Like I said you should get a job
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well i skipped 2 pages as it looked pretty repetitive towards page 6 and 7. these games generally support themselves off ad revenue, if lucky this covers server cost and general upkeep (some do make a decent profit on top). coding in new features takes time and unless it is being done strictly for "fun" it is going to cost money. It makes sense that they will try to recover the cost and possibly make more off this feature. people who are on vacation mode are likely not visting the site in that time frame so they are also not viewing the ad's that created revenue, makes sence to charge.
that being said. no i will not be using VM as long as it is a pay for feature, i play casual and have spent a few dollars on the game already and i think that is more than enough.
I did it.
That means one of either two things.
1/ I'm really super-amazin'.
2/ You're over-reactin' and don't realise that it's not really such a horrible, deathy place after all.
Personally, I like the first one. Maybe it is impossible for a new player to start on an old server..I'm jus' the exception that proves the rule? :rolleyes:
Well, seen as oh so many people think it's a good idea, I shall be messaging you my dates for my holiday, and you can pay for my VM :)
Before, I would've disagreed with this entirely. However, take a look at this information.
It costs Evony roughly $7250 a month to run their servers. Just off of ad revenue along, they're bringing in over $170K a month. Their company is currently valued at over $3,000,000. Now, tell me that they can't afford to offer this feature for free or give out "thank you" packages for free.
Oh, and in case you're wondering where I'm getting these numbers from, click on this. http://websiteshadow.com/evony.com
why do u need vacation feutres
unless you going to lose city which is ridulosly hard to do
sitters can look after your account
and i can personally put 200k in each city while im on hols so im sure other players can manage this
How does one enter vacation mode?
They run 80 + servers, so off of ad revenue, they are not making even half the cost.Quote:
It costs Evony roughly $7250 a month to run their servers. Just off of ad revenue along, they're bringing in over $170K a month. Their company is currently valued at over $3,000,000.
Thank you.....
I think it is great!
# 1: This way people can't abuse it. Think how many inactives would be under VM, and how crowded it would be, if it where free. Even with, say 30 days of "free" VM each year, it would be stupidly misused, by those bad PvP'ers. "OH city is at 1 loyalty, lemme get my VM on!" This is probably the only way you can't misuse it some way or another! Great Evony!
# 2: If you are an active player, and going on vacation for, say 14 days, and really, really can't afford it, get a babysitter on your account. You are not forced to pay, it is an offer you can use, if you want!
# 3: Come on! If you can afford going 14 days to Bahamas, you can afford the 140 cents it costs! What is that? Like 14dollars, or even less? Hell, you guys pay more on MC-D everytime you stuff your face with Big-Macs!
Again, this is against TOS as that person would be playing a second account. Plus, if at a later time something happens to your account after you leave your alliance, guess what Evony isn't gonna do anything about it because you authorized someone to use your account.
then don't spend money on a holiday!
barbar, I think Zumbar's point is that if you're already spendin' money on a vacation for two weeks, then $14 is hardly an extra price.
If you still don't think it's worth it, then you don't need to pay it still.
In other games they also abuse VM.
I dont see what the fuss is about? its no different from being able to buy coins for different things now...
Getting someone to "sit" your account is an option for those of us who wont buy coins...
Life does exist outside Evony, so get a "sitter", pay up for the "peace of mind" or take your chances with the rest of us...
As for other games giving you a FREE VM... go play the other games if you dont like it...
Money makes the world go round... we all want it, we all need it... Evony are no different...
Problem is this. The ones who dont pay a cent for this game will have to be always vigilant while the ones who already spend obscene amounts of money can use the protection. So we end with a really unbalanced situation.
Also babysiting is against TOS. And doesnt matter how much you trust somone it would be ideal we dont resort to it.
My concern is not about the VM its about unbalancing the game to those who pay. Then can anyone buy its way true to the tops? I thougth the point was having a balanced game and paying for extras.
Hardly. Those who pay also get buffs to increase their troops defence, or speedups to build quicker and not have to worry about wasted construction time.
Ofc cents buy you extra options.
People wanted a VM, they got one. They decided to make it a premium option, though.
Other games have VM and it is abused...not in all, but in most.
Some games don't have VM at all and people complain.
Evony has VM as one of it's extras.
Sorted.
i think people should stop complaing i havent found a game like this were u dont have the option to pay
tribal wars u pay for some stuff
same with ogame
same with travian
same with ikrahim
same with battledawn
i havent come accross any other games like this but in all those u pay and you ge a advantage so why shouldnt u here if u want to get a advantage
I, for one, am happy about the vacation mode. Even happier that you have to use cents. Makes it hard to be abused.
I have no interest playing among cry babies who go would go into vacation mode because they are getting beat up or because mommy said it was time to get off the computer. That would be the reality if it were free. I mean, really. Its a war game. There is no vacation in war ;)
If your account is that precious to you and you don't trust your alliance to back you up, $1/day is a small price to pay.
Plus, you could always win cents on the wheel.
If they are so scared,then i think they could get the $14 by pimping out their mom or girlfriend:D
The current extra's you have dont really unbalance the game because they can be obtained randomly from the Wheel. Many of the players who spend their money dont go and directly buy the stuff but spend them on amulets. So it removes some of the factors. Also they are time restricted, so any unbalance is temporary.
But having to pay for VM is creating 2 types of players those who can affor it and those who cant. So anyone who has a real life situation and cant pay will find himself with no cities when he comes back.
And please dont come again with the sitting. We should not resort to sitting.
Also if you cant find a sitter on time? Some real life emergencies like death of a familiy member and sorth you dont have the time to look for somone and react.
Whats the point in it having to have cents be put in it? Can't evony just do something out the goodness of the heart instead of the goodness of there wallet? I think it is a great idea but for 10 cents?
I think we can all just agree that Evony took a good idea, mixed in some terrible ideas, slapped on a price tag, clumsily implemented it (just wait…), then went back to the Cayman Islands.