Comment on RuneScape is planning on introducing Black Mirror inspired membership plans

PineRune@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Simple strategy. You lose the low value customers, retain the spenders. Less cost for infrastructure, employees, all that.

  They’re likely cutting it too close with the cost, but what do I know, I don’t pay for jack.

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  • Kelly@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It sounds dangerous.

    Don’t you need the playerbase to attract and retain the whales?

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    • ICastFist@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Only on PVP focused games

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      • Almrond@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Which is very much OSRS. PvP is what single-handedly holds up the game economy there, while mega-rares and discontinued items prop it up in RS3.

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  • EarMaster@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This is what Stop Killing Games will look like…we should get used to it…

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    • bizzle@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Trash tier take

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      • EarMaster@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You can downvote all you want, but that is the logical escape the industry will take. They will make the online part of games expensive to pay until no one wants to play it or pays them an absurd amount.

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• DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Fucking hell even XIV isn’t that much

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