I have a multiplayer game that I don't wan't to sell outright because I have server costs.
Is it ok to sell a coin bundle here on itch that players that do not wish to subscribe can use to pay for the game over time?
As far as I’m aware, DLC and microtransactions are allowed, so you shouldn’t have any issue.
Having said that, I’m not very clear on what you mean by selling a coin bundle. Do you mean like selling a one-off payment to allow a user to play the game for X months? I don’t see why you can’t do that, as long as you are perfectly clear to users what they get when they pay.
It's going to be more like credits that you spend in many ways... maybe pay-per-play, or per-minute or anything really. Only way to do pre-paid multiplayer online!
Say 100 coins for 10$! And then you need larger packs (1.000 and 10.000) for the crazy people. You'll be able to gift these too I'm thinking, otherwise the multiplayer part will suffer.
That’s still considered microtransactions, you can offer anything you want for sale in your game. Just make sure users are aware what they are buying, as dealing with money can get troublesome.
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