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Microtransactions

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited July 2011 in C-Store, ZEN, and Promotions
In our community, there is a lot of concern with the c-store, items and pricing for the c-store. This week, Extra Credits has devoted an episode to the subject of micro-transactions.

Anyone with c-store concerns, and the marketing team should watch this video, I feel it gives a fair analysis of micro-transactions, and gives attention to what is both good and bad about them. this is a short video and takes less than 10 mins to watch.

Link : http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/3689-Microtransactions

Hope you enjoy this
G.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    Nice piece, i could certainly think of a couple MMOG developers who could use the advice given there.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    As a whole, it seems like STO has followed this advice well. There are no I Win buttons in C-store and the prices are justified.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    starkaos wrote: »
    As a whole, it seems like STO has followed this advice well. There are no I Win buttons in C-store and the prices are justified.

    Edit: Never mind,Atari Tokens will become useless anyway once the deal with Perfect World is finalized.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    It'sd not Atari's fault, euro's have to pay extra because of your own governments online transaction tax.

    Now before one disses the online trasnaction tax that europeans must pay for every purchase online, you must first understand one or two reasons why (there are many)

    Online transactions are killing small business' and retailers hence was creating a noticable hole groing in economy where their people were buying from other countries rather than pay 10 bucks more for the same product from the store next door.

    So to maintain a flow of money internally to stimulate economy further, the tax was placed on online transactions to europeans.

    I am not european, but I do agree with this method. It makes sense, either buy locally, or be taxed.

    I believe all countries need a tax on online transactions.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    Sirius39 wrote:
    It'sd not Atari's fault, euro's have to pay extra because of your own governments online transaction tax.

    Now before one disses the online trasnaction tax that europeans must pay for every purchase online, you must first understand one or two reasons why (there are many)

    Online transactions are killing small business' and retailers hence was creating a noticable hole groing in economy where their people were buying from other countries rather than pay 10 bucks more for the same product from the store next door.

    So to maintain a flow of money internally to stimulate economy further, the tax was placed on online transactions to europeans.

    I am not european, but I do agree with this method. It makes sense, either buy locally, or be taxed.

    I believe all countries need a tax on online transactions.

    I was not referring to the tax,but the price increase from a few months ago.
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