by deraltefritz » Thu Oct 09, 2014 8:03 am
I wonder whether this thread is actually still read by anyone working on VP4, as there hasn't been a reply by Celeris since the second post on page 2 of this thread.
Anyway, now there is extra $V for player referrals ( http://vponline.celeris.com/news/post/22 ).
Nice thing, but I don't need any more $V. Quite the opposite, I'd pay for other players first year subscription, if those players would continue playing vp4 for years. Of course, that's not guaranteed ;-)
I'd also like to spend more for playing VP4. But I have all cues/shafts that I need. And so far I don't really make any noticeable losses when playing tournaments.
So how about something like a "premium" subscription? Pay more than the $10 a year, and receive some nice extras.
Like jumping the queue in challenge rooms (only once per room, so that you can't leave and re-enter after every loss, of course).
Or being able to buy (self-)customized cues, the more fancy stuff you select, the more expensive it gets.
Maybe a few extra sounds, like chalking the cue, or snapping fingers/stomping the cue to appreciate the opponents nice shot (again, so that it can't be abused, at maximum only once per shot, and only while the balls are moving, to not distract the opponent on the preparation of the next shot).
There are probably other ideas. Of course, such "premium features" shouldn't be a disadvantage game-play wise. At the table, kings and peasants should have the same prerequisites.
$10 a year is really a bargain for what you get, and I wouldn't recommend making it any more expensive at this stage for new players.
But I'd easily be willing to pay $50 (or more) a year to support the continuation of this game. After all, if this doesn't earn enough money for Celeris, it will be shutdown, and what then? VP4 offline against Curly? VP3 (three) LAN play? Come on!
There are probably other players who'd be willing to do the same, with a varying amount of $ they can afford.
It's hard to support Celeris financially, unless you go and buy a dozen cues and fill up your cue case. But that doesn't cut it for me, one playing cue+shaft, one break cue, one jump cue and one snooker cue is all I need. And that's about $15-20, from then on it's only $10 a year.