Comments on: What’s Your Price Point?

By: NorseGamer

NorseGamer — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:23:24 +0000

Personal spaces: There may be a law of diminishing returns with personal estates. Once you’ve built up a list of your favorites, a new space really has to offer something unique and different to warrant a purchase. I won’t go above five dollars for a personal estate unless it aesthetically matches what I like (natured-themed spaces primarily) *and* offers something unique. I like the Mansion pool deck, for instance, but it’s just not different enough from the Tropical Escape to warrant an investment. Now, that said, if a personal estate came out that was truly fantastic and appealed to me personally, I’d be willing to spend Mansion-level money to acquire it.

Active Items: Depends on the active item. If it’s something sufficiently unique, I might spend up to three or even four dollars. Otherwise, I’d cap it at a buck-fifty and call it a day.

Furniture: I don’t like furniture bundles. I really don’t. Purchasing a la carte is much more my style. Generally speaking, I won’t exceed a dollar per item unless it’s something quite unique (I tend to spend a lot on ornaments).

Basic clothes: Two dollars is really my upper limit, and that’s only for something I really want. Otherwise, one dollar is about the sweet spot on the tennis racquet.

Full outfits: I rarely purchase full outfits. Give me separates all day long.

Games: There really isn’t a limit here. It depends on the game. I’ve easily spent twenty to thirty dollars on Novus Prime, and same goes for Sodium2. I tend toward games which are free to try out and then require a buy-in (or are dramatically enhanced with a buy-in) over games which demand my money up front.

By: Joanna Dark

Joanna Dark — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:34:47 +0000

Nice article. I enjoyed reading it.

I’m not sure about price points but I do know when it comes to clothes I really look for outfits that consist of separates. I think they offer considerably more value than one piece. I’d like to see at least 5 items per costume/outfit. I know Lockwood understands that very well.

2.99 is about what I would expect. Items more than that really need to be special. Outfits without previews in the mall I will rarely buy by the way.

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:23:57 +0000

Great article HIW! My price points are basically the same as yours. I have never paid more than $4.99 for an estate, though I might if it was really special, but never more than $7. Clothes I will spend up to $2 on if I particularly like it, like the Billabong dresses. Furniture is $1.49 for me and I prefer $.99. Active items, $1.99, though if it is a cute pet I might consider $2.49. As for games, some disk based ones I am still willing to pay the full price for, but I have only purchased a couple of downloaded ones, and they were both $9.99. So I guess you could say that’s my ceiling.
I love Home, and I believe that the people who develop and create new things for it do as well. As it grows I am sure that the pricing and items will evolve to suit what comes.
One thing that anyone who wants to sell in Home needs to remember is the economy as well. Many people are hurting right now when it comes to having disposable income, it is evaporating at a fast pace for many, for some it has disappeared all together.