Types

This is identical to Spend above but with a caveat: the player cannot collect Gems by playing your story; they must purchase Gems from our store

This is 80-90% of your story’s monetization (the rest is from Keys that gate the start of the story)

The bare minimum is to have at least 2-3 premium choice per episode but we have seen as many as 5-6 done in an elegant way.

There are many ways to implement this but here are a few:

Example 1 – Exclusive Content

• Player has an option to hear more about a companion’s backstory and raise their relationship with them but only if they pay Gems.

Example 2 – Cheat

• Player has been given Progression choices and accumulating REPUTATION
• They get to a choice that requires REPUTATION of 10 but they only have 5
• There is a premium choice that accomplishes the same thing but requires Gems instead

Example 3 – Conserve

• Player can spend limited TOKENS to bribe officials
• Instead of spending TOKENS, they may be given an opportunity to spend Gems.

Example 4 – Prepare

• Player arrives at a campfire and has the opportunity to rest for Gems.
• Resting will refill their MP for the upcoming battle.
• If the player hasn’t been spending their MP they might not need to rest but for those who want to be prepared, they’ll take every precaution.

Example 5 – Gratify

• A final category comprises of premium choices that give an exclusive choice that is especially cathartic or narratively rewarding.