Apex Legends players boycott a 12,000-ruble skin that hasn’t even been released

The Apex Legends community is already dissatisfied with a skin “for opinion leaders” and a pricing policy about which players still know very little

The new Apex Legends skin surprised everyone not only with its beauty, but also with its (estimated) “cost” of $164 (or around 12,000 rubles). It cannot be bought directly (as believed on the Reddit forum); one must collect a set of 24 items timed to the anniversary (which is how the “cost” adds up).

The post by a dissatisfied gamer who would have been willing to buy this skin for $40 gathered nearly 11,000 karma points (“likes”). 

Commenters began discussing the pricing policy, as such a price is quite high and only “opinion leaders” (bloggers, streamers, etc.) can afford it, and Electronic Arts management also faced criticism.

Dependent_Brick pointed out that this boycott makes no sense: “You think EA thought everyone was going to buy this? They only need the 1% of players to buy the skin [for $164], and they will.” Beautiful_Range1079 chimed in: “Right. The game is free, and most people don’t spend money on it anyway. They [EA] rely on whales [people who invest heavily in the project] who will buy these things no matter how much they cost.”

Notably, the information reached Reddit users via a leak. There is no official information yet about the skin’s distribution model, but the Apex Legends community has preemptively expressed its outrage.