What they do now, monetizing new ships, is clearly working (and I have bought 2 myself since I returned), so why change that?
I suspect that a sub would kill the game for many. It certainly would for me. I have a large number of accounts that I uese for fuel ratting (and a few others for general gameplay). One sub would be too much for me. Having to sub more than one account? out of the question.
It seems the current early access new ship model, along with the pre-builts and the cosmetics have turned the game finances around.
One of the things that many commanders take advantage of, is that they can step away from the game for a while and return later (I am seeing an influx of returning cmdrs needing fuel rescues recently). How likely do you think it is that a player who stepped away from the game, would come back if they had to pay to do so?
It seems the current early access new ship model, along with the pre-builts and the cosmetics have turned the game finances around.
One of the things that many commanders take advantage of, is that they can step away from the game for a while and return later (I am seeing an influx of returning cmdrs needing fuel rescues recently). How likely do you think it is that a player who stepped away from the game, would come back if they had to pay to do so?
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Make a game more people want to play ? It's really a simple premise. I wouldn't pay a sub even after all these years . I used to pay regularly into Arx and the frontier points because I wanted to support a game I started in 2016. The problem with a subscription is people will expect more regular stuff and feel more entitled.
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Robert Maynard
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Indeed - noting that some players would likely attempt to strong-arm Frontier in terms of particular development decisions by threatening to cancel their subscriptions en-masse (as has been the case in at least one other game).
Personally, I'm happily spending ARX on every new ship, some paintjobs, etc. Happily because I'm spending it on things important to me while indicating to FDev which exactly things I'm happy to spend real money on.
Subscription, even relatively inexpensive, to my understanding assumes completely different approach to content and bug-fixing. No more "we can live with that" stuff, IMHO.
Subscription, even relatively inexpensive, to my understanding assumes completely different approach to content and bug-fixing. No more "we can live with that" stuff, IMHO.
Ugh, subscriptions again. I can't even go to the toilet without some advert asking if I want to pay a monthly subscription for more toilet paper