124264-how-we-can-improve-wildstars-financial-success

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Not an option. NCSoft is the publisher, and Valve would demand a cut of sales. Won't happen.


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Yeah, this is why I'm against pretty much any form of cosmetic cash shop. Even the ones that let out somehow earn it through in-game activities tend to make earning it such an incredibly painful grind that you'd rather gouge your eyeballs out. There are so many people in WS for whom housing and customization is their endgame. Putting that stuff on a cash shop would be like stabbing them (us) in the back.


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Yeah, I'm not seeing the insanity. Well, no more insane than anything else that capitalism has brought us. I'll be as honest as I can and see if it makes sense. I pay my subscription like everyone else. I also have some extra liquid cash that isn't being spent on living expenses. Let's say I'm playing WoW and they put a shiny new golden dragon mount up on the Cash Shop for $20. Hey! I have an extra $20 and I love golden dragons! Now look! I have an awesome new mount and Blizzard has another $20 to put toward other content, paying programmers, doing advertising, whatever. The point is, their bottom line just went up and I got a golden dragon mount to proudly fly through Azeroth upon. Now please, without any snark at all, explain which part of that is "insane."
 * Insert Fry "Take My Money" meme here*


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Uhm. The wardrobe overhaul, the pet system, all of that "fluff"? That's content. That is content I would be supremely disappointed in Carbine for if they put it on a cash shop instead. F2P games with extensive cash shops are one thing. P2P games with them? They honestly disgust me. @Tex: How have they changed? Server costs have gotten cheaper. If anything, my $15/month should be going further (and it does, because we get a lot of awesome in a single game).


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Business sense and consumer advocacy are not the same. In fact, what's "best" for a business is often exactly counter to what's best for the consumer. People getting it in their mind that they can only think of a company's bottom line and that their own consumer interests are irrelevant and inferior is what's gotten us trapped in dealing with a lot of nasty messes and business practices.


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Because they will stop playing the game if the game is not enjoyable, it isn't a fashion show ;)


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But GW2 is making more then 4 times the income now and has a larger population even though wildstar had about the same income at launch. The Elder Scroll is doing a lot better when it went B2P and I can say the same for BnS Japan that went free to play 2 months ago, i had to wait in a queue 3 weeks ago...


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Little late in responding to this, but again, Steam won't happen. Go find me an NCSoft game on Steam. I'll wait. You won't find any because NCSoft won't let Valve take any sales cuts from their product.


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But if you're not enjoying the game, why would you want to access your things? If you're enjoying the game, you pay. That's the model. I see the point you're making, but I disagree.

That wasn't the point. :P


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