The hit crossover fighting game MultiVersus requires players to spend over 780 hours in order to unlock exclusive seasonal cosmetics. As with other live-service games, seasonal events with exclusive cosmetics are part of the MultiVersus experience. The Halloween event, which starts on October 12th and goes through November 15th, brings with it changes in fight rewards that reward purchase of exclusive premium costumes.
Update 1.04 brought with it new assassin Stripe, bugfixes, and balance adjustments. As with previous updates, new exclusive costumes can be purchased through the in-game store using Gleamium. For example, Black Lantern versions of Superman and Wonder Woman can be purchased for 2,000 Gleamium each. Gamers have incentive to purchase the premium costumes available for Superman, Wonder Woman, Velma, Tom and Jerry and lastly, Iron Giant due to the way that the Halloween event exclusive Candy Shop operates.
If a player wins every game they play, unlocking the seasonal cosmetics will take 783 games. Realistically, this number will be even higher, potentially resulting in over 800 games needed to unlock the premium holiday content. Players earn candy by playing matches with 10 pieces for a loss and 20 for a win. If a player is using a new Halloween premium skin, Combat Stripe, or Combat Gizmo, the reward is doubled. A loss in a premium skin is worth 20 candy while a win is worth 40. In a team game, if each player is wearing one of the eligible premium skins then each player gets an extra 20 candy for a win or a loss. Adding the cost of the Candy Store unlockables adds up to 16,650 pieces of candy for all the content.
- Pumpkin Patch Profile Icon – 150 Candy
- Jack-o-Lantern Emote Sticker – 500 Candy
- Mummy Reindog Epic Variant – 3,000 Candy
- Calico Cake Epic Variant – 12,000 Candy
The Candy Shop is only available for the next 30 days, which means an average of 26 games a day for 30 days. The math gets better if a player purchases one of the eligible costumes, bringing the total down to only 392 winning games. Extra candy left over at the end of the event can be used to purchase 50 gold for every 500 candy. Gold, a non-premium currency, can be used to purchase new MultiVersus fighters.
Exclusive content behind an event-specific currency is considered standard operating procedure for live service titles. The MultiVersus battlepass is no exception despite being structured differently from other free-to-play games. Asking players to commit over 780 hours for the next 30 days is either absurd or perfectly reasonable depending on which group of fans is being asked. Regardless, over 20 million gamers have taken part in MultiVersus and the currently running Halloween event will likely be another success for Player First.
<em>MultiVersus </em>is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Source: Video Games Chronicle
