How do you make these guns worth their real world money to players? How do you make sure that a free-to-play game with quite an expensive entry for looking cool keeps players interested and keeps the game profitable? "How does something feel special?" Khanolkar asks. I spoke to associate art director Sean Marino and lead producer for cosmetic content Preeti Khanolkar at Riot Games about the skins and some of the considerations the team took when designing the guns. A really cool gun might be upstaged next week by a skin you like even more. This does bypass potential gambling issues but leaves players frustrated if guns don't keep their personal, long-term desirability. And unlike the equivalent within CS:GO, there is no available market to trade or sell them, which has agitated some in the Valorant community. This format, though it avoids the classic loot box issue, does still encourage spending a lot of money on in-game items. And that's at a collection discount which means each skin, if you wanted them individually after their initial release, would cost quite a bit more. For a full set of the top tier skins, like the Elderflame collection, it'll put you back $100. The former can be earned with about a $10 investment in the battle pass. For those unaware of the skin buying system, Valorant skins drop in two ways: through the battle pass or through major releases like the recent RGX 11z drop, which reimagines the guns as RGB heavy computer parts. Valorant's main monetisation continues to revolve around gun skins, and they're undeniably a huge part of the Valorant experience. (Image credit: Riot) Monetisation and skins
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