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[[AK]StitchJones]

I find the 'Winback' weekend for Star Trek Online very amusing. It's been out for less then 6 months, and they have already reduced the price of the game in half, and they are already having free re-play and trial time to play. I would think anyone who purchased a lifetime subscription would want to get a large portion of their money back.

[[AK]Rocks]

Nah, I don't regret , I would waste more coffee in two years. I still play and can anytime I want too.

[[AK]StitchJones]

I feel bad for you Rocks just in that way where it would have been good to get some percentage of that money spent back due to the smaller footprint in the MMO world that it has.

[[AK]Rocks]

Dont feel bad, we all spent money on unpopular/"What are u thinking" type things, Like xboxs, ps3 and MAcs. Now this should start a good thread.

[[AK]Choozoo]

I still play World War II Online

[[AK]StitchJones]

I still play World War II Online

I did have fun playing that for the first 2-mths it was out... 3weeks of which it was up and running out of those two months.

[[AK]Bojan]

I just wanted to post in Rock's PITA formum.

[[AK]Hylander]

I still play World War II Online

I can't believe that game is still around... have they figured out how to model objects in game that don't look like an 80s Dire Straits video?

[[AK]StitchJones]

I can't believe that game is still around... have they figured out how to model objects in game that don't look like an 80s Dire Straits video?

Minecraft anyone..... :-)

[[AK]Nuts]

I find the 'Winback' weekend for Star Trek Online very amusing. It's been out for less then 6 months, and they have already reduced the price of the game in half, and they are already having free re-play and trial time to play. I would think anyone who purchased a lifetime subscription would want to get a large portion of their money back.

Talked with my neighbor (Cryptic employee) and it appears that every company is going to be going with a pay-for-play model. They are planning on just giving their games for free but charging for content and add-ons. The model is working EXTREMELY WELL. It really surprised the hell out of them. Revenues for Star Trek exploded once they changed their revenue system.

I see that BF3 is looking at this already.



Rocks: I just tried out Star Trek Online, not too shabby. I'll be playing for the next few weeks.

Cryptic's next MMO with heavy FPS will be going to Friends&Family Alpha release soon. I'll let you know, but I have a feeling it's a Clash of the Titans type of game.

[[AK]Rocks]

Hey, love to play with you. I am Ny/NJ until next monday, so when I return we can go where no men as gone before. That doesn;t sound good does it. Anyway, you can be the next guild member/officer too..

[[AK]Nuts]

Follow-up to pay-to-play.

Microtransactions are bringing in 'hundreds of thousands of dollars' every month for Atari/Cryptic with Star Trek Online. If they release a new costume set... boom, income. A new star-ship design... income. And the work to profit ratio is stunning. They don't have to create whole new instances or release a new CD of content to generate revenue. They do everything small, simple and digital. No packaging, advertising, distribution. They simply announce a new in game goodie, set a small price and watch the fans dish out their money.

It's like Apps. Small, simple, but high-returns.

[[AK]Nuts]

Hey, love to play with you. I am Ny/NJ until next monday, so when I return we can go where no men as gone before. That doesn;t sound good does it. Anyway, you can be the next guild member/officer too..

My buddy just set me up. I got lifetime subscription and unlimited C-Store credits. Anything you want to buy?