Originally posted by WiSeIVIaN
Fwiw I believe admins that more flex is bought for GLB2 than GLB1 at this point. They moved off of GLB1 because even with their changes the game had plateau and was declining to the point of not being profitable as their main cash cow. Whether the decline is due to the natural progression of a browser games life, or due to mis-steps is a different type of conversation, but I think it's safe to say WG wouldn't be moving off of GLB1 and focusing on other things if it was still the cash cow.
For better or worse, admin's view those still on GLB1 as bad/low value customers. The user base is largely toxic, the customers refuse to use new products WG produces. Many live purely off of recycled flex which was already purchased, so new purchases are low.
Imho WG should be looking at ways like what's posted in the OP, to make the GLB1 customers into good high value customers again, by enabling them ways/reasons to spend more money. If you just ignore GLB1 and treat all users like 2nd class citizens, there is a 0% chance those people change from low value customers, and it just feels like a waste of a lot of potential revenue.
While that may be true now, that is simply a matter that WG caused. I have played each WG game, and I spend quite a bit of time on MB, but because of the methods in which they did GLB from the start I haven't had to pay for flex for a very long time. I bought that flex for GLB classic, and honestly MB really has not garnered them any extra value from me. I would guess that is probably true of many of those who played GLB and are now on one of the other games. However, those new games did garner some new customers (I suspect, but I really don't see many of them) so of course they had to spend money if they wanted to be decently involved in those games. In short, the money spent when GLB classic was their only pay game is still money that was spent for that game and can't be valued to the other products. I mean I suppose it can (probably is being done by the same admin that say what you have mentioned they say), but it is a terrible way to analyze valuation of products.
If your statements are the true feelings of WG then they are confused. We can't be held accountable for their bad business practices and models, although they have already set a mighty long list of precedent for having done so.
For the record, I play MB, but I will never spend a dime on the game; it is not good enough. I don't trust WG to ever spend another dime on GLB classic, and GLB2 is possibly the worst game I have ever played in my life. Therefore, it seems pretty unlikely I will ever spend another dime on a WG game, even if changes are made on classic. They haven't earned what I have already spent, and any changes they make mean I might have a better chance of spending my remaining flex more quickly and being done with the company altogether. That said the money I spent has "entertained" me for quite a long while. It is rare I don't log in, but I don't confuse that with WG actually offering a good product. GLB was a good product when it was at its highest point, but that was some days past.
Fwiw I believe admins that more flex is bought for GLB2 than GLB1 at this point. They moved off of GLB1 because even with their changes the game had plateau and was declining to the point of not being profitable as their main cash cow. Whether the decline is due to the natural progression of a browser games life, or due to mis-steps is a different type of conversation, but I think it's safe to say WG wouldn't be moving off of GLB1 and focusing on other things if it was still the cash cow.
For better or worse, admin's view those still on GLB1 as bad/low value customers. The user base is largely toxic, the customers refuse to use new products WG produces. Many live purely off of recycled flex which was already purchased, so new purchases are low.
Imho WG should be looking at ways like what's posted in the OP, to make the GLB1 customers into good high value customers again, by enabling them ways/reasons to spend more money. If you just ignore GLB1 and treat all users like 2nd class citizens, there is a 0% chance those people change from low value customers, and it just feels like a waste of a lot of potential revenue.
While that may be true now, that is simply a matter that WG caused. I have played each WG game, and I spend quite a bit of time on MB, but because of the methods in which they did GLB from the start I haven't had to pay for flex for a very long time. I bought that flex for GLB classic, and honestly MB really has not garnered them any extra value from me. I would guess that is probably true of many of those who played GLB and are now on one of the other games. However, those new games did garner some new customers (I suspect, but I really don't see many of them) so of course they had to spend money if they wanted to be decently involved in those games. In short, the money spent when GLB classic was their only pay game is still money that was spent for that game and can't be valued to the other products. I mean I suppose it can (probably is being done by the same admin that say what you have mentioned they say), but it is a terrible way to analyze valuation of products.
If your statements are the true feelings of WG then they are confused. We can't be held accountable for their bad business practices and models, although they have already set a mighty long list of precedent for having done so.
For the record, I play MB, but I will never spend a dime on the game; it is not good enough. I don't trust WG to ever spend another dime on GLB classic, and GLB2 is possibly the worst game I have ever played in my life. Therefore, it seems pretty unlikely I will ever spend another dime on a WG game, even if changes are made on classic. They haven't earned what I have already spent, and any changes they make mean I might have a better chance of spending my remaining flex more quickly and being done with the company altogether. That said the money I spent has "entertained" me for quite a long while. It is rare I don't log in, but I don't confuse that with WG actually offering a good product. GLB was a good product when it was at its highest point, but that was some days past.
Edited by toobad4u_00 on Apr 15, 2015 05:34:42
