Financial Plea to the Developers

I can say only that I do agree that the prices on the cash shop are way to high for what is being sold. I know that it is my decision to spend money or not, and I will say that I have; but it would be nice to be able to spend money and get something worth while out of what I paid for on the game that I am enjoying thus far very much. I do not think i will be buying any of the zen again; and I also doubt that I will be the only one making that decision.

The prices are a bit ridiculous for what is being offered; and the economy is not going to allow outlandish spending for a few hours of fun for much longer. I believe that when it comes to choosing where to put their dollar, people are going to be look for quality/ value over momentary entertainment.

With the prices lowerd I think you will get more people who will buy and support the game regualary, as well as be willing to introduce more people to the game. With the prices as high as they are . . this game might as well turn into a pay to play and you offer this stuff in game; and trust me, I doubt your players want that at all. Keep the prices high, and you are going to loose players to other games; be it different games, or just cheaper versions of this one. Then you will be stuck out with no one wanting to enjoy or support the world/community you have put all this effort into.

Hopefully these post will not befall blind eyes.

(ps- sorry if my english was bad. hopefully it is understandable)

Kahlan - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Took a whole 2 minutes to move this to the cash shop forum... guess they don't want anyone to see it.

there's a reason why we created a forum related to discussion on such a specific set of issues. if you actually want PWE staff to see your post the chances of them reading it in the CS Huddle is much higher then them wading through page after page of a variety of topics in the General Discussion boards.

TheShazzbot wrote: »

there's a reason why we created a forum related to discussion on such a specific set of issues. if you actually want PWE staff to see your post the chances of them reading it in the CS Huddle is much higher then them wading through page after page of a variety of topics in the General Discussion boards.

can't even grant a single request.. >.>

These guys really want to play in your server and their pleading for some changes. Besides, this server's gonna have a competition later on~

better grab those players in and let them stay in your server~

"CHANGE"
we can believe in

lulz~

I agree with USA financial issues.

We were cold last year, and will be colder this year, I can invision us running around the house in snow suits all winter, "in" the house.

I agree that there is MAJOR compition now in the online gaming world.

But I dont' necessarily agree with price changes.

Here is why, and can we please keep this a healthy discussion, and not a flaming or bickering war.

We played an online game for 8 years, Started with 1 account, at 6 month mark had 2, by the end of 1st year had 3. The game charged 10 dollars a month at the time to play, and now it's 13 plus tax. Far from the reason we stopped playing.

Lack of Game support and caring about the problems and issues the players had, They flat out stopped caring about the player based players, and problems, issues we all had, and we just didn't really matter anymore.


Ok so, figure we had our accounts on 6 month billing cycle,one a month over the 6 months, to get a discount. the 7th account we used as needed billed monthly.

If we decide to play here, the willingness is there to spend that say 30 a month for 2 accounts.

With spending that 30 a month to buy zen instead of paying to play, we could easy in a few short months have everything there is to have, and full inventory/bank exspansions for every character, even the veno pet sacks exspanded.

We live pay to pay and since we stopped playing the other game, we have bought new vehicles, so our budget is about 30 a month to pay to play something. I have been looking for a year, my husband only the last few months. I think we found it, PW. But with the zen system being bonk.. my husband changed his mind about downloading, said he will when and if it's ever fixed.

Ok... why do I disagree with price change?

Lets say we go out once a month, to dinner and a movie.
we have children, to go out we would need to easy pay a sitter 20-30 dollars, to baby sit. Dinner at a resturant cost us the last time we went out, $40 with tip. Movie prices are average $14 to $17.

So just going out one night a month lesser prices, and lets skip a sit down dinner and go to McD's, value meals super sized!!. 13 dollars... LOL!!! Lets do it in the afternoon, so cheaper movie prices.

13 for McD's, 20 for a sitter, and $20 for movie. $53 dollars, and that's no pop corn or munchies. Reality? Movie $33, munchies $15, Dinner $40, sitter $30 for easy 5 to 11 pm. That's one evening, comes and goes... say 5 or 6 hours with travel of time doing something $118, lets not forget the 4 bucks a gallon gas... so add $200 for gas.. LOL.

So buying zen at 20 dollars a pop, I do not see as "to much" I think more people will be willing to sit at home and become game drones, and online game zombies LOL, like you know we all are. They will be at home, bored not able to afford going out.. play a free game, and not have a problem dropping 20 bucks here and there to increase the enjoyment of the game, when it was 80 or 100 a month to go out for a few hours of fun, Now? even if they drop 20 bucks a month, that'll be nothing.

How many $20 dollars would it take to buy everything? Well I figured it out the 2 characters I play all the time would cost me $30 to hae everything I want for them. Full exspansions of banks, and inventory. so I tried to spend 30 today, and ya read that thread.

