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Petition to decrease the Brownie Point cost of flamebate pranks | |||||||
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A quick fix potentially increase activity on the forums (and boost revenue for CZ) is to lower the cost of avatar and title pranks and possibly lower the cost or lifespan of wordfilters/emotes. If stuff is cheaper, people will buy more of it. That’s just a fact of consumerism. And pranks are fun. YOu can cause drama and point out fabulous persons and whatnot.
Revised pricing could be a ‘LIMITED TIME SALE LOL’ to see how it goes, too. the worst that happens is people buy more stuff, right.
People dont want to waste three irl dollars on a 93x93 picture when someone else will change it back seconds later. One or two dollars, however, might get more interest.
oh and CZ, if flamebate improvements (klan admin, locked threads, etc) are actually on the horizon it would be nice to know. |
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Posted On: 08/29/2009 5:29PM | View TUBSWEETIE's Profile | # | ||||||
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TUBSWEETIE Posted:
The USD to BP ratio ranges from $1.67 for 1 BP with the lowest package up to the $1:1 you get with the FoF III. That means that at most right now an avatar change is $1.67. To lower to the cost of the Avie and Title changes (which are already at 1 BP) would require a rework of the pricing plans, which has potential for mbumive bumhurt. |
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Posted On: 08/29/2009 5:43PM | View Skyman747's Profile | # | ||||||
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Skyman747 Posted:
2-3 dollars for an avatar prank… |
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Posted On: 08/30/2009 4:00AM | View TUBSWEETIE's Profile | # | ||||||
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He was just bumuming that all the other prices would be scaled down somewhat equally.
You’re proposing only changing the single price for avatars? |
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Posted On: 08/30/2009 4:02AM | View Johnny Mac's Profile | # | ||||||
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i dont know how pranks can help boost forum activity |
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Posted On: 08/30/2009 4:04AM | View Inertia's Profile | # | ||||||
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Well this would work… if everyone could buy BP but they cant so really it means tht if people pick on a person and prank them like mad if they are easily offended then they would leave meaning that more people would leave flamebate. |
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Posted On: 08/30/2009 7:44AM | View Chronic-Boy's Profile | # | ||||||
Chronic-Boy Posted:
http://forumwarz.com/spoilers/wiki/Troll
And on a side note, this sounds like a good idea. Don’t know if I’d buy anything but it would make it more appealing. Helston edited this message on 08/30/2009 8:15AM |
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Posted On: 08/30/2009 8:13AM | View Helston's Profile | # | ||||||
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Why not make it so the prank victim can’t change his avatar/title for 24 hours? |
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Posted On: 08/31/2009 9:46AM | View drussthebritishb...'s Profile | # | ||||||
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I very much support av and title pranks being only 1 bp. |
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Posted On: 08/31/2009 9:55AM | View 1337xxxxxxxxxlol...'s Profile | # | ||||||
I don’t agree that you’ll increase forum activity. When the biggest barriers to cost are both Paypal and spending any money at all, the difference in cost for pranks really only affects the people willing to put out the money in the first place.
On top of that, I think pranking should always be more expensive than de-pranking. |
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Posted On: 08/31/2009 10:02AM | View mterek's Profile | # | ||||||
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Dammit, I was looking at changing your own avatar, nvm. New argument against it. mterek Posted:
I agree with this post. Especially since you already have to buy BP in bunches, how would lowering the price draw in anyone new? Whether its 1 BP or 3, they still have to shell out at least $5 for it, and the same people who already do it are the ones who would benefit. |
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Posted On: 08/31/2009 10:08AM | View Skyman747's Profile | # | ||||||
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also I don’t prank people because when I want to give them avs I just send it to them and let them put it up themselves. Why is it worth an extra dollar? |
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Posted On: 08/31/2009 10:58AM | View Fortunato's Profile | # | ||||||
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Fortunato Posted:
It’s the thought that counts. |
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Posted On: 09/01/2009 8:21AM | View Sarcasm Inc's Profile | # | ||||||
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Sarcasm Inc Posted:
Yeah, except when you screw it up, like I did with Fort’s. I wanted to surprise him, and apparently, I was too dense to realize he’d already made a whole other lat just to use the av pic. |
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Posted On: 09/03/2009 10:53AM | View Sergeant Cid's Profile | # | ||||||
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TUBSWEETIE Posted:
This is a poorly formed idea. While you may mean well, raising the price of Flamebate Pranks will not stimulate BP sales, it will cause stagnation. We are not going to want to pay even more money for a feature which as you say can be changed back a few moments later. |
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Posted On: 09/03/2009 1:45PM | View Xylon's Profile | # | ||||||
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He asked to lower the price… |
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Posted On: 09/03/2009 1:47PM | View 1337xxxxxxxxxlol...'s Profile | # | ||||||
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Log in to see images! pic extremely relevant |
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Posted On: 09/03/2009 5:19PM | View Inconnu's Profile | # | ||||||