In my case, the Simverse coins is one of the best improvements made to the to the 2024 Marketplace.
Prior to the coins, each addon had to be purchased separately. Back when addons usually worked when you bought them, my credit card would get locked/flagged from the fraud department after about 25 “small” transactions. It was a hassle.
Now, I’m able to make only 1 or 2 transactions per month and be able to simply select the addons I want to “purchase”, without having a separate transaction show up on my credit card. From a sales and marketing standpoint, it made it easy to make purchases without one realizing how much they are spending - or consciously reflecting on their current budget limit - the money has already been spent and we’re not earning any interest on Simverse Coins.
However, since many addons don’t work when you purchase them now days, the Simverse coins preference has become a non issue for me. “We” can no longer “expect” products to work or install properly when you purchase them from the Marketplace, so I just don’t “purchase” or upgrade addons like I used to.