I've just noticed a new gem offer from SP....the usual 1700 gems for $49.99.. has now changed to 2550 gems for 99.99 ... basically a 25% hike in gem pricing for the top offer.
Has anyone else seen this offer... I'm hoping this isn't the new norm.......

I'm guessing it's a way to get us all to buy gems when it goes back too 1700 for .49.99 ... because we will be so thankful.....

Anyway, was wondering if other folks had seen this offer and if it's being deployed other other currencies too.....

Yep, I see the same. Maybe two weeks ago I saw in game message about "price adjustments" after which VIP price went up from 19,99 to 21,99 for non ranked monster. Maybe now it came to gem price.

I noticed this earlier.

I was waiting for the gems to come on sale so I could buy Bo Tai.

Then I noticed the pricing structure.

What they've done is add some gems to the existing price (to make us be happy that we're getting some extra 'free'), rather than halve the price of the gems.

What this means is that we get 400-500 gems less for £49.99

I am just about done with this game now.

@Swag These sales happen every few months the normal sales will return as a 2 hour sale today, they always have

@annihilator When today?

@annihilator
Hope your right... I've been playing the game for quite some time now and have never seen an offer like this.... anyway.. fingers crossed SP haven't increased gem pricing by 25%

They have increased prices by 10% for most non-american players it seems.
Euro conversion got 10% worse, and is now 20% above a fair rate (1 dollar is 90 euro-cents, but we have to pay 110 euro-cents).

And yes, I decided not to buy another pack of diamonds because of that. Because whenever the game developers get greedy this usually spells trouble for a game.

Today sale gives 50% more gems on the top package, instead of a 50% lower price on said package. This is a very significant increase on an already absurdly high price. Disgusting.

@Axel-Bjelland

I'm seeing the same..... that's a 25% increase ... pretty substantial..

Let's hope they are just trying this out ... and will revert back to the original pricing...

And I tend to agree, when a game starts hiking the cost 2 play substantially ..it normally doesn't end well....

if they dont change it, i won't even be surprised. People from top teams will do anything to buy gems, no matter how much it costs. This game means their life for them.

Today alls right with the world .... Gem pricing has returned to the low low price of 1700 for 49.99....
I almost feel compelled to buy some... racing through my mind is thoughts of massive gem hikes in the future... wouldn't it be sensible to stock up now....

Instead I'll just make some coffee and see if I can snag 100 gems in growth spurt....

I think they just came to their senses, no need to stock up.

From time to time SP test this price increase , no one buy , then it return to normal No worry when you see it

I'm only getting these overpriced undiscounted but supposedly more gems prices only... what's going on SP..? A few days now no discounted prices at all.

@ss13 where are you, I've had a few gems sales in the last week?

This is not a discount...

The above is the only version I'm getting... it's not a discount. For a few days now, twice a day or the long over a day or 2 day "offers", this is the only version I've been getting...if this is the direction SP will be taking for all gem "offers"...sorry, but I'm not interested.

They did this a while back when Bo Tai was the Premiere Monster. I was going to buy him but when the gem "offer" appeared it was much the same as it is now, so I didn't bother.

This game sure is horrible lately.

This is getting ridiculous...do they not see how greedy this looks? It's so discouraging. Do they think we can't tell when we're getting ripped off?

@Jade-Hunter said in Gem price increase ?:

This is getting ridiculous...do they not see how greedy this looks? It's so discouraging. Do they think we can't tell when we're getting ripped off?

And yet there are actually users who prefer the regular price with the increased number of gems. Honestly there is no good way to do this, there will always be those who are happy with it and those who are not. Personally I prefer a mix up between the two, sometimes I want the discounted price and sometimes I want the increase in gems. And sometimes, like now, neither matters because I do not plan on buying any....

But how is it a bargain? $49.99 would normally get you 1700 gems...but now only buys 1336? And if I wanted to spend $100 then I would get 3400 gems (which is the same thing as buying 2 - $50 gem packs in previous gem pack offers) but I don't want to spend $100 a week on this game...I'd rather spend the money on a mani/pedi. I personally don't see how this is NOT a rip off...

Go back to regular gem packs sales please...

@Jade-Hunter yup a total ripoff to try and trick noobs who may have got a gift card for christmas and were thinking of buying gems.

@testcyp said in Gem price increase ?:

@Jade-Hunter yup a total ripoff to try and trick noobs who may have got a gift card for christmas and were thinking of buying gems.

Kind of like how the runes sometimes indicate "Offer", but the gem price listed has no discount.

@testcyp I think the increase of ML paid promotion on TV/media, the updating of the food/gold/gems sprites, and the new gem price structure is all part and parcel of a new era of ML.

SP are trying to attract new players, and let's face it, they won't know any different, will the?y?

@Clackers they aren't getting any new players anymore. People may play for a few months but once they need to start paying for decent legends, then see how little that gets them with 130 nemesis running around and they will quit and move on. I'm sure as long as they can sucker enough people to start they will be able to report good numbers to investors.
Like when Blizzard stopped reporting subscription numbers and went to some other metric when people were quitting in droves since WoD.