Game monetization needs to improve

[Trojan]

I have absolutely nothing to complain about regarding Palia's paid store. The fact that there is no 'pay to win' or 'pay to easy' element is extremely positive and rare nowadays.

However, there is no real incentive from Palia for players to buy the skins. Although beautiful, they are not very eye-catching, and their purchase is quite discreet.

This wouldn't be a problem if skin sales weren't the game's main source of revenue. This is negatively affecting the company's financial situation, forcing them to lay off several employees. Singularity6 is getting closer and closer to bankruptcy, and I really don't want to see such a good game, with such a cool concept, and one I am so fond of, become lost media.

[kyleblane]

Pay to win couldn’t even exist if they tried since there is no way another player can have an advantage over another.

Pay to easy (which is a term I haven’t heard until now, and I like it) would actually work better for them. They’ve designed so much of the game to be like a mobile game with timers, and players would (unfortunately) pay to skip them.

[Dede_Bug]

Taking a note from Fallout 76 and having a monthly subscription for private servers wouldn't be bad either. There are some people who would prefer to be able to enjoy the game with just close friends and not a bunch of random people. They could also offer character slots for purchase so that people could pay to make a new character and replay the story line.

[orthographe]

Honestly yeah most of the outfits arent that great, like not ugly but not something you really want to buy. I've gotten two and they were both some of the cheaper ones. It also doesnt help that a lot of the colors on the clothes are sooo washed out compared to the photos they show and it throws me off so much :(

It's strange that a game that has building and character customizations don't offer up new furniture sets, hairstyles, maybe more stuff for the exterior of your house and/or garden? It's all clothes and gliders - something you see for a mere seconds here and there. Even tool skins would probably sell a fair bit? Options, so many options, yet there's none in-game!

[EnForceR]

Dede_Bug that's great idea, devs should think of it, but I'm afraid that only fired people are those who are able to think. Those who cut budgets & doing lay-offs are money-ill-dophamine-brain-damaged people that believe that firing people is a hard task inside itself, dealing with this unpleasant problem. You can't really explain to these kinds of "professionals" that positive changes are the key to project longevity & more money for them in the end, but not coming in one fast-ending wave but steady with time & efforts... Financial monsters think only about immediate money & not about long-term money programs, they lost their brains in rivalries & instincts.

[Kwna]

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[Trojan]

PopPopPopCat Damn, if it continues like this this game will last until next year at most. I really don't want that, but they need to listen to the community, especially since we are obviously the ones keeping the game alive.

[Trojan]

Originally posted by Dede_Bug:

Taking a note from Fallout 76 and having a monthly subscription for private servers wouldn't be bad either. There are some people who would prefer to be able to enjoy the game with just close friends and not a bunch of random people. They could also offer character slots for purchase so that people could pay to make a new character and replay the story line.

These are really good ideas for the game, but according to PopPopPopCat report they don't listen to the community.

[EnForceR]

Why does this picture remind something rl related? When normal people just want to be creative & greedy people just want all the money at the price of all creative being buried alive?

[Synchestra]

I agree about the colors. To me, the problem with the skins is the colours. The game should have a color wheel or a big colour palette to choose from (preserving the game aesthetic, but giving the player more options). There a lot of beautiful meshes with ugly colors. Also, to allow buying separate pieces. Buying a skin in brazilian currency, Reais, it's really expensive. They should allow different currencies or give people really beautiful colors that are worth it...