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Expansions should cost $

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P3ps1 Max
Deaths Consortium
Pandemic Horde
#1 - 2013-07-03 14:41:29 UTC  |  Edited by: P3ps1 Max
I've seen quite a few posts regarding this F2P nonsense. The best avenue to take for the company 'imo', is to charge for an expansion(s). With 1 expansion each year with a set price at 19.99$ along with content updates during the year Question

A company that comes to mind that is extremely successful with this is Guild Wars 2 (which is a pretty bad ass game) which doesn't charge a cent to play each month (just the initial price of the game). They do however have a **** load of micro-transactions from their market place but those items are not game changing but rather clothing and other cool paraphernalia .

To me Eve is setup for success using this business model.Cool
Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#2 - 2013-07-03 14:42:43 UTC  |  Edited by: Doc Fury
P3ps1 Max wrote:
Expansions should cost $


They already do, it costs $15/mo.

Sad that you rolled an alt just to post this.

☼

There's a million angry citizens looking down their tubes..at me.
Intar Medris
KarmaFleet University
#3 - 2013-07-03 14:45:37 UTC
P3ps1 Max wrote:
I've seen quite a few posts regarding this F2P nonsense. The best avenue to take for the company 'imo', is to charge for an expansion(s). With 4 expansions each year with a set price at 19.99$ or 1 expansion with 3 content updates during the year Question

A company that comes to mind that is extremely successful with this is Guild Wars 2 (which is a pretty bad ass game) which doesn't charge a cent to play each month. They do however have a **** load of micro-transactions from their market place but those items are not game changing but rather clothing and other cool paraphernalia .

To me Eve is setup for success using this business model.Cool

Go back to back to WOW.

I try to be nice and mind my business just shooting lasers at rocks. There is just way too many asshats in New Eden for that to happen.
P3ps1 Max
Deaths Consortium
Pandemic Horde
#4 - 2013-07-03 14:46:38 UTC
Doc Fury wrote:
P3ps1 Max wrote:
Expansions should cost $


They already do, it costs $15/mo.


Yea, when majority of the player base is playing for free. But then you have new players with a high turnover ratio paying the bills.

To me this would give CCP greater revenue while providing larger content to its players. More content is a win win for everyone.
P3ps1 Max
Deaths Consortium
Pandemic Horde
#5 - 2013-07-03 14:47:22 UTC
Intar Medris wrote:
P3ps1 Max wrote:
I've seen quite a few posts regarding this F2P nonsense. The best avenue to take for the company 'imo', is to charge for an expansion(s). With 4 expansions each year with a set price at 19.99$ or 1 expansion with 3 content updates during the year Question

A company that comes to mind that is extremely successful with this is Guild Wars 2 (which is a pretty bad ass game) which doesn't charge a cent to play each month. They do however have a **** load of micro-transactions from their market place but those items are not game changing but rather clothing and other cool paraphernalia .

To me Eve is setup for success using this business model.Cool

Go back to back to WOW.



Go back to your cave. Constructive feedback please.
Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#6 - 2013-07-03 14:47:36 UTC
P3ps1 Max wrote:
Doc Fury wrote:
P3ps1 Max wrote:
Expansions should cost $


They already do, it costs $15/mo.


Yea, when majority of the player base is playing for free.


* citation needed *

☼

There's a million angry citizens looking down their tubes..at me.
Inxentas Ultramar
Ultramar Independent Contracting
#7 - 2013-07-03 14:48:22 UTC
The problem with this concept is that Eve is a single shard universe, content really can't be made optional as it can with instanced worlds.
Deacon Abox
Black Eagle5
#8 - 2013-07-03 14:48:41 UTC
P3ps1 Max wrote:
I've seen quite a few posts regarding this F2P nonsense. The best avenue to take for the company 'imo', is to charge for an expansion(s). With 4 expansions each year with a set price at 19.99$ or 1 expansion with 3 content updates during the year Question

A company that comes to mind that is extremely successful with this is Guild Wars 2 (which is a pretty bad ass game) which doesn't charge a cent to play each month. They do however have a **** load of micro-transactions from their market place but those items are not game changing but rather clothing and other cool paraphernalia .

To me Eve is setup for success using this business model.Cool

Have you been in this game even long enough to realize that if you don't download an expansion you can't even log in anywhere? This is not a sharded game. Also, what you propose is ~$80/yr as opposed to ~$132/yr presently under the monthly sub payment. So how exactly does that create revenue for CCP? Also, supposedly, the vanity items such as clothing and ship skins/decals are in the works already.

