They have monetized Path of Exile through cursors. Now, players can buy Grinding Gear Games for $10 and get a pack of five custom cursors. These cursors are inspired by the Wraeclast civilization. They can enjoy them and collect POEs while managing the game list or browsing the entire game. The high-contrast cursor has also been added to the game for free. If they think this is an incredible profit, then they are not alone.

From the perspective of people who don’t play POE, players are all confused about GGG’s choice to take this route. Game studios definitely need to make money, but this is a weird way and understand the response. The cursor is just the most unnecessary decoration in the game, as most players can imagine, to win a win-win situation. Although GGG has problems with excessively aggressive monetization, even pure cosmetics, in other Path of Exile Currency, people who are POE players think that this will not bother themselves.

However, this also makes many people wonder. They wonder if anyone will draw the line because of the monetization of Path of Exile or other games. To be clear, just like cursors, they will not affect the gameplay in the slightest, and will not even emit foul-smelling loot around. Other players can’t see the cursor you are using. This may be the reason, and it won’t cause so much trouble for other players.

To fully enter a hypothetical field that has never been done before, one can usually see a game get pages from subscription-based services in other fields, such as receiving notifications to remove ads or other fees. Maybe Path of Exile players think the cursor is the same, especially since the cursor added to the settings for free, which is why some people in the community have encountered this kind of doubt. We still don’t know how such microtransactions will cause dissatisfaction among players. And players still buy POE Currency to enhance their personal strength.