30.07.2013, 04:04
Effectively, I think they have stopped IL2 BOB very quickly, may be to quickly.
According to me, this Buisness Strategy (I mean ROF's one, with PPV contents, forum to get feedbacks, and goodies for users) seems to be very profitable.
Here an anecdote : I have a friend who is working at Blizzard. In World Of Warcraft, which have millions users who pay 10/20 € Monthly, there is only 28% of the benefits given by those monthly subscription. 72% are given by all the goodies you can buy to improve your gameplay (new experiments points, new characters, new things...).
The pros: thanks to a forum with a good administration team you can developp the things waited by the users, and so you answer the demand.
On the other hand: you risk at any time to see your customers growing tired as they are waiting a lot of things quickly (especially if you only give them 8 planes with the game).
Definitely, I am convinced that a game with lot of maps, lot of flyable planes, lot of campaigns/missions, lot of objects, lot of mods... will get more fans and customers than a simulation with PPV contents.
Ted
According to me, this Buisness Strategy (I mean ROF's one, with PPV contents, forum to get feedbacks, and goodies for users) seems to be very profitable.
Here an anecdote : I have a friend who is working at Blizzard. In World Of Warcraft, which have millions users who pay 10/20 € Monthly, there is only 28% of the benefits given by those monthly subscription. 72% are given by all the goodies you can buy to improve your gameplay (new experiments points, new characters, new things...).
The pros: thanks to a forum with a good administration team you can developp the things waited by the users, and so you answer the demand.
On the other hand: you risk at any time to see your customers growing tired as they are waiting a lot of things quickly (especially if you only give them 8 planes with the game).
Definitely, I am convinced that a game with lot of maps, lot of flyable planes, lot of campaigns/missions, lot of objects, lot of mods... will get more fans and customers than a simulation with PPV contents.
Ted