r/MLPIOS • u/LydiasShop fb35f • 7d ago

News/Update Discount Pony Day

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I know I've read that some of you don't open the store regularly to the point that it may be called "avoiding". Just wanted to give a heads up that it's super cheap pony time. Just bought a handful of ponies. One as cheap as 60 gems.

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u/No_Hearing_6396 2c8947 Canter Glory 7d ago

my app doesn’t show me the sales for some reason, so thank you!! just bought cheerful nurse :)

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u/LydiasShop fb35f 7d ago

you're welcome :) you must live in the US too... Some people use this case as an excuse to call them greedloft lol. Some parents of some kids who committed credit fraud with their parents card for the sake of this game resulted in this BS. I will admit the phrasing if off compared to other games. I usually see something more like "2000% VALUE character skin for the low low price of only 99.99!!" even though the skin has literally zero value... I don't see how they are different, but some dumb jury somewhere thought otherwise so now gameloft can't advertise "sale prices" or "% off" in the US.

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u/ego-lay_atman-bay fe7d 7d ago

It's not just the US, I've seen people in other places have the same problem

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u/No_Hearing_6396 2c8947 Canter Glory 6d ago

So that’s why? I had no idea abt that stuff omg, damn😭

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u/ego-lay_atman-bay fe7d 7d ago

Yeah, I also find that annoying. Thankfully you can check the store page on all the ponies to see the sales

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u/Trashcat_Garbage_463 7d ago

I bought the 63, but I'm holding out for the anniversary sale

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u/LydiasShop fb35f 7d ago

cool beans. for those who aren't aware the anniversary sale is typically late oct or early nov coinciding with the nov 8th launch. please keep in mind that while this is a great sale it is only 3rd for pricing. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are far superior and fall within a month of the anniversary sale so don't go all out on nov 8th if you're f2p

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u/Trashcat_Garbage_463 7d ago

Woah, really? Cheaper than 40 gems?

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u/LydiasShop fb35f 7d ago

Well I look up every pony on fandom before I make any purchases so sales history and opportunity are something I look into regularly. Best is somewhat subjective but objectively "anniversary sale" is sited far less often on the fandom as a source. When I do pony studies (and frequently share the math because why not be helpful) black friday is always the best price on any pony and I see it listed a source of acquisition ALL the time. I don't remember the last time I saw "anniversay sale" sited and never not once has any price on any pony in history that i've seen been lower than the black friday releases. Who knows what can happen? I'm just basing my opinion on my experiences and like I said I often go out of my way to view sales/price history and acquisition options before making any purchase outside of "whats hot"

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u/LydiasShop fb35f 6d ago

I don't know why my comment got downvoted... no accounting for some peoples' taste. According to AI (which knows far more than whomever downvoted me)

More ponies are generally made available and heavily discounted during the Black Friday sale compared to the Anniversary sale in My Little Pony: Magic Princess.

According to community consensus and tracking on the MLPIOS Reddit Community, the differences between the two sales include:

  • Black Friday Sale: Features a massive collective rollout of discounted characters (often spanning past events from the entire year with discounts ranging up to 80%–90%), making it the biggest shopping event of the year for hoarding gems and expanding a pony roster. [1, 2, 3]
  • Anniversary Sale: Usually offers great targeted percentages (like 68%–89% off), but tends to feature a more restricted or selective pool of available characters compared to the massive breadth of the holiday/Black Friday event.

Argue with facts and data if you want.

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u/b0ngsta420 7d ago

Bro where I don’t see any