RC's and Gold/VIP Accounts
 

I think that RC's shouldn't have to have a gold/vip accounts. More people would be able to help develop Graal. I'm sure that a lot of good developers don't have a gold/vip account, and aren't able to get RC's to help out Graal because of this.

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I obviously agree with this. Mainly due to the fact that private playerworlds will most likely have more developers that don't have Gold/VIP subscribtion. It's a pain to have developers work without an RC. You constantly have to make sure that their files from the playerworlds are updated.

I doubt Graal will lose a 'major' profit. Money from Playerworld Hosting is still being paid for.

This suggests you heard someone, probably close to the top, say that Gold/VIP only RCs might happen?

No, I didn't :p . I'm suggesting that you shouldn't have to have a gold/vip account to get an rc on a server that you'd normally have to have a gold/vip to play on. You don't need a gold/vip account on a classic rc, but you do need it on a private playerworld rc.

I think no because mine runs out in 129 days lmao

I would agree, there is no reason people should have to have gold/vip for an RC, maybe to get on player at the most, but not an RC. Oh and matt I don't think they would lose any profits by doing this, I think they would gain a profit, based on the simple fact that the more development on graal and more servers, the more the game will be played, and the more its played, the mor epeople will buy P2Ps so they can get the benifit of being able to save thier game. So I think in the long run graal would profit from this.


Oh and btw, you need to fix you poll question:
Do you think you should have Gold/VIP to get an RC?

should be:

Do you think you should have to have Gold/VIP to get an RC?

I know plenty of people who upgrade their account simply for the fact to work on a private playerworld.

I voted no, although they'd want to be able to log onto the playerworld too.

Not all of them, some just work simply for the fact to work and hardly logon the client.

The question is flawed; the obvious answer is 'no'. There are several classic servers which do not require VIP/Gold access to work at (or even play at).

There's no point working for a playerworld that you can;t go on yourself. You need to be able to go on client to personally inspect your work.

That only goes for Scripters really.

Waisting my post per day in hopes Stefan sees this thread and puts his two cents in. The question should be "should a person require Gold/VIP to use RC on pivate playerworlds for development".

If this was enabled, it is possible that account sales could drop, but it is also possible that players will buy more seeing as they don't have to worry about keeping staff members, and attracting new developers is easier.

Yes I know, and they would lose that income, but I think the new improvements and quicker development would bring more all around players to playing Graal and more trials would see something they liked and purchase a VIP. So Yes they would lose funds in one area, but I think they would gain more then they would lsoe in other, making a profit...


Oh and what you said about not needing to log on just working. Thats true, unless testing something online, or inspecting something and viewing updates on the OW, I am rarely on... just as easy to work off the RC.

Surely more players would buy VIP because they need it for RC/Playerworlds, not because they don't need it for such things?