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Champions Online is now over 4 years old so .....

psytce0002psytce0002 Posts: 56 Arc User
edited October 2013 in Champions Online Discussion
How about lowering the price for the lifetime membership ?

I would like to get it but at $ 299 it is just too expensive for a game that is 4 years old ....

I think that having a $ 199 sale, like you have had a few times for STO over the last 2 years while never having one for Champions, might get a little influx of cash for you guys and not for nothing but a few sales at $199 is better than none at $ 299 .........

Just some food for thought :)

Thanks!
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  • lafury001200lafury001200 Posts: 567 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Champions Online Marketing Guy likely agrees with you.

    He was taken years ago.

    *edit harsher than I intended, sales are always welcome
  • chaelkchaelk Posts: 7,732 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    but to benefit from that, they would have to admit that Champions exists and tell people....
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    now that was really cynical... time for sleeep
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  • flyingfinnflyingfinn Posts: 8,408 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    I'd buy that for a dollar!
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  • ramthananaxramthananax Posts: 128 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Good idea... and, realistically, how much longer would a "lifetime" really be, at this point? I honestly keep expecting to hear that PWE's pulled the plug.
  • spinnytopspinnytop Posts: 16,450 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    ramthananax wrote: »
    Good idea... and, realistically, how much longer would a "lifetime" really be, at this point? I honestly keep expecting to hear that PWE's pulled the plug.

    I dunno. Flyff was launched around 2005, so it's like 8 years old, and it's still around... and look at it... it has like 200 people playing it, and it's still live. There's a list of MMOs just like that, so if you look at the MMO industry as a whole, CO isn't dying... it's doing about average. This is what happens when a market gets flooded with about a thousand different products in such a short time span. CO isn't going anywhere, because there's simply no reaon for it too! So lifetime could very well be another ten years. So smile about it! :D



    As for the subscription sale, sure why not. Throw in a free Ripper AF with each purchase or something.
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  • nephtnepht Posts: 6,883 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    lafury001200 wrote: »
    Champions Online Marketing Guy likely agrees with you.

    He was taken years ago.

    *edit harsher than I intended, sales are always welcome

    And is now breaking rocks in some far flung penal colony.
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  • spinnytopspinnytop Posts: 16,450 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    nepht wrote: »
    And is now breaking rocks in some far flung penal colony.

    Why you so obsessed with penals? >:|
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  • bacardiserrallesbacardiserralles Posts: 14 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    If Mythic had decided to give away lifetime memberships for Warhammer at the giveaway deal of $199 on March . . .

    . . . it'd be just like this.

    Just stick to Gold - if you must. :rolleyes:
  • chaelkchaelk Posts: 7,732 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    spinnytop wrote: »
    Why you so obsessed with penals? >:|
    bzzzzzzt --joke fail


    because Nepht would like to lock up her brother Gingervitus in one.
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  • jonsillsjonsills Posts: 6,318 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    nepht wrote: »
    And is now breaking rocks in some far flung penal colony.
    Did they send him to Chiron Beta Prime?
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  • helbjornhelbjorn Posts: 678 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    spinnytop wrote: »
    Why you so obsessed with penals? >:|

    Penal envy.
  • nephtnepht Posts: 6,883 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    chaelk wrote: »
    bzzzzzzt --joke fail


    because Nepht would like to lock up her brother Gingervitus in one.

    I thought I would, for a long time a very long time it was one of my life goals. Then I found out out if I hide his bad hat ( trust me its a bad hat ) he cries like a BEEP.

    Suddenly I like having him around >:3
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  • kojirohellfirekojirohellfire Posts: 2,075 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    jonsills wrote: »
    Did they send him to Chiron Beta Prime?

    I heard it was Rura Penthe.
  • spinnytopspinnytop Posts: 16,450 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    chaelk wrote: »
    bzzzzzzt --joke fail


    because Nepht would like to lock up her brother Gingervitus in one.

    ...so Nepht is obsessed with her brother and penals...


    well... she is egyptian after all.
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  • decorumfriendsdecorumfriends Posts: 2,802 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    nepht shouldn't wonder at the tears:

    I thought I would, for a long time a very long time it was one of my life goals. Then I found out out if I hide his bad hat ( trust me its a bad hat ) he cries like a BEEP.

    That's because any plen vhere you lose you het is a BAD plen!
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  • chaelkchaelk Posts: 7,732 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    and that commetn decorum was pure punishment.
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  • nephtnepht Posts: 6,883 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    spinnytop wrote: »
    ...so Nepht is obsessed with her brother and penals...


    well... she is egyptian after all.

    Penal ( like penalty ) means punishment my point is under current management a LTS sale probably wont happen ... and Im not Egyptian Ima mostly Dutch with a tiny dash of Japanese >_>

    Seriously , my daughter also plays champions , I dont want her reading such stuff , to be honest a lot of teens play CO. I also didnt bring my bro up and you saying what you did is just plain crass and gross.
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  • nextnametakennextnametaken Posts: 2,212 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    nepht wrote: »
    Seriously , my daughter also plays champions , I dont want her reading such stuff , to be honest a lot of teens play CO.

    So she can spend four hours a day indulging in pointless violence, but should she read the suggestive wording pointing toward a human organ you get offended and worried.

