Lifetime Classic

[Draenin]

Would anyone object to making VIP the subscription you need to buy in order to get lifetime access? I mean, otherwise, you just get access to occasional program updates faster, a Guild tag, and the ability to create a single guild of your own.

[Zero Hour]

Originally Posted by Draenin

Would anyone object to making VIP the subscription you need to buy in order to get lifetime access? I mean, otherwise, you just get access to occasional program updates faster, a Guild tag, and the ability to create a single guild of your own.

That's a fairly good suggestion, however it doesn't fix the current "Classic" issue.

[Infernix]

Originally Posted by Draenin

Would anyone object to making VIP the subscription you need to buy in order to get lifetime access? I mean, otherwise, you just get access to occasional program updates faster, a Guild tag, and the ability to create a single guild of your own.

I wouldnt complain if there were some insentive for me to update. One lil tiny update after another isnt gonna keep me interested so I wouldnt waste my money on VIP. Not worth the money to pay for a game that seems to have so little amount of professional looking/created gameplay.

[Shaun]

Edit: Discussion below.

[konidias]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I'm offering to discuss this with you in private. I ask for no financial compensation, nor any "staff powers". What do I gain? A star to my resume in the field I'm studying. Of course, I'm offering discussion and my ideas which are free for you to heed or disregard. Plus I've been a member of the GraalOnline community since 1998 and it'd be nice to be able to help.

Or you could just discuss it right here in public like everyone else.

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by konidias

Or you could just discuss it right here in public like everyone else.

So the panel of experts could have their own educated input?

[excaliber7388]

Meh, I don't like that so much, it takes away from their ability to make money

[Draenin]

What could be set in place in conjunction with that to make things work out more effectively?

[excaliber7388]

Oh, come on, I'm a business major too

[Googi]

Originally Posted by excaliber7388

Oh, come on, I'm a business major too

That would make you the only business major here.

[excaliber7388]

Originally Posted by Googi

That would make you the only business major here.

Therefore the best to give marketing advice

[Googi]

Originally Posted by excaliber7388

Therefore the best to give marketing advice

He doesn't realize marketing is it's own major...

[excaliber7388]

Originally Posted by Googi

He doesn't realize marketing is it's own major...

Um...yeah...I know...but If you're majoring in Business administration, you take marketing classes.
The difference between a business admin major and a marketing major aren't that big.

[Devil]

Originally Posted by excaliber7388

Therefore the best to give marketing advice

ROFL.

Ok then, if you're the best to give marketing advice, please share some options Graal has here in the way of marketing itself.

[excaliber7388]

Originally Posted by Devil

ROFL.

Ok then, if you're the best to give marketing advice, please share some options Graal has here in the way of marketing itself.

It was a joke
Shaun does know quite a bit more than me, and probably could help quite a bit. I just don't want to say that his opinion should be the only one, every one here has had some good ideas, and Unix should read through all of them.
As for Graal's marketing, it's in piss poor shape, they're not advertising, they're targeting a group that doesn't play or become as active in graal, and a group that does not stay with a game as often or as long. (Younger kids) This group also has more difficulty in subscribing. The administration has created a rift between themselves and the players, and they refuse to take them seriously, Unix sees classic account users as people who are not customers, as opposed to potential customers, and a large part of his current marketing strategy, the image of graal is hurting, and they're not doing enough to fix it... Overall, Unix's made some bad business decisions, and he's lucky they've worked out this long. It's about time for some reform.