Comments on: GDC08: Virtual Greenspans: Running an MMOG Economy http://t-machine.org/index.php/2008/02/24/gdc08-virtual-greenspans-running-an-mmog-economy/ Internet Gaming, Computer Games, Technology, MMO, and Web 2.0 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:35:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: adam http://t-machine.org/index.php/2008/02/24/gdc08-virtual-greenspans-running-an-mmog-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-1689 adam Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:05:06 +0000 http://t-machine.org/index.php/2008/02/24/gdc08-virtual-greenspans-running-an-mmog-economy/#comment-1689 IMHI and IME, microtransactions are if anything *considerably* less scary to fund game development on than subscriptions, because they provide : - much finer grained information on what is popular and what is not - much faster (approx 300 times faster!) feedback on changes in the playerbase (takes 30 days for people to stop renewing subscriptions, takes one hour for them to stop purchasing) - much lower barrier to purchase, so considerably easier to get people to start paying if you're afraid about how you're going to get the playerbase kickstarted IMHI and IME, microtransactions are if anything *considerably* less scary to fund game development on than subscriptions, because they provide :

– much finer grained information on what is popular and what is not

– much faster (approx 300 times faster!) feedback on changes in the playerbase (takes 30 days for people to stop renewing subscriptions, takes one hour for them to stop purchasing)

– much lower barrier to purchase, so considerably easier to get people to start paying if you’re afraid about how you’re going to get the playerbase kickstarted

]]> By: Bobby McGee http://t-machine.org/index.php/2008/02/24/gdc08-virtual-greenspans-running-an-mmog-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-1688 Bobby McGee Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:51:04 +0000 http://t-machine.org/index.php/2008/02/24/gdc08-virtual-greenspans-running-an-mmog-economy/#comment-1688 I don't think Matt Miller was arguing against u-transactions, I think he was saying that it is scary to fund a large game on them alone. Nexon spends next to nothing on their game development. Anyway, thanks for the great notes. I don’t think Matt Miller was arguing against u-transactions, I think he was saying that it is scary to fund a large game on them alone. Nexon spends next to nothing on their game development.

Anyway, thanks for the great notes.

]]> By: Beowolf Schaefer http://t-machine.org/index.php/2008/02/24/gdc08-virtual-greenspans-running-an-mmog-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-1578 Beowolf Schaefer Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:31:29 +0000 http://t-machine.org/index.php/2008/02/24/gdc08-virtual-greenspans-running-an-mmog-economy/#comment-1578 Yes great work Adam. Thanks for putting this together. I always need more eve blogs to read when should be working. =) Cheers! Yes great work Adam. Thanks for putting this together. I always need more eve blogs to read when should be working. =)

Cheers!

]]> By: Cow Nose the 50 Pound Cat http://t-machine.org/index.php/2008/02/24/gdc08-virtual-greenspans-running-an-mmog-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-1560 Cow Nose the 50 Pound Cat Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:11:26 +0000 http://t-machine.org/index.php/2008/02/24/gdc08-virtual-greenspans-running-an-mmog-economy/#comment-1560 Great blog! This was an awesome read. It's hilarious how often you see EvE in the news and in blogs like this! Just goes to show what a unique and amazing game they have made. If only it weren't so boring. :P But hey, don't get me wrong, I love to play EvE, and in fact I play it specifically because it is boring! (I love to do homework and study while I mine) Great blog! This was an awesome read. It’s hilarious how often you see EvE in the news and in blogs like this! Just goes to show what a unique and amazing game they have made. If only it weren’t so boring. :P But hey, don’t get me wrong, I love to play EvE, and in fact I play it specifically because it is boring! (I love to do homework and study while I mine)

]]> By: CrazyKinux http://t-machine.org/index.php/2008/02/24/gdc08-virtual-greenspans-running-an-mmog-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-1558 CrazyKinux Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:17:22 +0000 http://t-machine.org/index.php/2008/02/24/gdc08-virtual-greenspans-running-an-mmog-economy/#comment-1558 Okay, I need more coffee; can't even spell names correctly. That's Adam, thank you Adam! Sorry about that! =) Okay, I need more coffee; can’t even spell names correctly.

That’s Adam, thank you Adam!

Sorry about that! =)

]]> By: CrazyKinux http://t-machine.org/index.php/2008/02/24/gdc08-virtual-greenspans-running-an-mmog-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-1557 CrazyKinux Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:10:00 +0000 http://t-machine.org/index.php/2008/02/24/gdc08-virtual-greenspans-running-an-mmog-economy/#comment-1557 By the way, a big thank you Adan for such a well put together article. I've only quickly skimmed it (am at work) and it's full of juicy information. Thanks for all the details! CrazyKinux By the way, a big thank you Adan for such a well put together article. I’ve only quickly skimmed it (am at work) and it’s full of juicy information.

Thanks for all the details!

CrazyKinux

]]> By: CrazyKinux http://t-machine.org/index.php/2008/02/24/gdc08-virtual-greenspans-running-an-mmog-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-1556 CrazyKinux Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:02:54 +0000 http://t-machine.org/index.php/2008/02/24/gdc08-virtual-greenspans-running-an-mmog-economy/#comment-1556 The QEN and Econ Dev Blog can all be found <a href="http://myeve.eve-online.com/devblog.asp?a=author&p=CCP%20Dr.EyjoG" rel="nofollow">here</a>. The QEN and Econ Dev Blog can all be found here.

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