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I always love the Dungeon videos! One concern is the price. Gameloft has created a gold mine with Order & Chaos. Game is expensive. Loaded with content. Monthly subscriptions are cheap. I wonder what direction will you go?
First of all as I wrote before our game is different and we focus on something else. We planed the game the way that after you reach max level it is the beginning of a new experience with end game dungeons and expert dungeons (not like that after you reach max level you have nothing to do except for PvP and talking on chat). We want to reward player after reaching max level with even more fun. We believe that game are about fun not about "price war" so even if we had the same pricing as for O&C we will still have player who like the game but... Target plan is for game to be free with item shop but we will do item shop development after the game is done and playable with a few areas. Until item shop is finished game will be free for 2 zones for each faction (total of 4 zones) & 1 dungeon, and then $1.99/month to access to everything. (We will launch without item shop in game yet) We will try to add new zone every 2 months until currently planed 20 zones done (all 20 zones free) Check map concepts video for world map with 20 planned areas. There will be optional zones called "islands" themed with various crazy and epic themes and for those "islands" will be adventure packs. "Island" is not necessary and island (could be) but just the term to show isolation of a zone to which will be teleport. It could be huge underground world, underwater world, huge land in the sky, dragon land, wizard land etc
I don't like the idea of having to pay for new areas to explore. Make the game 9.99 with an item shop and 99 cents a month subscription. What measures are going to be taken to prevent piracy?
Maybe my previous post was not clear. I wrote that all 20 zones will be free so no need to pay for them. After item shop in game you will get to max level without need to buy any zone. Until item shop added it will $1.99/month after 2 free zones for each faction (total 4 free zones) for access to everything what is after first zones including the islands. We expect game to be completely free for all 20 zones in about 2-3 month after launch (time needed to add item shop). Note that in $1.99/month version there will be no item shop so nothing more to spend to have access to 20 characters on account, max bags, max bank or on anything else. That $1.99/month will go away after that 2-3 months when we switch to total free to play will be made.
It's too bad freemium is the only model that seems to work on iOS since most of the gamers here are too damn cheap to pay for good content. I'd prefer we have a subscription each month (make it more than $2 to compensate) with no item shop. Most f2p MMO's I've tried are terrible due to item shops. Of course the cheap losers here refuse subscription based games. Its unfortunate.
Unfortunately, this is true. If you look at the top ten games, they are 99% 99 cent games because they are cheap and dont cost a lot. Whenever a gameloft or EA game goes down to 99 cents, it sky rockets to a top ten spot. If this game is as good quality or higher quality game than O&C and they put a higher price on the monthly subscription (3.99 or more maybe), this game will do amazingly well. Usually if a company is not well known in the appstore and they make a high priced, high quality game, it wont do as well as if they were someone like gameloft or EA selling a lower quality, high priced game. It would still sell better than the non-known company selling the high quality game.
WoM will be a free download app. The $1.99/month subscription for other zones after the release is a way for the company to start gaining money and that to further the development of the game. As Veraxon said, once the item shops is added, the zones will be free. There will be 3 ways to play: 1) Free 2) In-Game purchases and 3) $1.99/month VIP membership. If anyone has any questions, be sure to check out the forums (link in sig). There's a lot of useful information and the community is great and helpful. Any questions you have you can ask and I'm sure we'll answer them ASAP
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Man you guys are doing great. Youre pushign out mobs left and right while im waiting for the beta WHOS PLAYING CELTIC HEROES?
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