Originally posted by Dyngo@Jun 21 2006, 10:50 AM
As I understand it, Simu got some strange system to offer different kinds of accounts?
Like platinum account or simular, and thats abit more costly then a "normal" account?
Could anyone confirm this? And if this is the case, whats the point with it?
I dont really like the idea.. but I need to understand why they do like this.
The account types in our other games go like dees:
Prime, Premium, and Platinum.
Prime and Premium are on the same server, and Platinum is on its own.
Prime costs 15 a month, Premium costs 40, and Platinum costs 50.
All of the account types are similar, but Premium get some benefits that Prime do not. Premium members can own houses, get extra storage space, and a lot of extra character slots (for example.. there are other benefits too). Platinum is pretty much really really hardcore RP, everything Premie and probably some extra bonuses. I've never played Plat, so I don't know what it's like.
A lot of people are wary of our pricing, but a lot of our customers really like it. There are some who feel left out, but I played Prime for two years and I never felt that there was much difference.
I don't know if we'll do it with Hero's Journey.
I think the major point of doing it, would be that it allows for a lot more GMs, therefore a lot more content, and a lot more fun. If we went with a flat low rate like 15 a month, we would need a lot more players to have the service we have in our other games. If there are people paying an extra 25 a month, well then, there are a lot more GMs to make the game more fun for everyone.
If we do tiered pricing in HJ, I highly doubt it would be as much of a jump in tiers. More likely it will all be affordable, and HOPEFULLY it will be a better system of picking what benefits you want to pay for.