Suggestion for different VIP accounts

[ChickenWing]

I'm not a money spender on this game and here's why: I don't believe in buying your way to the top. I see no honor in it. I do not feel that my progress is truly rewarding if I have to buy it. Now, I know that making it to the top requires more strategy than money, but still: you can't be a top dog if you don't spend.

I would spend on this game, however, if VIP functionned differently. Instead of offering gems, which allow players to buy whatever they want, I believe purchasing a VIP should only provide privileges. Not being a VIP would not change the options available to a player, but it would make the gameplay easier.

Here's what I have in mind:
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VIP: Have access to auto features
Non-VIP: No auto-feature (ex. must grind everything one by one, full combat length; must be there for the whole Baal/Cerb. event)
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VIP: Fair/Bank/Arena/etc. are directly accessible from current icons
Non-Vip: Players must walk to each specific locations where such features are accessible in Aerie.
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You can see what I mean. To make VIP accounts more alluring, players could get a free 7-day VIP upon joining a server. After losing it, they would know what they are missing. A basic VIP title could cost 5$/month, for instance. Certain VIPs could cost more and provide more options.

I believe this would make the game more fair and rewarding. You wouldn't get the feeling of buying your way to the top when purchasing a VIP. It would simply be a lot more convenient and, eventually, necessary to be an efficient player.

[Herby]

$$ is needed to run the servers.

Tynon should offer a Christmas gem sale special soon.

[lamodomo_2092870]

$$ is needed to run the servers.

Tynon should offer a Christmas gem sale special soon.

+1 with you herdy! I definitely buy gems if they did that, and also find a way to pay without CC, and mind you, paypal requires CC.

[Greenly]

+1 with you herdy! I definitely buy gems if they did that, and also find a way to pay without CC, and mind you, paypal requires CC.

not anymore. paypal changed that. you can now have a normal card.

[DrthCaedus]

Yes you can use almost any card with paypal. I've been using my debit card for over 4 years now. and I always just draw straight from the bank account. Easy enough to pay no matter what way you want to.

[smokingfox]

i am not using any card just transfer money from bank account..

[Andy]

+1 with you herdy! I definitely buy gems if they did that, and also find a way to pay without CC, and mind you, paypal requires CC.

Actually the only way that I have been able to buy gems is with a bank transfer though my PayPal account. I would have loved to be able to use a credit card since I get 1% cash back.

[ChickenWing]

$$ is needed to run the servers.

I understand that perfectly, but my suggestion does include $$. It's just that the privlileges are different. Instead of getting gems, you get ingame options that facilitate gameplay. Any top player couldn't do without it, but it wouldn't augment your power.

[DrthCaedus]

one a subscription needed to effectively play the game negates the main point of Tynon which is that it is free to play. Second paying extra has no real motivation unless it gives you real and immediate advantages over those who don't pay. Without that no one spends money, Tynon makes not money, and the game disappears.

[ChickenWing]

one a subscription needed to effectively play the game negates the main point of Tynon which is that it is free to play. Second paying extra has no real motivation unless it gives you real and immediate advantages over those who don't pay. Without that no one spends money, Tynon makes not money, and the game disappears.

I believe all the current players who spend money would stilll spend money. Not being able to play as effectively as those who pay IS a real immediate advantage for those who pay.

And I believe that making VIPs like that would get more people to spend, such as people like me who don't believe in buying away power to make your way to the top.

Other games, like Tribal Wars, offer similar VIP accounts where VIP players get managing advantages, and a whole lot of people pay to get these advantages. People who don't pay can still play although they have to spend more time doing the same tasks. Why couldn't it work here? It still would be free to play, you could still get to the same point where VIP players are, but you would need to play a LOT MORE. Believe me, people would buy the VIP in the end.