PCGamingWiki:Editing guide/Microtransactions

This is a new area introduced April 18, 2020 as part of the Taxonomy project.

This section is a subheader of the Availability row. It is a combination of a free text area and a list of how the game implements their microtransactions.

Directly below the Availability and DLC tables will sit this new header:

===Microtransactions===

Guidelines

• Please refer to Microtransactions article for terminiology.
• Use the phrase real money purchase to indicate an exchage of real money for microtransactions.
• Each statement should be referenced.
• Each sentence should be as concise as possible, no more than one or two sentences per point.
• Every game has a different term for a currency/loot box/cosmetic etc. bold each term for readability, e.g. Bright Engrams.

List

• The list must correspond with the Taxonomy list of microtransactions which should be entered manually into the {{Infobox game}} section, refer to Taxonomy.
• Delete any non-applicable microtransactions.
• The list can be reordered for readability, but ideally start with Currency (to introduce how real money purchases are made) and end with Finite/infinite cap.

*'''[[Currency (microtransaction)|Currency]]''': Begin with this row ideally to explain how real money is directly exchange for in-game currency, then how it is earned in-game. Try not to mention other currencies unless necessary.
*'''[[Loot box (microtransaction)|Loot box]]''': What drops from the loot box
*'''[[Cosmetic (microtransaction)]Cosmetic]''':
*'''[[Unlock (microtransaction)|Unlock]]''':
*'''[[Boost (microtransaction)|Boost]]''':
*'''[[Pay-to-skip (microtransaction)|Pay-to-skip]]''':
*'''[[Infinite cap (microtransaction)|Infinite cap]]''' / *'''[[Finite cap (microtransaction)|Finite cap]]''':

History

This free text area is an opportunity to explain any major changes to the game's microtransactions, for example, the addition or removal of loot boxes etc. If there are no major additions, then this entire section can be ommitted.