By: Gary160974

Gary160974 — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 10:46:09 +0000

Too many grinds would make like a bunch of Facebook games. Come do you spy land, mafia town and farm business sim. Problem is these rely on advertising, small micro transactions and the ability for user to complete without paying nothing. Home grinds except aurora which incidentally has had the longest shelf. Rely on bigger transactions, the user put into a situation where they have to pay to play or the reliance on friends to play. Most users wont play Lockwood life beyond level 10. Most have forgot the grinding games that have been before like fubar. I agree with burbie. In other mmos that are supposed to be social there’s much more influences around music and dancing than grinding games. Subscription fees can only come if home drops outside developers, because the mess that some of them have left behind after going would mean that someone else would have to repair the mess or users won’t pay for a bunch of broken spaces. Subscription fees mean minimal issues or timely repairs none of which home does currently.

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Fri, 30 May 2014 23:03:46 +0000

I agree with this assessment Norse. When you are given something to accomplish in the course of a game, a goal, it makes it much more interesting to come back each day to get a bit further into the game. The biggest problem I see in making a Home with this built in is that people come there for a different reason then to game. At least I do. I come for my friends and the fun times we have chatting and dancing the night away.
If there was a world built like you have suggested I could see a lot of people getting into it though, but then it would be a game, not the Home we have all grown to love and enjoy. It just wouldn’t be the same.

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