Things we wish Simutronics would fix (but they probably won't)

[Taernath]

Last thing I remember seeing of Dragon Realms was someone eating cheese and crying. So... pretty good outlook, all things considered.

I think you're thinking of Silvean in Modus.

[Astray]

I think you're thinking of Silvean in Modus.

Oh, okay. Yeah... that.

[Murrandii]

They are not trying to kill it GS. They are trying to get the most profit in the shortest time possible because it will eventually hit a wall, like every business.

I work as a BA in TI, let's throw an analogy:

You got your milk services like legacy landlines and stuff like that. It has a natural churn (attrition) pointing toward the floor, people leaving to get better stuff.


Key is always to decrease the maintenance and R&D and keep the fees the highest possible until to a point people will call and ask options (in TI, could offer a cellular (but that too is having a churn, we're now into the cloud ways).

If the company is in the stuck market, you can throw bundles to make as if you have a lot of customers (a customer with 4 services is better than 4 customers with 1 service). That artificially keep the legacy services alive longer.


Here, there is no "options" offered by SIMU, no bundles besides some toys here and there to keep the frustration low.

[Methais]

Correction: Laser tag state champion :P

[Hymore246]

Gemstone isn’t going away anytime soon though. It’s unique because the kids playing in the 90’s and late 80’s are coming back for nostalgia and whatever and now they’re adults with their own CC’s. It was one of the first MMOs and probably will be one of the last.

Wouldn't the opposite be true in that case? If Gemstone is only using nostalgia to make money, with no effort put into getting new players, and only focusing on short term money making tactics, then the game will eventually crash and burn once they piss off enough of the players. Given how small the player base is, all it would take to tank the game would be for a few of the big spender whales to leave.

God, the more I think about this the more it feels like Gemstone is a mobile game and not an MMO.

[Taernath]

God, the more I think about this the more it feels like Gemstone is a mobile game and not an MMO.

It pretty much is, at this point. Multi-tiered subscriptions, multiple premium currencies, paid events, a cash shop... the only thing it doesn't have is an up-front box fee. Other mobile games wish they could run this kind of operation. I kind of laughed at the uproar over Metal Gear Survive when people found out you had to pay for a second save slot. GS players have been doing that for years, but it's a recurring monthly payment.

[Androidpk]

the only thing it doesn't have is an up-front box fee.

Wait until GS V launches..

[Hymore246]

Wait until GS V launches..

With a new class planned ...



Gear Knights!

[sellstuff1]

Wyrom's post about the end of feeder-driven games was just after I was banned from Discord for posting memes about unregulated internet gambling. I submitted complaints to the Missouri Gaming Commission and the FTC. If you'd like to de-tangle slot machines from Gemstone, I suggest you do the same.

[Parkbandit]

Wyrom's post about the end of feeder-driven games was just after I was banned from Discord for posting memes about unregulated internet gambling. I submitted complaints to the Missouri Gaming Commission and the FTC. If you'd like to de-tangle slot machines from Gemstone, I suggest you do the same.