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shadowrun · 05-11-2008, 05:53 AM

The $15 monthly fee is ok for hardcore gamers. But what about for casual gamers like me, i only play 1-2 hours on weekdays because of work, and about 4-6 hours on weekends (well this is just me of course). Paying the $15 fee is not just worth it for me but i love to play Aion and i also want to support future development of this game. If NCSoft can come up with another payment scheme that will be beneficial to casual gamers, I can be hooked for a long time on this game.

Here's the idea that came to my mind.
How about a prepaid scheme. Sample would be $15 for 120 hours (5 days straight of game play). If i don't play then no time is wasted. And just like a prepaid it expires. Maybe 2 months expiry would be good. So if i don't use up all the time within 2 months then it expires. With this payment option, it's like playing for $7.5 per month but your hour is limited.

Given in a month:
I play 2 hours/weekdays x 20 days = 40 hours, +
6 hours/weekend x 8 days = 48 hours.
That's 88 hours. I still have 32 hours next month.

Well this is just my idea. I will not be able to vend items overnight though because of limited hours, i can just use the auction.
But I can switch to the $15 unlimited if I want to vend overnight.

05-11-2008, 05:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
shadowrun Daeva Join Date: Jul 2007 Race: Elyos	Idea on other payment scheme for casual gamers The $15 monthly fee is ok for hardcore gamers. But what about for casual gamers like me, i only play 1-2 hours on weekdays because of work, and about 4-6 hours on weekends (well this is just me of course). Paying the $15 fee is not just worth it for me but i love to play Aion and i also want to support future development of this game. If NCSoft can come up with another payment scheme that will be beneficial to casual gamers, I can be hooked for a long time on this game. Here's the idea that came to my mind. How about a prepaid scheme. Sample would be $15 for 120 hours (5 days straight of game play). If i don't play then no time is wasted. And just like a prepaid it expires. Maybe 2 months expiry would be good. So if i don't use up all the time within 2 months then it expires. With this payment option, it's like playing for $7.5 per month but your hour is limited. Given in a month: I play 2 hours/weekdays x 20 days = 40 hours, + 6 hours/weekend x 8 days = 48 hours. That's 88 hours. I still have 32 hours next month. Well this is just my idea. I will not be able to vend items overnight though because of limited hours, i can just use the auction. But I can switch to the $15 unlimited if I want to vend overnight.