It isn't even a whole skin - just a small metallic implant on your character's face, which isn't even often seen in-game. When CCP introduced Aurum as a kind of premium-but-not-quite currency to circumvent financial restrictions in certain countries, the result was this small cosmetic item going for more than a full AAA game. Things were different when CCP was selling a tiny Ocular cosmetic for your avatar in the notoriously complex space strategy MMO, EVE Online.įew cosmetic items can boast triggering in-game riots that caused the player-affected virtual economy to buckle. We're used to hearing about extremely rare weapon skins in Counter Strike: Global Offensive selling for ridiculous amounts on the Steam marketplace, but since the players sell and set prices there it hardly counts. Paid in-game cosmetics are nothing new, and have been around for far longer than monetization of additional content became as widespread as it is these days. Looking Glass Ocular Implant - EVE Online, ~$60 In space no one can hear you drip Planet Calypso – Entropia Universe, $6,000,000.Ruler Of Wraeclast Pack – Path Of Exile, $12,500.All Costumes – Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, $1,117.All the DLC – Train Simulator 2020, $10,145.Looking Glass Ocular Implant – EVE Online, ~$60.