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Bidding Mechanics Remove the Ceiling on Spend

Garena Free Fire introduces an auction system for rare cosmetics with unique ID numbers—and winning players have spent up to $2,100.

Bidding Mechanics Remove the Ceiling on Spend

Garena Free Fire’s latest competition introduces an auction for cosmetics with unique ID numbers. To earn the cosmetics, players bid premium currency to rank on a 100-player auction board, and ranking higher awards a profile badge with lower (or “rarer”) ID numbers.

These bidding mechanics create a system that removes the cap on spending, with the 100 winning players each spending between $190–$2,100 worth of premium currency.

After the auction, other players can earn the cosmetics from a standard gacha event—but with higher ID numbers based on the order in which they obtain the bundle. This gacha event uses the ID numbers to create urgency to spend, ensuring the event can capture spend from a wide range of players.

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