Mortal Kombat 1 Fans Furious With Price Of Highly-Requested Li Mei Skin

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Mortal Kombat 1's microtransactions are coming under fire once again, this time for a skin that costs a full $10. The much-requested classic skin for Li Mei will set you back 1,000 Dragon Krystals and doesn't come in a bundle with anyone else's older outfits.

This Li Mei skin, which depicts her outfit from Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, costs at least $10 in real-world money, just like Scorpion and Sub-Zero's skins inspired by the same game. So, if you want to get the full set, that's $30, a price that many feel is just too high for three skins and a few of their recolours.

The main issue here is that, unlike Mortal Kombat 11, skins aren't being released in packs. This means that for the time being, you'll have to pick them all up individually, and it's not clear if this will change any time soon. The only thing they come bundled with are recolours of the same outfit.

Equally controversial is the fact that we're not getting any new skins in the first wave of DLC, instead just getting the new characters and Kameo fighters. Again, this is a downgrade from Mortal Kombat 11, further adding to the cost of getting every character and cosmetic in the game.

Mortal Kombat 1 has four different currencies: Koins, Seasonal Kredits, Dragon Krystals, and Krowns. Dragon Krystals are what you'll need to pick up the Deadly Alliance-inspired skins.

In this instance, it's perhaps even more frustrating, as fans are always eager to see more 3D-era representation. This is even more true for Li Mei since she was introduced in Deadly Alliance, meaning her skin holds even more significance.

This has been a recurring issue with Mortal Kombat 1. While many fans have loved the story and this new take on old characters, its monetisation has