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Edited by elenixantom at 2016-8-21 14:07
I really would like to talk to a developer and try to understand whether they are trying to earn money or rob us.. Because so far I have played tons of MMORPG and yeah, I spent maybe hundreds of dollars but everything I paid for was in reasonable prices..
A very simple marketing example :
You are going to a cafe to have some drink.. You sit and and waiter brings you a menu card. When you open the menu card you see a cup of coffee is 20 dollars.. What would be your reaction ? Probably you will say it is too expensive but, whatever you came already.. You buy one coffee and you leave. You will never come there again.
If that coffee would be 10 dollars instead of 20, you would probably drink 2 cups and buy a cake as well. So you spend 30 dollars at the end.. Basically you pay more but you are happier. Because you drink your coffee, eat your cake and you think that cafe is not milking you, so to speak.. And you will go to that cafe again
This is the basic marketing example taught in junior marketing class.. Yeah people are paying the money, so why to decrease the prices, yes? Alright then here is a mathemeatical example :
Lets say there is 200.000 dollars maintenance cost
Now, 1000 people pays 1000 dollars for 5 sets --> company earns 800.000 dollars..
However, 3000 people pays 400 dollars for 5 sets because the price for each set is somehow more affordable --> company earns 1.000.000 dollars....
Do the math... |
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