Difference between revisions of "Glossary:Infinite spend"

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-|definition        = Infinite cap games have microtransactions that can be purchased over and over again without any limit. This is in contrast to finite cap games that have a limit. This excludes services that you'd only ever seen once, e.g. character name change, server move etc. If the limit is finite e.g. one can spend over $1,000 US dollars, then for all intents and purposes this is considered an 'infinite cap' on microtransactions.
+|definition        = Infinite cap games have microtransactions that can be purchased over and over again without any limit. This is in contrast to {{Glossary:Finite spend|abbr}} games that have a limit. This excludes services that you'd only ever seen once, e.g. character name change, server move etc. If the limit is finite e.g. one can spend over $1,000 US dollars, then for all intents and purposes this is considered an 'infinite cap' on microtransactions.
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 *[[Apex Legends]] has guarantees on their loot box system (Apex Crates) so that for every 500 opened boxes, an heirloom set will drop. Therefore one could possibly argue that one could guarantee every unlock/cosmetic microtransaction given a large enough amount of money spent. However for the purposes of our categorisation, this would be considered an 'infinite cap'.

Definition
Article Category Glossary
Infinite cap games have microtransactions that can be purchased over and over again without any limit. This is in contrast to finite spend games that have a limit. This excludes services that you'd only ever seen once, e.g. character name change, server move etc. If the limit is finite e.g. one can spend over $1,000 US dollars, then for all intents and purposes this is considered an 'infinite cap' on microtransactions.
Examples
Apex Legends has guarantees on their loot box system (Apex Crates) so that for every 500 opened boxes, an heirloom set will drop. Therefore one could possibly argue that one could guarantee every unlock/cosmetic microtransaction given a large enough amount of money spent. However for the purposes of our categorisation, this would be considered an 'infinite cap'. Grand Theft Auto V's Shark Cards can be used up and purchased over and over again.
Notes
Infinite Money Hole (No Spending Cap) If the game has a loot box system, then it is likely that for all intents and purposes it is an 'infinite cap' microtransaction game.