So, your post is bad, and maybe you aren't as knowledgeable as you thought.

CCP, there are off buttons for ship explosions, missile effects, turret effects, etc. "Immersion" does not seem to be harmed by those. So, [u]please[/u] give us a persisting off button for the jump gate and autoscan visuals.

Riot Girl
You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack
#9 - 2013-07-03 14:48:45 UTC
It wouldn't work.

Oh god.
Adunh Slavy
#10 - 2013-07-03 14:49:13 UTC
In before you are treated as a heritic at the stake and the soon to follow lock

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.  - William Pitt
Tenchi Sal
White Knights of Equestria
#11 - 2013-07-03 14:49:37 UTC
P3ps1 Max wrote:
I've seen quite a few posts regarding this F2P nonsense. The best avenue to take for the company 'imo', is to charge for an expansion(s). With 4 expansions each year with a set price at 19.99$ or 1 expansion with 3 content updates during the year Question

A company that comes to mind that is extremely successful with this is Guild Wars 2 (which is a pretty bad ass game) which doesn't charge a cent to play each month. They do however have a **** load of micro-transactions from their market place but those items are not game changing but rather clothing and other cool paraphernalia .

To me Eve is setup for success using this business model.Cool



Find a charity every expansion release. Donate 15 bucks per account. Live life and be happy.
P3ps1 Max
Deaths Consortium
Pandemic Horde
#12 - 2013-07-03 14:50:23 UTC
Doc Fury wrote:
P3ps1 Max wrote:
Doc Fury wrote:
P3ps1 Max wrote:
Expansions should cost $


They already do, it costs $15/mo.


Yea, when majority of the player base is playing for free.


* citation needed *




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJqsLgIRvys
Lugalbandak
Doomheim
#13 - 2013-07-03 14:50:49 UTC
P3ps1 Max wrote:
Doc Fury wrote:
P3ps1 Max wrote:
Expansions should cost $


They already do, it costs $15/mo.


Yea, when majority of the player base is playing for free. But then you have new players with a high turnover ratio paying the bills.

To me this would give CCP greater revenue while providing larger content to its players. More content is a win win for everyone.



PLEX ARNT OF THIN AIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOmbody paid for sombody else so called "free" game time

The police horse is the only animal in the world that haz his male genitals on his back
P3ps1 Max
Deaths Consortium
Pandemic Horde
#14 - 2013-07-03 14:51:42 UTC
Inxentas Ultramar wrote:
The problem with this concept is that Eve is a single shard universe, content really can't be made optional as it can with instanced worlds.


Not optional, don't purchase the expansion, can't log in.
P3ps1 Max
Deaths Consortium
Pandemic Horde
#15 - 2013-07-03 14:52:07 UTC
Riot Girl wrote:
It wouldn't work.



Why not?
War Kitten
Panda McLegion
#16 - 2013-07-03 14:53:21 UTC
You thought Pepsi Max was a good name, why should we care what else you think?

I don't judge people by their race, religion, color, size, age, gender, or ethnicity. I judge them by their grammar, spelling, syntax, punctuation, clarity of expression, and logical consistency.
Riot Girl
You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack
#17 - 2013-07-03 14:53:30 UTC
P3ps1 Max wrote:
Riot Girl wrote:
It wouldn't work.

Why not?


The ecology of the game is too delicate.

Oh god.
Deacon Abox
Black Eagle5
#18 - 2013-07-03 14:53:36 UTC
P3ps1 Max wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJqsLgIRvys

Thank you for proving yourself wrong. You are either an idiot or a troll, or both

CCP, there are off buttons for ship explosions, missile effects, turret effects, etc. "Immersion" does not seem to be harmed by those. So, [u]please[/u] give us a persisting off button for the jump gate and autoscan visuals.

Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#19 - 2013-07-03 14:53:43 UTC
P3ps1 Max wrote:

Go back to your cave.



You go back to YOUR cave



Guild Wars is a GAME not a COMPANY



Or is that concept too hard to grasp for you

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

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P3ps1 Max
Deaths Consortium
Pandemic Horde
#20 - 2013-07-03 14:54:28 UTC
Riot Girl wrote:
P3ps1 Max wrote:
Riot Girl wrote:
It wouldn't work.

Why not?


The ecology of the game is too delicate.


Is this code word for player's wallets are too delicate?
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