Quote Tsillah Quote: Originally Posted by You know, I'm sure some F2P/Preferred players have thrown some cash at this game, but isn't it remotely possible that you might be overstating their share in the total spending?



Yes, non-paying users serve as potential customers down the line. That is absolutely true. Just about every paying user used to be a non-paying user, and you need to squeeze the NPU's a bit in order to get them to convert.



But the NPU's provide a second function: They make a Massively Multiplayer Online game, um, Massively Multiplayer. It increases the population count significantly, it allows for more users to participate in the group content that makes MMO's interesting and exciting.



Do you find the queue times, the number of mostly-empty servers and the massive difficulty in finding an Operations group enjoyable right now? Because the entire point of Non-Paying Users is to fill the servers out and make things more fun for the paying users.



That way those paying users are more willing to spend more money on cartel packs, of course. Money is at the root of all of this, which is what makes this decision so bizarre on the face of it. It's the classic phrase "Cutting off the nose to spite the face" in action.



And Bioware just seems content to shrug, sit back and sip their coffee while the house burns down around them. "This is fine" indeed. You, like Bioware, don't actually understand the entire design philosophy behind the F2P model when it comes to MMO's and why it has proven more successful than the Subscription model overall.Yes, non-paying users serve as potential customers down the line. That is absolutely true. Just about every paying user used to be a non-paying user, and you need to squeeze the NPU's a bit in order to get them to convert.But the NPU's provide a second function: They make a Massively Multiplayer Online game, um, Massively Multiplayer. It increases the population count significantly, it allows for more users to participate in the group content that makes MMO's interesting and exciting.Do you find the queue times, the number of mostly-empty servers and the massive difficulty in finding an Operations group enjoyable right now? Because the entire point of Non-Paying Users is to fill the servers out and make things more fun for the paying users.That way those paying users are more willing to spend more money on cartel packs, of course. Money is at the root of all of this, which is what makes this decision so bizarre on the face of it. It's the classic phrase "Cutting off the nose to spite the face" in action.And Bioware just seems content to shrug, sit back and sip their coffee while the house burns down around them. "This is fine" indeed. Begeren Colony RPer

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