View Poll Results: Do you think the free $50 free package is worth spending $30 on.

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  • Yes its great i would do it

    35 10.54%
  • NO its not worth anything i wont do it

    114 34.34%
  • I would if the package had better items

    102 30.72%
  • I dont spend real money on this game ever

    104 31.33%
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  1. #1

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simran View Post
    I don't think you should Have to pay.
    You don't have to pay, but they are trying to find ways of making some money. You wouldn't want to work for free, now would you???

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    My biggest problem with the package is that it includes resources and tries to pawn that off as being worth something. I read the argument as that it helps new people.

    Thats a crap reason because on a daily basis spinning the wheel most of us get 40k in resources. Anyone that joins an alliance can get resources. Resources are EASY. They really have no business as being part of this package to try to get it worth $50.

    If they took that out and put in either another script it would be worth it.

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    You know the company will have promotions from time-to-time. If you feel cheated, hold onto your money, just wait until the next promotion comes, if you like it, spend it then.

    I have worked in customer service for 10 years and I really, really hate how everything has become customer service centric. It has skewed things very badly and many customers try to take advantage of the situation and become unreasonable. Now we have people in an uproar because there is a sale going on.

    "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind" ~Einstein
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    Nah, it's not that the uproar is "because there is a sale going on", it's is because of the total lack of tact and understanding of their customers.

    To say:
    And, as if this free package isn't enough, we have a bonus tip for spending cents: using an Amulet for the Wheel of Fortune, which cost 5 cents, will net you an item worth an average of 24 cents. That's right, you get an item worth almost five times the cost of an Amulet!"

    is absolutely disingenuous to say the least. Using that type of math I would expect that all things being equally weighted on the wheel I would have a one in 10 chance of getting a Sr. Medal box (which is priced at 240 game cents). We all know that ain't gonna happen. In fact, I bet I've seen it represented once out of 50+ spins.

    And as far as some of the class warfare statements made here. I got big news for you.
    If you are playing on a computer with an internet connection, you are not poor! Get over it and earn more! Just like in this game, Free game.

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    Nobody, and I mean NOBODY other than the Evony staff, values 100 speakers at $24. Point being, I dont care what the 'value' is relative to the in shop prices. What is the REAL value?

    Speakers: no value outside Hosts/Vice-Hosts for sending mass messages. (Which SHOULD be free anyway and shame on you for it NOT being free to them.)

    20k ea resource....that is less than 1 minutes production for me. Meaningless.

    Beginners Guidelines--No value after a player has been in game for more than 2 weeks or so.

    Primary Guidelines: VERY limited value.

    Cross/Rose/Lion Medals--No value to me. I need 1 Wisdom for my next title promotion.

    Wisdom Medal---Limited value, in that I need only 1.

    Freedom Medal---Limited Value.

    Napoleans Diary--Limited Value. Only 1? Seriously limited value.

    Ms Script...The ONLY item in the package, of any real value to every player.


    Evony values the package at $50 or 500 cents. I value it at $5...tops. Not gonna spend $30 (300 cents) to buy items worth maybe $8, to get 'free' $5 worth of items. I've said before and I'll say it again...your in game currency exchange for real money, is light by a factor of 5. $50 should not buy 500 cents...it should buy 2500 cents; WITH the in store pricing being exactly what they are now. Until that happens; I'll play for free.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sarge33rd View Post
    Evony values the package at $50 or 500 cents. I value it at $5...tops. Not gonna spend $30 (300 cents) to buy items worth maybe $8, to get 'free' $5 worth of items. I've said before and I'll say it again...your in game currency exchange for real money, is light by a factor of 5. $50 should not buy 500 cents...it should buy 2500 cents; WITH the in store pricing being exactly what they are now. Until that happens; I'll play for free.
    that's pretty close there. i would actually say that their pricing ratio is off by a factor of 10. so when i saw they were giving away "$80 worth of stuff" for $30, it actually sounded to me as if they were saying "we're giving you $3 worth of stuff for your $30, and we'll give you another $5 of stuff free!" ridiculous.

    there is nothing more disappointing than getting another Speaker Package, Anabasis, or National Flag from the square wheel, as if its more than just clutter. it's like having the springy snake pop up in your face out of the can...

    gooha

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    Default dont look a gift horse in the mouth

    free is free

    if you were gonna spend the money then you get a lil bonus thrown in

    now heres where it gets bad for me... if they thought they could increase sales in order to accomplish something then i really think they should sweeten the package

    i mean honostly it is like you guys are opening a bank account and depositing 200bucks in order to get a free toaster

    if you want more scripts then buy them if you cant buy them then wait who knows you may get lucky on the wheel someday

    as for the package i am pretty much unimpressed by it

    it will not motivate me to spend any more money then i already have
    so if they are looking at this as a way of motivating people they should have including something a little juicier like maybe an excaliber or something

    i can honostly say i have never gotten one and i prolly wouldnt buy one but if i was given one for free i definetly wouldnt complain

    the same goes for the other items that work over a time period they are ll good and i dont know anyone who complain about getting them

    and im a host so i actually use speakers for mass mailing messages so im not mad your including them its just dont think that they will be a big motivation for anyone to spend money

    then again if you offering the deal out of the kindness of your hearts i feel sorry about all the negative aproar this is causing and i think i understand why people are upset it doesnt feel like we are being listened to

    i have been active in the ideas forum for a while now your feedback is minimal at best... but i digress...

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    Quote Originally Posted by sarge33rd View Post
    nobody, and i mean nobody other than the evony staff, values 100 speakers at $24. Point being, i dont care what the 'value' is relative to the in shop prices. What is the real value?
    qft

    speakers: No value outside hosts/vice-hosts for sending mass messages. (which should be free anyway and shame on you for it not being free to them.)
    qft!!

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    I don't see how anyone can get upset about this. No one is making you spend your money on it. If someone is already going to spend 30 bucks then I'm sure they're happy about getting the free stuff.

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    I think it should be changed from FREE to Bonus.
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