$20 a month business model

Maybe one way to present the risky attempt to a increase the sub fee to 20 a month is to tell the players that the extra five dollars will all go to game expansions. game content, and improving the game. For every 100k subs that would six million per year if things go well and get one million subs that would be 60 million a year just for expansions.

Or you could use the cash shop and say all the money made for the next three days will used only for game development purposes and cap it at lets say 10 million or whatever amount you feel is right.

Thing is MMO companies can make net profit of hundeds of millions But when an expansion comes out it does not fell like a 20 million dollar expansion even 10 million definitely below ten million.. Seems like MMORPGs come out which is a huge initial investment then they just milk it until it dies expansions are more of the same and they do not deliver when it comes to very popular features that players have been asking for them to do for years.

But if the player were gauranteed the money they spent or contibuted to the game would go to for the sole purpose of new content and improve quality of life issues like new character models or better animations or choice of sounds for abilities then players would be more apt to support the game.

Reason people feel like 20 dollars is to much is because they already decided that in their mind that MMO companies are already making to much money and not really reinvesting it in game content.

I know Steve is a marketing expert so I will cut this post short and say if you just give players a chance to support and contribute to thier own game instead of well your pockets.(no offense intended) I think players would respond pretty well.

Plus you can even let them vote on things like expansion theme like undead theme, dragon theme, or demonic vs celestial expansions.

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Damokles

@karthos no one fears you... calm down and eat a snickers.

Wandering Mist

@karthos Prove me wrong then.

Karthos

@wanderingmist

Do I have to?

You took care of it already

@damokles okay...? Why would I desire this?

lunarsky

$20 a month would be a difficult sell for an unproven studio with an unknown IP imo. When there is successful competition out there albeit less than there was years ago coming in at a higher price point doesn't help them.

I think it is possible to later raise their prices after people have had sufficient time to enjoy their product but they will need to justify that price hike.

georgeblack

I would like a subscription only model that would ensure the integrity and quality of the game and yearly upgrades. Some just new item tier and new abilities, some with additional map content and new World Boss, some with a new feature integrated.

Nagash

Im just happy I have a life time sub ^^

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