Originally Posted by sniddy

$20 for a 5* choice is tempting, this is pay to waifu - but it's an acceptable price and I'd....consider it

$40 is silly

HOWEVER - we won't see the sales figures, and offering them at 40 a couple of times then a few months later doing a special sale at 20 both generates interest and a perceived 'bargain'

You're right; this could also just be a psychological ploy. But I don't think that's the case here because we already perceive that $20 for a 5* of choice ticket is a decent price; you've said that you'd consider buying it also. That said, I'm pretty sure we'll see occasional sales; the "affection gacha" going on was enough to catapult FKG from 12th place to 1st (briefly) on the first day it went live. While you're also correct in that we're not ever likely to see sales figures, we can get a rough ballpark idea of the impact just from the game rankings (which could be manipulated by Nutaku, but I kind of doubt that's going on here).