Example:
I am willing to spend $50 bucks for an XP buff on one character.
I am willing to spend $80 for an XP buff on all of my characters.
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Basic law of business. Charge reasonable prices. You sell more stuff. You make more money, cause you have more customers.
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Please explain why the prices have to be so high?
The markup on these "items" seems to be quite insane.
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If the reason is to prevent sudden and drastic change to the game.
Then you should never have allowed the items in game.
I would gladly endure a influx of lvl 200 noobs, and see a fat wallet in Funcom's pocket.
Then look at the current dead state of the game.
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If the reason is to make money. See my first point.
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I would like to see Funcom make more money. I like this game, like the company. Want to see it thrive. I bought some of the items. But I won't buy anymore, can't justify it. I would like to, but not "worth" the money.
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1 item cost $1,000 = 1 happy person.
1 item cost $1 = 10,000 happy people.
Either way. We are all still paying a monthly fee.
Keep us happy, we keep you happy?
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Do everyone a favor, and drop the prices, OR increase the value of these items.
Make them account wide, put em on a recharge, make them nodrop, yes drop, unique, whatever.
But please, don't paint yourself as a vampire sucking the last drops of blood from a already dead game.
Give this game a reason to thrive, and the boost it needs. You have a good opportunity to do that right now.
/Herk rant