more than subs. A person who 24 boxes and RMTs for Kronos generates 432/month for DBG. A person who 24 boxes with regular subs only generates a max of 360/month.
They're happy to split their profits with RMTers.
I argued, on the boards, for DBG to put in game real dollar loot purchases. This way DBG could capture all of the money available for the RMT and would disincentivize loot farmers.
People who wanted to play the game would have a game to play. People who wanted to pay to win would be able to do that.
I was shouted down and now casuals are left only with pay to win.
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