Existing Worlds and Creativerse (Free vs Pro)

[CeruChick]

(I posted this to the subreddit too, so either or works for me XD)

Alright - so Creativerse Pro will introduce the new limit of 1 world for each free player. Currently, I have several worlds on the go - two of which I have spent hours in. What will happen to my worlds when the game updates? Will my worlds be purged, locked, etc?

I love the game, don't get me wrong, but this is concerning - especially since I don't know if I can afford to get pro right away.

Edit - for those who haven't seen anything about Creativerse Pro: http://steamcommunity.com/games/280790/announcements/detail/798645994358893281

[DeathSavior84TTV]

Someone else had asked about the world issue and Brainsloth had commented and said not worry about that. So to me this means all current worlds in creation are safe. But once Pro drops, free to play people will only be able to create one world after that point. So you will still be able to go to your current existing worlds.

[Cmdr Wispa]

Originally posted by Darth Nautas:

Yeah. But the key here is "how big of a profit".

When the CEO decides that a Mercedes or BMW is not good enough, and wants a Ferrari, the company has crossed the line.

Classical example: Wargaming.net. When WoT started picking players en masse, they raised prices. Nowadays, the company can afford financing expeditions to locate and recover tanks from WW2 and even shipwrecks.

You're assuming the CEO drove a BMW when he could be driving a Honda. So it's a poor argument

[Falli]

Originally posted by DeathSavior:

Someone else had asked about the world issue and Brainsloth had commented and said not worry about that. So to me this means all current worlds in creation are safe. But once Pro drops, free to play people will only be able to create one world after that point. So you will still be able to go to your current existing worlds.

I don't think so! For me it sounds like Brainsloth meant with "don't worry", that they will build a feature where you can choose which world you want to keep. Otherwise it makes no sense because people could create a lot of worlds NOW and would keep it after pro. Then nobody would care about this One-World-"Rule"

When I'm wrong with this please correct me Brainsloth :D

[Darth Nautas]

It's not. And the base point was getting greedy and wanting more profit.

Cars are a powerful symbol of status, but I cannot care less if the CEO drives a second-hand Honda or has a personal driver for his Rolls Royce.

Still, I haven't seen the company accounting books, so making the assumption that it was turning a profit for those two years is most likely wrong.

My first impression on the news was to go on the warpath, but I've put it off until we see how are things going to work.

[AvilerED]

The conversation I recall, if it is the same one Death Savior is referencing, the OP had multiple worlds she did not want to lose access to. Any of them. "Don't worry" would imply to me that she need not worry about loosing access to any worlds she has created.

Edit: Post I'm thinking of:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/280790/discussions/0/353915309341516959/?tscn=1469841522

[Nyx (She/Her)]

Originally posted by Darth Nautas:

My first impression on the news was to go on the warpath, but I've put it off until we see how are things going to work.

unless they revoke the one world with no options thing they're going to lose a lot of players and a lot of possible profit.

[Valoşi]

People keep forgetting that Playful is NOT a huge company. The servers can barely keep up sometimes with all the activity, so what happens in a year when the number of active worlds doubles or even triples? I would've bought this game when it was pay-to-play, and you can be sure I'll go Pro as soon as I can.

The big issue in this thread isn't whether or not the creation of a Pro version is to make a huge profit but whether the world limit will cripple the current users. From what I see, it sounds like existing worlds will not be removed, but free players will not be able to create new worlds beyond what they already have. If, say, 1/10 of the current players go Pro, that will give Playful a chance to upgrade the servers and better keep up with the creation of new worlds and/or influx of new players.

Judging by the number of people who play that other popular voxel game that are migrating to Creativerse, this move will prove to be beneficial to all of us whether we are Pro or free players. Pro upgrades and store purchases will help fund upgrading the servers as needed so they can keep pace. Imagine having servers that don't drop you or constantly lag... Isn't that worth limiting new world creation? And the way I see it, they're making the deal that much sweeter by giving us an optional workaround with optional extra bonuses for a small one-time (optional) fee.

[Valoşi]

Brainsloth's comment made it pretty apparent that the oneworld limit will not have a retroactive consequence. Once Pro drops, if you have one world, you must pay to have two worlds. BUT if you had, say, three worls before Pro, then you must pay to have four.

It's the most fair and balanced solution, and Playful never acts without carefully considering how it might impact their players. On top of that, Creativerse is picking up momentum on YouTube and many more prominent CV YTers have different worlds for different series. Cutting existing worlds would hurt these channels and thus hurt Playful who depend upon these channels to advertise the game.

[Andurian]

Valosi:

+1

[alikhi]

And lets not forget that there are also the social worlds which there is no limit to how many of those a free player may enter, as well as the free players Pro freinds having the ablility to create more worlds for their group to enjoy.
I dont doubt that there will still be plenty of worlds for free players to use. My only concern is the handling of existing worlds owned by players without the funds/desire to go pro.
I myself will be going pro, but that doesnt PROtect the worlds I've worked on that are owned by other players.

[aMyLyNn]

Question about pro

I love creativerse, put many hours into it. I would buy the $20 pro in a heartbeat and I will next month. I cant this month because I just got my own apartment and tight on cash this upcoming month. My question will my main world that is selected as peaceful be deleted or frozen until I buy the Pro expansion? I hope not because I put allot of work into that world