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Feedback and Suggestions / Suggestion: Increasing Playerbase
« on: February 18, 2016, 07:39:11 am »
It is just a thought that I felt like sharing. I have no idea how hard it would be to implement but I think the game is a solid choice for a free to play game. This game is incredible and I'm amazed that it doesn't have a few 1000 people playing it at a time to be honest. I realize it is a difficult game to pick up for a lot of people, and they fade away as another copy of Icarus goes unused, but that is what makes this game great to me. I like that it is hard because when I get better... I'm going to have some boss airship battles and nerdgasm all over the place.
If the game were to become free to play there are so many things that could be put for sale. A lot of character cosmetic items are already available but what about tool and ship skins? Putting new ships for sale for dollars and some kind of in game point system so people can avoid paying by playing more. I think that although the game is great it would really benefit from making store items purchasable by playing, if winning 20 games gets me enough points to buy a new hat or something i'm probably going to squeeze in a few extra games and I know i'm not the only one. I often toss on $10-20 on free to play games I'm really enjoying and more then once is not uncommon by any means. I don't recall how much I paid for GoI but it was on steam and probably on some crazy sale for a couple dollars as that is really the only way I buy games. Whatever the average paid price is i'm sure it wouldn't compare to free to play revenue if the game being free encouraged people to play it.
Free things are easy to share.
Players that own the game already get some kind of thanks you were awesome freebie and all ships unlocked forever
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I'm going to leave it there and see if that sparks a conversation. Once again great game that needs more people online and a way to encourage people to play more.
If the game were to become free to play there are so many things that could be put for sale. A lot of character cosmetic items are already available but what about tool and ship skins? Putting new ships for sale for dollars and some kind of in game point system so people can avoid paying by playing more. I think that although the game is great it would really benefit from making store items purchasable by playing, if winning 20 games gets me enough points to buy a new hat or something i'm probably going to squeeze in a few extra games and I know i'm not the only one. I often toss on $10-20 on free to play games I'm really enjoying and more then once is not uncommon by any means. I don't recall how much I paid for GoI but it was on steam and probably on some crazy sale for a couple dollars as that is really the only way I buy games. Whatever the average paid price is i'm sure it wouldn't compare to free to play revenue if the game being free encouraged people to play it.
Free things are easy to share.
Players that own the game already get some kind of thanks you were awesome freebie and all ships unlocked forever
.I'm going to leave it there and see if that sparks a conversation. Once again great game that needs more people online and a way to encourage people to play more.