Freemium games and economies of scale
MODs are a designed relief valve. Taking for granted that it's going to be costly for players, what's the true benefit to EA other than cash? In "protest" you get stagnate players and even high...
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Those are great videos. I'd forgotten about them or would have included links as well.
Please feel free to post your thoughts here too.
Sadly the only thing likely to affect a freemium title's direction is to stop pretending it's a real game.
Instead of calls for balance and playability, to express things in terms of purchases outright. Something like, "we'd like to pay you more to get easy GW's, can we get a skip for crystals?"
But that is a little too honest in face of our pretenses about "gaming" so perhaps we all need to be little more honest: players and developers alike.
You want my money? I'm happy to give you some. So let's negotiate a deal.
Those are great videos. I'd forgotten about them or would have included links as well.
Please feel free to post your thoughts here too.
Sadly the only thing likely to affect a freemium title's direction is to stop pretending it's a real game.
Instead of calls for balance and playability, to express things in terms of purchases outright. Something like, "we'd like to pay you more to get easy GW's, can we get a skip for crystals?"
But that is a little too honest in face of our pretenses about "gaming" so perhaps we all need to be little more honest: players and developers alike.
You want my money? I'm happy to give you some. So let's negotiate a deal.
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