Monetization

[seiyria]

Two routes of monetization, both can coexist:

Patreon

• A certain contribution level gets you a custom prefix in the game (ie, your name - Eric's, Derek's, Kyle's, etc)
• A monthly delivery of the IRL currency ("gems" probably) proportional to your tier

In App Purchases

• All in-app purchases should buy quantities of gems. Gems can be spent on in-game upgrades.

Gem Store Upgrades

• Improved monster engagement range (maybe +50 or 100%) for X days (7 or 28)
• Custom App Themes (including custom icon changes for stuff like the player icon)
• Item Find Bonus Booster (lasts 1 day, starting when it's used)
• XP Gain Booster (lasts 1 day, starting when it's used)
• Gold Gain Booster (lasts 1 day, starting when it's used)
• Killstreak booster
• Hero boosters (itemfind+xpgain+goldgain)
• More inventory space (permanent)
• Better Carrier Pigeon (you can sell things for more money from your inventory)

Note: Buying boosters in a 5-pack (instead of singular) would be cheaper, gem-wise, than buying 5 separately.

External possibilities:

• geocaching swag (pins, badges, etc) and other merch sold in a store like shopify
• Allow companies to advertise items from their respective shops (sales, discounts, etc) - they pay a small fee to get an "ad" featured on their shops

Crowdfunding:

• Kickstarter
• https://crowdfunding.gamekicker.org/ ?