Cavi587 wrote:Then people will be bitchin that the game is p2w, just the same as they are bitchin that it is p2p right now. I would suggest one time purchase (15-20 dollars) and a cosmetic items shop.
But if he advantage isn't extremely abusive, people will continue playing and see the premium account as an option and a investment something they like.
Yes, the bitching will continue, but in a much smaller scale. Being unable to play is the main problem with the current model.
Kubius wrote:Cavi587 wrote:Then people will be bitchin that the game is p2w, just the same as they are bitchin that it is p2p right now. I would suggest one time purchase (15-20 dollars) and a cosmetic items shop.
Cosmetics only work for games like TF2/LoL/DotA because you run into other players that won't permadeath you the second they see you instead of admiring your sick outfit.
Yeah, one way to make this works is o do something Path of Exile does.
Both PoE and HnH have permadeath, but in PoE there is an account stash just for cosmetic items, and you can recover cosmetic items back from hell.
Farn wrote:Cavi587 wrote:Then people will be bitchin that the game is p2w, just the same as they are bitchin that it is p2p right now. I would suggest one time purchase (15-20 dollars) and a cosmetic items shop.
This is the option that could be acceptable. Hell, I could pay 50€ for this game if they only asked for it once. P2P? Not touching it with a meter long stick.
I too see this as a option, but to me this has a flaw, new players.
This game has a difficult curve that is a little bit unforgiving and in my honest opinion, I find it difficult to see a group of new players buying the game without know what they are getting exactly.
Maybe with a free period of one week, and after that ask for the player to buy the game, but without any game time refill bullshit, it would work.
With a free week they could take a good taste of what the game truly is, without feeling that the game is trying to force them to buy the game.
The idea is to leave the player with a feeling of wanting more of it instead of giving him just half spoon of the cake.