$50 price tag is a big mistake

[Bloodsmith The Dragon]

They should have went for $30 and added some deluxe edition with cosmetics for a higher price.

Paying $50 for a PvP focused MMO won't bring a lot of players, and players is what you need to keep MMO alive.

[Nik]

a one time 50 bucks purchase for an MMO is a steal compared to subscription based mmo's.

[Catfive]

weirdly I've known some systems to thrive in pvp settings like UO factions. I think the secret to pvp focused games is making death relatively painless, the game that relies on pvp while making death merely a short timeout will garner a lot of players. Also we're in a new generation of gamers now where battle royale gaming (full pvp) is very popular. Done right the game can definitely survive as heavily pvp

[remember me]

Originally posted by Bloodsmith The Dragon:

They should have went for $30 and added some deluxe edition with cosmetics for a higher price.

Paying $50 for a PvP focused MMO won't bring a lot of players, and players is what you need to keep MMO alive.

$30 would make sense in 2019 but it's 2025 and most companies are wanting to raise the bar to a $70 minimum. Be happy that they didn't pull a Ubisoft, $50 is a great price 👍

[Valec]

Originally posted by Bloodsmith The Dragon:

Originally posted by Sardaukar:

You are funny. Clown? (Also game is not PvP focused. PvP is optional. Do some research before post. And I love PvP/PvE. Also 50 bucks is good price for a legendary game.)

It is a PvP focused MMO because to get the most out of the game you will need to engage in PvP battles. And even if the game had no PvP content, the base price would still be too high.

Also, many survival players want a game that allows host their own servers and play with friends without having to deal with all the mess on official servers. The $50 price tag and no private servers will hurt the game a lot.

That... is not how it works. I mean, by your standard, any PvP game that has any PvE in it is now a PvE game, because you would have to do PvE to get the most out of it.

It makes zero sense. It's an absurd take. You should delete your post.

[Warmen]

Originally posted by Sardaukar:

You are funny. Clown? (Also game is not PvP focused. PvP is optional. Do some research before post. And I love PvP/PvE. Also 50 bucks is good price for a legendary game.)

I agree. considering $70 ,if not more is pretty me a standard price for a game today , needless to say ,if we add inflation comparing to when all games were $50, it should be $100 today , so $50 today is quite a good price.

[いか]

Bruh the dune license is a heavy cost license.
Given I get this is probably one of the many visions Emperor Leto saw in his prescience?
Yeah this is gonna be cool. I'm absolutely sure we're gonna be a fever dream for that one prediction he had based on if he changed time just a bit.

Either way die hard Dune fans. Like those of us who have read every single book?
This is kinda a dream come true. So take my money Funcom.

[Vulture]

Originally posted by いか:

Bruh the dune license is a heavy cost license.
Given I get this is probably one of the many visions Emperor Leto saw in his prescience?
Yeah this is gonna be cool. I'm absolutely sure we're gonna be a fever dream for that one prediction he had based on if he changed time just a bit.

Either way die hard Dune fans. Like those of us who have read every single book?
This is kinda a dream come true. So take my money Funcom.

Absolutely. There hasn't been a game of this caliber yet for Dune fans. Funcom has done it.

[Ｍａｔｅｚ]

Originally posted by Bloodsmith The Dragon:

They should have went for $30 and added some deluxe edition with cosmetics for a higher price.

Paying $50 for a PvP focused MMO won't bring a lot of players, and players is what you need to keep MMO alive.

ah yes maybe you should be CEO? ( :
what are you waiting for?

[Generic-Raider]

Seems like it will be a fun game until you get to end game then prob not so great
they got to make something more fun than crafting/political BS for pve end game

[Aiyzo]

I think I understand what Op is trying to say. They want it to use the "Path of Exile" monetization method. Sell 30 dollar founder packs, and higher tiers that include additional cosmetics and a stipends of cosmetic currency.

I really like this model personally, but it has to limit the microtransactions to cosmetics and things like additional storage space. It allows the game to also easily turn to free to play should it not attract a lot of players.

[Valec]

Originally posted by Generic-Raider:

Seems like it will be a fun game until you get to end game then prob not so great
they got to make something more fun than crafting/political BS for pve end game

The same problem so many MMOs have had. It is a tough nut to crack and is something they really should have planned early in development. Of course, this is Funcom and they aren't exactly known for that sort of thing.

[Adam__86]

Originally posted by Exile:

If you can't afford a $50 video game you've got bigger problems in your life you should be focusing on.

That isn't how value works otherwise you would have people selling $100 bottles of tap water

[Adam__86]

Originally posted by Jinkaru:

There are 20 people in this thread alone already getting the game. That's already enough for a decent experience.

20 people in different time zones on different servers

[Bloodsmith The Dragon]

Originally posted by いか:

Bruh the dune license is a heavy cost license.
Given I get this is probably one of the many visions Emperor Leto saw in his prescience?
Yeah this is gonna be cool. I'm absolutely sure we're gonna be a fever dream for that one prediction he had based on if he changed time just a bit.

Either way die hard Dune fans. Like those of us who have read every single book?
This is kinda a dream come true. So take my money Funcom.

Most survival gamers don't care whether it's Dune Awakening, The Lord of the Rings, or Harry Potter MMO. They just want a good survival game.

If it will be buggy and lack PvE content, many players are going to pass on it. As I already said before, the average price for high quality survival games is $30, so for $50 this would need to be an exceptional survival game, and based on what I see at the moment, it does not look like so.

[Shintai]

30 for a high quality survival game? You mean 30 maybe for an ok single/coop survival game you have to run and host yourself in a small limited world.

50 for Dune is borderline cheap. Its anything but a bad deal.