2012-06-15, 06:01 PM
Giving out free, timed items is a marketing strategy.
Giving something free that's timed is a good way to get the person to see what that item can do. Usually it will encourage the person to buy more of the item when the free one runs out, OR in cases like this buy the recharge items to continue using the now ''free'' item.
Since there's an infinite amount of cash items and they take absolutely nothing to ''make'', it can only profit them in the end. People that already bought it don't matter, you got their money already, and people that didn't have it before are now more likely to buy the recharge item.
Giving something free that's timed is a good way to get the person to see what that item can do. Usually it will encourage the person to buy more of the item when the free one runs out, OR in cases like this buy the recharge items to continue using the now ''free'' item.
Since there's an infinite amount of cash items and they take absolutely nothing to ''make'', it can only profit them in the end. People that already bought it don't matter, you got their money already, and people that didn't have it before are now more likely to buy the recharge item.