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Xbox Live and PSN reveal Assassin's Creed III micro-transactions
Posted: 29.10.2012 14:24 by Simon Priest Comments: 6
I sense your urge to nerd rage rising, video gamer. Ubisoft is going to be peddling blocks of in-game currency called 'Erudito Coins' for actual real-world monies in Assassin's Creed III.

Fortunately though this is all for multiplayer, as singleplayer gets left unmolested by the dirty word(s) 'micro-transaction'. These coins let you buy game items, "disregarding your current level."

They'll likely work like Mass Effect 3's multiplayer currency system where players can invest in helpful one-time items. The coins are stacked at 20, 50, 155, 380 and 925.

The Xbox Live Marketplace has 925 Erudito Coins for 1600 Microsoft Points. Spend real money to buy fake currency in an effort to buy additional fake currency - genius. The singleplayer portion of Assassin's Creed III uses British Pound Sterling as the game world currency. "Buying this pack will grant you Erudito Credits in-game, allowing you to acquire some game items, disregarding your current level," blurbs the Xbox Live Marketplace listing.

The latest US PlayStation Store update lists the available Erudito Coin bundles.

Assassin's Creed III releases on Xbox 360 and PS3 this week, on PC November 23rd.

Source: Eurogamer

Comments

By lichlord (SI Core) on Oct 29, 2012
lichlord
"Buying this pack will grant you Erudito Credits in-game, allowing you to acquire some game items, disregarding your current level,"

in short for the lazy bastards who do not want to play the game properly go buy them sh*t and brag it to your friends...

the real fun is getting the good stuff ubisoft not buying it tsss...
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on Oct 30, 2012
FoolWolf
Well, this is one dubious thing really - before that would have been found on cheats.com more or less how to deal with it and none would know. Now you have to even pay for your cheats...

I'm sorry but even the justification for the buy to get ahead - being a dad and having limited time I can get it - but pay for it? There are other games out there where this isn't needed or that has a cheat to get the game in the way you want it...
By lichlord (SI Core) on Oct 30, 2012
lichlord
still using cheat engine here i somethimes check gamecopyworld but im getting seriously angry about cheathappens asking for money on it... or another one that has a DRM! wtf are you peeps trying to prove? cheats are things that should be free must everything be a profit thing?
By noobst3R (SI Core) on Oct 30, 2012
noobst3R
Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame.
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on Oct 31, 2012
FoolWolf
Saw in other news article that it is only for MP play - so I guess that is just a thing of the new way to make money on the tiresome grinding mechanic...
By lichlord (SI Core) on Oct 31, 2012
lichlord
fortunately still tho many nonpaying people will get punched because of the others that are paying...