Xylvain
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Posted - 2011.06.27 11:46:00 -
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Yes, the game definately has potential, but CCP have proven time and time again that they themselves are most oblivious to what makes their game worth playing. Work is required.
So heres some hints, for starters:
- Dismiss AUR, use ISK.
- Seed BPO/Cs of items and/or have them be produced through PI.
People already spend money on PLEX to turn into ISK, this will give more incentive to do so for people who think they need a monocle. Side-effect: you make a little more money, AND haven't alienated & aggravated your entire customer base within a day.
Be reasonable about CCP internal funding, EvE makes the money, you can choose to use the entirety of profits to fund other projects (that the people who pay you largely don't even want) OR use the profits to fix EvE where it needs fixing, and divert whatever may be left over to new ideas and projects. Again, alienating & aggravating your ONLY customer base is not a good idea. Especially when interested in long-term applicability & goals.
Stop looking into insane qet-rich-quick schemes. Things take time to settle and make an impact. IF EvE were actually fixed in areas people have been complaining about for YEARS, the customer base would naturally, over time increase into more paying accounts, and old ones would be more willing to use money as a subscriptipon tool rather than ISK (PLEX) because the things they can buy with ISK in game actually work and provide them with entertainment.
Stop trying to force half baked ideas down peoples throats (dust...), focuse on quality. I'm sure people would rather a 1 year delayed dust that brings interesting content to both games and hence encourages people to pay for it while not eating up the entirety of EvE profits in its development and turning existing customers against CCP.
Also, complaints have been issued over the same CCP employees mad schemes & useless ideas over and over again, what kind of a person would consistently employ AND give more and more power to the specific people everybody who buys his product hates?
In conclusion: A QUALITY product can demand a price, and people would be willing to pay for it. Create a QUALITY product first - not by stuffing additional useless features into a dying engine but by listening to the needs of your customer base. Do this for 6 months and notice profits starting to roll in. You're a company with an actual product in the real world now, you're not an angry child stomping its feet, and neither are you some kind of thimblerigger. Demanding "MONEY!" to finance "NEW SHINIES!" doesn't cut it anymore.
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