Point is, in a month I would prob send another 20, with in 2 or 3 months, I would have full list of characters, one of everything, full exspanded banks, back packs, pet sack on my veno. Everything I "want" from the zen store. As well as with in 6 months, the same for my husbands account (if he decides to play). Plus we would probably have a ton of gold left over for anything new that came along we would want to get.

I was actually thinking today.. I wonder if it is possible, could we have another "great" depression? and what exactly was so great about it? If we do? what does it mean? But that's not for these forums.. LOL

Kind of ironic, we are in a financial crisis, banks are failing, stock markets down, major unsettlement..and we're talking about the prices for virtual "stuff" in an online game.
I want the Dam Gas Prices to be lower and food to cost less! Someone write some letters like this to the oil companies! Stuff that we really can't live without and have to pay thru the nose for. Cheaper gas and food and we could afford more zen...:)

Kingofhearts - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Kind of ironic, we are in a financial crisis, banks are failing, stock markets down, major unsettlement..and we're talking about the prices for virtual "stuff" in an online game.
I want the Dam Gas Prices to be lower and food to cost less! Someone write some letters like this to the oil companies! Stuff that we really can't live without and have to pay thru the nose for. Cheaper gas and food and we could afford more zen...:)

lmao, tru on there too. . lets write away. . . .only problem. . as with most things. . .getting those that are getting the money in their pockets to care.


(srry bout the double post did not see your post till i had sent the other one)

oooooo, yummy.
<<< loves tea, lol

Caeria - Heavens Tear wrote: »

I agree with you Kahlan. Im a high school student taking Economics. And so far from what I heard and learn so far, things wil take a BIG fall if something isnt done soon (Damit congress stop trying to bail out the big guys and help US out here). PWI needs to lower prices in cash shop. Lower prices = more spending = eployees being payed more = more money expenditure that will help bring up the economy, the stock market, and businesses that will help us out of this recession. With things going back up to normal less people will be fire/layoff, wages cut, houses going into foreclousure, less competition on getting jobs, more loans being issued, and etc.

Even this is only a little bit, but it will go a long ways to help things get back into shape. If it keeps on going like this things will slowly go backt to the way it was without government intervention.

>.> They already know that~ but they're blind enough to ignore it~

instead of giving us Events and stupid overpriced Shop items, they should rush solving problem with the cash shop~

problem is, people keeps buying on cash shop even if it's overpriced~ these devs won't do anything unless Cash shop buyers stop buying~

They won't start changing things unless there are still people buying those CS items~ period.

Tomiko - Heavens Tear wrote: »

>.> They already know that~ but they're blind enough to ignore it~

instead of giving us Events and stupid overpriced Shop items, they should rush solving problem with the cash shop~

problem is, people keeps buying on cash shop even if it's overpriced~ these devs won't do anything unless Cash shop buyers stop buying~

They won't start changing things unless there are still people buying those CS items~ period.

i completely agree. people want a difference in the prices, then stop buying and supporting them. tell anyone who cares enough to listen. dont buy and they will have to lower the prices or loose the game. when people work together, much more gets accomplished.

lunarosa wrote: »

i completely agree. people want a difference in the prices, then stop buying and supporting them. tell anyone who cares enough to listen. dont buy and they will have to lower the prices or loose the game. when people work together, much more gets accomplished.

right on...POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!! :P
it shocks me how devs cant understand if prices lower=ALOT more ppl buy its soo simple even a little child can figure it out:eek:

If we don't get our act back together soon, then China and probably India will take our "high and mighty" position. Probably we ourself might have to learn how to speak Chinese somewhere in the near future.

Kahlan - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Funny you should say that. I am teaching myself Mandarin Chinese because I think in the next 10 years it will be a highly marketable skill.

My class is studying ancient China now and when I told them I was learning Mandarin they wanted to know a few words, so I taught them and they were all over it, I only wish they liked history as much. Now we spend the last 5-10 minutes per day of class learning Chinese, but only if they get their work done.

Funny, I used to have to bribe them with candy... who knew?

Haha. Well I've always wanted to learn a little bit of Mandarin Chinese. Since I've always been intrested about China and all. Its a funny way to bribe your students I'd say.

And some people don't have phone numbers. >.> <.<

WOOOT! So well written. If they DO reduce cost of ZEN by 50%, I will definitely spend money to buy ZEN. But with prices as they are now, no way they'll be making MY money! Man. The last MMO I played, you could buy 10,000 cash points with SG$10. And it wasn't like all the items costed millions of cash points. In fact, you could buy a gd few items with, say, 20,000. Thing is PWI is a lot better than that MMO, but it would become A LOT A LOT better if they were to adopt the same business plan as the aforementioned MMO. Anyone feeling me?