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Genuine Question about Spending RLC

[(Anonymous)]

So, ever since quarantine I moved back in with my parents. I have way more disposable income because no rent, which would be great, but the other issue is that I find myself in a constant struggle to not blow it all on Flight Rising.

Am I the only one with this struggle??? What do

Re: Genuine Question about Spending RLC

[(Anonymous)]

OP

Did NOT mean to post that early lol but it was basically complete anyways

Re: Genuine Question about Spending RLC

[(Anonymous)]

I'd rather spend money on things other than FR, so no

Re: Genuine Question about Spending RLC

[(Anonymous)]

Don't have disposable income rn so can't relate :(

jk. Not about FR, but I do feel this way about other games sometimes. I know it's not really worth it though. I used to spend 20-50 pounds per month on games, nothing I couldn't afford, but it wasn't worth it in the end. It used to be exciting and fun, but then I was spending whenever I was bored or feeling down. And the feeling of wanting more never went away no matter how much I had. I'd just keep making loftier goals for myself until they became goals I couldn't afford. Then I stopped playing because I couldn't realistically achieve what I wanted anymore and it felt like a waste. So these days I don't let myself spend a cent. It gets pretty tempting sometimes though.

That's just my personal experience with this sort of thing. I'm sure there are plenty of people who spend money on FR/other games who are way smarter than I am lol.

Re: Genuine Question about Spending RLC

[(Anonymous)]

back when i was more active, i spent money on gems for dom battles and pretty skins/accents. i don't regret it, it made me happy. nowadays i very occasionally buy g if it's for something time sensitive, so it's worth it for me. but i would never spend more than the $20 pack per month, that's the limit i set myself.

Re: Genuine Question about Spending RLC

[(Anonymous)]

It can be a struggle, i agree with you OP. Especially if you're in the G1 community or the accent community, or if you like to buy art.... yeah lol.

But i say do what makes you happy OP. Though if you're worried about overspending, or getting addicted to spending (both of which can happen faster than you'd think, as someone who has done both) then i'd set a budget for yourself and maybe keep it closeby. What i do is write it in all caps because that way i read the note as me yelling at myself to NOT do the thing, or NOT do the thing *too* much, lol. Also i find that using a trick my mom drummed into me really early helps me a lot, which is constantly asking myself "How much do i really want this? Do i want this enough to spend 5kg? 10kg? 20kg?!" If the answer to any of those is no, then i just don't buy it. Of course i do occasionally splurge/impulse buy but ...for the most part these are the things that help me not spend a lot.

Re: Genuine Question about Spending RLC

[(Anonymous)]

OP

This is amazingly helpful advice, I seriously cannot thank you enough. I worry a lot about getting addicted to spending RLC when I can't afford to be blowing all my money on it.

Thank you!!

Re: Genuine Question about Spending RLC

[(Anonymous)]

hmmm, I personally enjoy the challenge of making gems strictly from gameplay. The only time I ever spend rlc on flight rising is when I am buying art from another user so i can support them directly

I have nothing against people buying gems though. I mean, the staff and the serves need money to keep going. Just make sure you don't go overboard and give yourself a limit. The only time I bought gems is when i bought 2000 gems or whatever to support the company when i first joined in 2013 but missed the kickstarter.

Re: Genuine Question about Spending RLC

[(Anonymous)]

Why not just pay the user in cash?

Re: Genuine Question about Spending RLC

[(Anonymous)]

I do

I am paying real life cash for a flight rising art via paypal. That's the only time I'll bust out rlc for anything flight rising related. sorry that wasnt explained well enough in my post