Comments on: Luxury Services for Special Occasions http://www.eldergame.com/2007/12/luxury-services-for-special-occasions/ MMO game development Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:42:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Babs http://www.eldergame.com/2007/12/luxury-services-for-special-occasions/#comment-166 Babs Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:37:56 +0000 http://www.eldergame.com/2007/12/03/luxury-services-for-special-occasions/#comment-166 Exactly. I want my wolf. Er, wait, I want my cat. Er, wait, I want my ravager... Exactly. I want my wolf. Er, wait, I want my cat. Er, wait, I want my ravager…

]]> By: Sandra http://www.eldergame.com/2007/12/luxury-services-for-special-occasions/#comment-156 Sandra Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:44:21 +0000 http://www.eldergame.com/2007/12/03/luxury-services-for-special-occasions/#comment-156 Hey, Ellery! Very cool stuff there -- but it has better include pets for hunters! Otherwise what good is it? :> Hey, Ellery! Very cool stuff there — but it has better include pets for hunters! Otherwise what good is it? :>

]]> By: Ellery Jones http://www.eldergame.com/2007/12/luxury-services-for-special-occasions/#comment-150 Ellery Jones Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:35:05 +0000 http://www.eldergame.com/2007/12/03/luxury-services-for-special-occasions/#comment-150 Out of game luxuries too! I wonder what the price tag will be on this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUvqT4M1zNI Out of game luxuries too!
I wonder what the price tag will be on this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUvqT4M1zNI

]]> By: LadyPao http://www.eldergame.com/2007/12/luxury-services-for-special-occasions/#comment-149 LadyPao Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:34:31 +0000 http://www.eldergame.com/2007/12/03/luxury-services-for-special-occasions/#comment-149 I can see this definitely being a market just waiting to be tapped. "Diamonds aren’t the traditional wedding ring because they’re prettier than other rings. It’s because they’re also really expensive, and they make good tokens of tribute." No, diamonds only became traditional in the last century because they were marketed to be. Read up on the DeBeers company history. Prior to that, the stone variety varied widely. So, with the right amount of marketing, and enough time, online weddings in games will be traditional, and the 'stand up' type will be a memory. :) Sounds like a heck of a lot more fun! I can see this definitely being a market just waiting to be tapped.

“Diamonds aren’t the traditional wedding ring because they’re prettier than other rings. It’s because they’re also really expensive, and they make good tokens of tribute.”

No, diamonds only became traditional in the last century because they were marketed to be. Read up on the DeBeers company history. Prior to that, the stone variety varied widely.

So, with the right amount of marketing, and enough time, online weddings in games will be traditional, and the ‘stand up’ type will be a memory. :) Sounds like a heck of a lot more fun!

]]> By: Grimwell http://www.eldergame.com/2007/12/luxury-services-for-special-occasions/#comment-145 Grimwell Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:17:15 +0000 http://www.eldergame.com/2007/12/03/luxury-services-for-special-occasions/#comment-145 Psychic indeed. It must be a subconscious meme (Brenlo and I have been talking events as of late...). Psychic indeed. It must be a subconscious meme (Brenlo and I have been talking events as of late…).

]]> By: Babs http://www.eldergame.com/2007/12/luxury-services-for-special-occasions/#comment-144 Babs Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:16:08 +0000 http://www.eldergame.com/2007/12/03/luxury-services-for-special-occasions/#comment-144 Simu had so much stuff for DIY that the paid weddings weren't necessary. They definitely were a luxury item. I don't believe anyone paid $10k while I was there, though it wasn't far-fetched for folks to offer us substantially more than the package price if we'd throw in a little something extra. Bruce and I were just talking about this kind of thing today, in fact. Are you getting psychic?! Simu had so much stuff for DIY that the paid weddings weren’t necessary. They definitely were a luxury item. I don’t believe anyone paid $10k while I was there, though it wasn’t far-fetched for folks to offer us substantially more than the package price if we’d throw in a little something extra.

Bruce and I were just talking about this kind of thing today, in fact. Are you getting psychic?!

]]> By: Brian 'Psychochild' Green http://www.eldergame.com/2007/12/luxury-services-for-special-occasions/#comment-141 Brian 'Psychochild' Green Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:31:23 +0000 http://www.eldergame.com/2007/12/03/luxury-services-for-special-occasions/#comment-141 I've heard anecdotes that on some of <a href="http://www.play.net/" rel="nofollow">Simutronic</a>'s text games people paid in excess of $10,000 for events like weddings. I find it mind-boggling, but some people are willing to spend a lot in a world they have grown to care about. In some ways, this is perhaps one of the largest complements players could pay your game. I think the trick is to make sure that you don't "require" this. Make wedding rings available for in-game cash so that people who don't want to pay in dollars can still "get married", even if it's just in a pretty room with a few of their friends instead of at a lavish GM-attended party with all the multi-thousand dollar trimmings. I’ve heard anecdotes that on some of Simutronic‘s text games people paid in excess of $10,000 for events like weddings. I find it mind-boggling, but some people are willing to spend a lot in a world they have grown to care about. In some ways, this is perhaps one of the largest complements players could pay your game. I think the trick is to make sure that you don’t “require” this. Make wedding rings available for in-game cash so that people who don’t want to pay in dollars can still “get married”, even if it’s just in a pretty room with a few of their friends instead of at a lavish GM-attended party with all the multi-thousand dollar trimmings.

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