Ubisoft announced today via a forum post that there are changes coming to Reda's shop in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The announcement comes following many of the game's fans expressing frustration with its microtransactions.
The changes focus primarily on a weekly rotation of premium items that will be made available for regular in-game currency, earned through gameplay. In the past, Reda's shop offered three items that Assassin's Creed Valhalla players could choose from each week. The items offered are usually only available in the Animus Store for real money, but can be purchased with Opals, a currency rewarded for weekly and daily quest completion, when they are in Rena's shop. The items available range from weapons to armor and tattoo sets to customize Assassin's Creed Valhalla's protagonist, Eivor.
Not only are the prices of longship items, settlement items, and tattoos being lowered when they appear in the shop, but starting when Reda's shop resets on March 30 it will offer six items for players to choose from. In the post to Ubisoft's forums by the Assassin's Creed Community and Development teams, it say the change comes in response to discussions within the community about Rena's shop, in direct response to the Assassin's Creed Valhalla community's feedback.
The changes seem to be positive ones. The community has had a lot to discuss lately, with some members upset over how the current Ostara Season event feels too familiar to the game's previous Yule Season event, and with details leaking about Assassin's Creed Valhalla's upcoming DLCs. The changes to Reda's shop that give players more options to get premium cosmetic items without spending real money should gain the game some positive favor within the community.
Recent Assassin's Creed titles have experimented with all sorts of microtransaction options. Assassin's Creed Origins got some negative attention from selling XP boosters and a plethora of cosmetic mounts and armor sets. Assassin's Creed Valhalla has garnered criticism for its microtransactions, with many fans frustrated at there being an equal number of armor sets for sale as there are to unlock through playing the game. This change seems like a step in the right direction for fans of the game, giving them more options and opportunities to purchase the cosmetics that they want through gameplay. It is a good sign that the developer is responding to community feedback as well.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Source:Â Ubisoft
