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'''Microtransactions''', also called '''Micropayments''', are small transactions found in online games and services where a user pays a one-time fee for access to a piece of exclusive content (virtual goods). This could be pretty much anything—a cute new hat for your [[Virtual Paper Doll]], a cool new piece of armor, a temporary power-up, whatever. It could even just be a shortcut to content you could access for free—for example, you might pay real-world money for a cache of the in-game currency. The Virtual Goods can be bought directly, but it's also common for your real-world money to buy some amount of special in-game currency to spend in a special shop.▼
▲'''Microtransactions''', also called Micropayments, are small transactions found in online games and services where a user pays a one-time fee for access to a piece of exclusive content (virtual goods). This could be pretty much anything—a cute new hat for your [[Virtual Paper Doll]], a cool new piece of armor, a temporary power-up, whatever. It could even just be a shortcut to content you could access for free—for example, you might pay real-world money for a cache of the in-game currency. The Virtual Goods can be bought directly, but it's also common for your real-world money to buy some amount of special in-game currency to spend in a special shop.
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This is the most common form of [[Bribing Your Way to Victory]] because it generally allows you to pay as much as you like (although payments are often framed as "donations"), giving the richest players the ability to outpay everyone else. The most extreme cases can require players to pay to access vital game content, resulting in an [[Allegedly Free Game]]. However, it's entirely possible to have Micropayments without giving an unfair advantage to those who pay—for example, by making the exclusive content strictly cosmetic.
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[[Freemium]] is a [[Sister Trope]] that sometimes overlaps—a [[Freemium]] game that also uses Micropayments may offer them as an alternative to, in addition to, and/or as part of a Premium membership. Sometimes games will offer a one-time pack of credits for the Virtual Goods for free to give players a taste of power, in hopes that they'll come back to buy more—this is roughly analogous to a [[30-Day Free Trial]].
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The difference between this trope and [[Real Money Trade]] is that Microtransactions are sanctioned and sold by the game itself, whereas [[Real Money Trade]] is done by third parties, without the involvement of and, usually, against the wishes of the game's publisher.
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