This article was originally written for TheNintendoVillage.com, a website I founded and ran from 2018 to 2021.

Rocket League developer Psyonix happily removed loot crates from the game earlier this month in place of straight microtransactions. Whilst this was a welcome move, many fans were left a little disappointed by the pricing that was subsequently attached to items and Blueprints that were introduced in their place. Thankfully, Psyonix have heard the feedback and made some changes.

Announcing the reductions on their website, they acknowledge that the initial pricing “did not meet community expectations” and implemented the following changes:

ITEM PRICING REDUCTIONS
Reduced the base price ranges of Item Rarities (before attributes like Paint) to the following values:
Rare: 50-100 Credits
Very Rare: 100-200 Credits
Import: 300-500 Credits
Exotic: 700-800 Credits
ITEM ATTRIBUTES
Paint and Special Editions now add less cost across the board, based on rarity:
Most Paint Colors: 50-200 additional Credits
Burnt Sienna: 0 additional Credits
Titanium White: 100-500 additional Credits
Special Editions: 200-400 additional Credits
Occasionally, special items will have custom pricing that varies from the above guidelines.

Welcome news, and in another smart approach they’ve also said they’ll be refunding the difference in credits to anyone who’s purchased any in game items between the rollout of the Blueprint update and the announcement of the lower prices:

“For in-game purchases made between December 4 and December 11 (today) at 12:00 p.m. PST (8:00 p.m. UTC) we will add Credits equal to any difference in price directly to your account. For example, purchasers of Crimson Fennec will receive 500 Credits back today, as a Crimson Fennec now costs 700 instead of 1200 Credits. This price adjustment is a one-time only event, and only applies to purchases made between December 4 and December 11.”

It’s always nice to see a company taking justified feedback from the community on board and making adjustments where necessary.

Are you happy with the new pricing structure? Let us know in the usual place.

Source: RocketLeague.com