So, has anyone else really analyzed what BHS and EME are doing with these Chronoscrolls. It is genius, really. I only hope they weren't introduced too late.

Basically, if prices stay the way they are, this game will be totally free to play, without the horrible aspects of a free to play game. Why? Because it is the community that is paying for other's game time.

Also, while I know this is to fight gold spammers, with the inaugural pricing, EME is making, I would assume, five extra dollars per chronoscroll, as opposed to having us pay each month. This is a win win. I mean, I get to play for free, and each Chronoscroll I buy equates to 15$/month of play time (as opposed to my 6 month 10$ deal). If I keep buying scrolls, it amounts to a player paying the full price per month.

I guess this is just to say...Keep them prices low for my sake, haha(I am wondering how much they will fluctuate in the future). And know that BHS and EME, from a marketing standpoint, may have found a new way of making money for MMOs. I like that I can choose to use in game currency to play free, or keep my gold and pay monthly. I wouldn't be surprised if future sub-based MMOs use this same tactic.

This isn't genius, as BHS and EME didn't "find" anything new with it.

Oh. Sorry, it's the first time I heard of it. I am curious, what other game has other players paying full price for my discounted monthly service?

EVE Online. This feature is a direct carbon copy of their feature.

It must be brilliant if people flood the forums about it.

Free to play if you have a level-capped character, maybe. >.<

2-3K gold is nothing...


TERA is basically F2P for me at this point.

Eventually everyone will have their +X everything and no one will have any need to spend gold on massive goldsinks like enchanting, money will pool in the system, prices will grossly inflate.

Quote: Pinupgirl on 06/30/2012, 12:27 PM - view

Nope not going to work that way next patch is around august-september which brings a new instance and new gear people just can't wait to plus 12 that too.

Bluehole totally didn't meet up with CCP and discussed the details of their PLEX system and totally didn't design the Chronoscrolls around it...