    You got problems deeper than any orifice goes.
  • nephtnepht Posts: 6,883 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    nextnametaken wrote: »
    So she can spend four hours a day indulging in pointless violence, but should she read the suggestive wording pointing toward a human organ you get offended and worried.

    You got problems deeper than any orifice goes.

    She would agree with you. Shes married with a kid now. I have always been somewhat over protective ^_^"
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  • psytce0002psytce0002 Posts: 56 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Go away for a few days and my post gets WAY off topic ...

    I'd like to see a response from the powers that be ... if possible .... I still have enough 60 day cards to last over a year so a lifetime sale is not really needed for me to keep playing as a gold member, but I'd still get it at $ 199 ... so how about it ....

    Thanks!
  • kenpojujitsu3kenpojujitsu3 Posts: 1,320 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    psytce0002 wrote: »
    I'd like to see a response from the powers that be ... if possible

    I hope you get your response. This has been asked about numerous times over the years (especially when STO was having the LTS sales) and no response was given so it'd be nice to hear something about it.
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  • sekimensekimen Posts: 306 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Would be smart to do a sale before people are out of funbucks from buying new consoles.
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  • slumpywpgslumpywpg Posts: 129 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    sekimen wrote: »
    Would be smart to do a sale before people are out of funbucks from buying new consoles.

    ew, perish the thought! Long live the PC master race!
  • bwdaresbwdares Posts: 1,517 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    psytce0002 wrote: »
    Go away for a few days and my post gets WAY off topic ...

    I'd like to see a response from the powers that be ... if possible .... I still have enough 60 day cards to last over a year so a lifetime sale is not really needed for me to keep playing as a gold member, but I'd still get it at $ 199 ... so how about it ....

    Thanks!

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  • darqauradarqaura Posts: 169 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    psytce0002 wrote: »
    Go away for a few days and my post gets WAY off topic ...

    I'd like to see a response from the powers that be ... if possible .... I still have enough 60 day cards to last over a year so a lifetime sale is not really needed for me to keep playing as a gold member, but I'd still get it at $ 199 ... so how about it ....

    Thanks!

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  • spinnytopspinnytop Posts: 16,450 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    psytce0002 wrote: »
    Go away for a few days and my post gets WAY off topic ...

    I'd like to see a response from the powers that be ... if possible .... I still have enough 60 day cards to last over a year so a lifetime sale is not really needed for me to keep playing as a gold member, but I'd still get it at $ 199 ... so how about it ....

    Thanks!

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  • chaoswolf820chaoswolf820 Posts: 734 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    ramthananax wrote: »
    Good idea... and, realistically, how much longer would a "lifetime" really be, at this point? I honestly keep expecting to hear that PWE's pulled the plug.

    Everquest has been around since 1999 and has a 20th expansion set due out before the end of the year.
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    edited October 2013
    Everquest seems like the exception to the rule.
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  • chaoswolf820chaoswolf820 Posts: 734 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    shieldtower wrote: »
    Everquest seems like the exception to the rule.


    Blizzard's flagship title is coming up on 10 years...
  • gerberatetragerberatetra Posts: 821 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    shieldtower wrote: »
    Everquest seems like the exception to the rule.


    Yes and no?

    Ultima Online is still going to, there's a lot of MMOs still alive, limping along on a dedicated fanbase.

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    edited October 2013
    Rum scape is still around and getting updates :3

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  • towershield#4714 towershield
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    edited October 2013
    gerberatetra wrote: »
    Yes and no?

    Ultima Online is still going to, there's a lot of MMOs still alive, limping along on a dedicated fanbase.
    chaoswolf820 wrote: »
    Blizzard's flagship title is coming up on 10 years...

    World of OrcsVsHumans, EQ and UO are still around because they've been able to find and stay in the sweet spot by regularly expanding their games and keeping their loyal subscribers happy over the years. They'll continue to be around as long as they maintain the formula.

    I'm not sure Cryptic has it in them to be capable of that sort of longevity or success. Poor game management and F2P pitfalls being their biggest problems.
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  • kojirohellfirekojirohellfire Posts: 2,075 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    Nevermind, already been addressed.
  • chaoswolf820chaoswolf820 Posts: 734 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    shieldtower wrote: »
    World of OrcsVsHumans, EQ and UO are still around because they've been able to find and stay in the sweet spot by regularly expanding their games and keeping their loyal subscribers happy over the years. They'll continue to be around as long as they maintain the formula.

    I'm not sure Cryptic has it in them to be capable of that sort of longevity or success. Poor game management and F2P pitfalls being their biggest problems.

    Well, they've got a new dedicated group taking the reins now, let's wait and see what they do before judging any imminent dooms so hastily.
  • chaelkchaelk Posts: 7,732 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    Rune..scape is a year older than WOW, has a third upgrade/setting and is still running the original game on servers too. It has a large supply of subscribers and F2p accts.
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  • towershield#4714 towershield
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    edited October 2013
    chaoswolf820 wrote: »
    Well, they've got a new dedicated group taking the reins now, let's wait and see what they do before judging any imminent dooms so hastily.

    That's always been my stance regarding this game. You completely misunderstood what I was saying if you thought I was drawing a dooming conclusion.
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