The Phaseguard bundle has been dropped in VALORANT recently by Riot Games, and gamers are just NOT happy with pricing. In the Phaseguard bundle, you have everything from the gun to the melee, gun buddy cosmetics, player card, and spray—9,900 VP goes into the bundle, which is about $100 in other regions. Now, gamers are simply calling it a blatant scam.
Let me begin grossly describing each sort:
– Weapons: 2,475 VP
– Melee: 5,350 VP (yes, the knife costs more than some complete bundles)
– Gunbuddy: 675 VP
– Playercard: 375 VP
– Spray: 325 VP
That should just confirm the 9,900 VP back for the earnings, far too steep if you think about it as digital cosmetics. Imagine what the community says.
Here follows some meme-worthy reactions: “Greed is consuming riot,” (@furiousfarter1) or another one warns: “No one buy, prices are crazy g” (@Alaedineha1). And honestly? They aren’t wrong. The melee costs more than some of the prominent skins we’ve seen in past bundles, and the players themselves are having an argument about whether or not it is even worth the money.
Some people are actually defending it. “@Justleo64: If it was like 7850 I would be ever happier but I’m still buying it.” But for the majority, is unbelievaable. “@canibeliketroia: The vandal and the ghost is literally what carries this whole bundle and this DOES NOT justify it costing that much.”
Now here’s the weird regional pricing argument kicking in: “@Yx2s_27: 100 balles dans la france de macron,” describing brutal conversion rate for some countries, while “@fnlyrix: Turkey account >>>,” bragged about cheaper VP rates there.
Don’t get distracted about the actual impact in the gameplay or rather, the absence of it. “@Rtfapprix: battle pass skin that does not even have reload animation,” @Gekofff: “Only ghost and Vandal are good, buldog and outlaw are not finished.”
Will they buy it? Probably. VALORANT players are crazy about skins, and the FOMO is real. The backlash is loud; Riot’s better off rethinking the prices before dropping another bundle.
Now, before you buy the Phaseguard bundle, I suggest you really seriously look at your wallet, or just hold on until some other skin goes on sale. 9,900 VP for an entire set is one whole lot of VP.
Well then, at the very least, memes are for free.
