Kovabon -- I have always been a paying player starting when there were no options and then continuing just in order to support the game.
I agree that we need to attract paid devs. I think we can start with Kervala; after reading what he has been doing so far I'm good with his being the next paid dev. (That is, if he doesn't like his day job better.)
However, the half-cap unlimited time extended trial / F2P option is not, in my opinion what is keeping people from subscribing. As I said, I have heard of a few people who say they can't afford it, and I'm perfectly happy to have them around and playing. A 125 level healer can be a great assist in a team.
Most of the poeple I've seen who have said "Oh, I'll play until I'm totally mini-mastered, then I'll subscribe, end up doing so long before they are close...
In the end, we have to realize that Ryzom is a niche game. We're never going to have millions of subscribers. However, by going onto Steam we have a chance to collect a few thousand, and that would be enough.
I agree that we need to attract paid devs. I think we can start with Kervala; after reading what he has been doing so far I'm good with his being the next paid dev. (That is, if he doesn't like his day job better.)
However, the half-cap unlimited time extended trial / F2P option is not, in my opinion what is keeping people from subscribing. As I said, I have heard of a few people who say they can't afford it, and I'm perfectly happy to have them around and playing. A 125 level healer can be a great assist in a team.
Most of the poeple I've seen who have said "Oh, I'll play until I'm totally mini-mastered, then I'll subscribe, end up doing so long before they are close...
In the end, we have to realize that Ryzom is a niche game. We're never going to have millions of subscribers. However, by going onto Steam we have a chance to collect a few thousand, and that would be enough.
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Remembering Tyneetryk
Phaedreas Tears - 15 years old and first(*) of true neutral guilds in Atys.
(*) This statement is contested, but we are certainly the longest lasting.
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