Dev's Diary: Premium Accounts

[Ang3lique]

They need to make money some how. For all those who would quit just because they cost to much, there are people who paid hundreds of dollars in MMOs for gear that last until the next update. It balances the game between the people who have a lot of time to play and the people who don't.

they're a difference between supporting a company and buying experience-which this does very directly. The thing is it sets up for people to advance quickly through the game without understanding it, or really being in a position to appreciate it it sets up for people to get board with it and gripe even more.

[Wimpy]

I would like to see more details so I can make a decision on staying or leaving. I have enjoyed this game since july 2011, Beta. But the attitude of the BB has changed and I don't really like what they are doing to the game. Some ideas are good but the execution leaves a lot to be desired.

[Cyanna]

Let's do some estimates here. If you consider paying a subscription fee to a mmo game site. The average cost is $10 - 15 for a monthly subscription.

The average price for a browser game is about $6. You can't compare browser games with premium mmo. This game has even less content then the average browser game does. But from the prices of items sold at the shop I doubt I would call this new addition reasonable.

[Fuscus]

Prices on test server ( I admit, they are lower than I expected):

7 days - 800 gems
30 days - 2,500
180 days - 12,000
360 days - 20,000


However !! - they reduced the additional Loot and XP from 50% to 25%

[Serenity6]

looking foward to the new content. now it just depends on prices..








Gem sale x3??

[Ezequiel_Sarkar]

50% more experience points (loot)
Each adventure gives you 50% additional experience points. Experience points
acquired thanks to a premium account are displayed in a separate row in the loot mail.

Okay, so noobs hit lvl 50 even faster instead of learning the game. I know I don't want this perk. I'll still hit lvl 50 at the same pace.

50% more loot from adventures
You receive 50% more resources from each adventure. Resources acquired thanks to a premium account are displayed in a separate row in the loot mail.
Important: This bonus does not affect buildings and adventures gathered with adventure loot.

Okay, I like this. Getting more loot from adventures is always nice.

Additional building queue slot
While your account is active as Premium, you have one additional building queue slot.

Can't complain to be able to que buildings.

Increase of buffs' time on friend zones (+10%)
While your account is active as Premium, all buffs triggered by you on friends' islands last 10% longer than normally.

Am I reading this right? I'm going put it in perspective. Let's say I have a premium account.

If I get buffed by a non-premium account, the buffs don't last 10% longer. But if I buff them, their buffs last 10% longer? I'm sorry but that's wrong. If a non-premium buffs me, since I'm paying extra into this game, they should last longer since I AM PAYING INTO THIS GAME.

2 regular daily quests per day
Each player with a premium account active can have two regular daily quests
at a time and two regular waiting daily quests.
Important: Daily guild quests and special event quests are not affected by this.

Eh, okay just means I need to cancel some daily quests more frequently. How fun.

Prices on test server ( I admit, they are lower than I expected):

7 days - 800 gems
30 days - 2,500
180 days - 12,000
360 days - 20,000


However !! - they reduced the additional Loot and XP from 50% to 25%

Hopefully they convert that back into 50% for Loot. XP is alright if they had that reduced down to 25% in my opinion. Cost wise, I'm going break it up even further

7 days - 114.2 gems/day (pay 800 gems) (pay essentially $10, $40 a month)
30 days - 83 1/3 gems/day (pay 2.5k gems) (pay essentially $25, $25 a month)
180 days (roughly 6 months) - 66 2/3 gems/day (pay 12k gems) (pay essentially $60, need to purchase two different packages for this though, $10 a month)
360 days (almost full year) - 55.5 gems/day (pay 20k gems) (pay $100 essentially, $8.33/month )

I'm sorry but the cost factor into this. I know personally I can go into other browser games and get better stuff then what this "premium account" is offering for a better payout. I won't be going down this path unless prices are changed or more perks are added to this feature.

[BB_Effiluna]

Cleaned up this thread. Please stay on topic (Premium Accounts) and make sure you are following our Code of Conduct when posting.

If you're curious to try out Premium Accounts, they were just added to the test server and you can check out this new feature now!

>> Click here to visit the test server. <<

Please keep in mind that content on the test server has not been finalized and is there for testing purposes only.

[Tinkerjenn]

At the prices posted, you won't see me buying this. I spent $200 the day before I found out about the german servers getting 400% sale. I'm already close to 50, and with no real content for the end game I'm in no hurry to get there.

Unfortunately the prices are FAR more than any other browser game out there and more than ALL of the major MMOs. It looks like it's doomed to fail at the outset.

[Wimpy]

There must have been thousands of players screaming for this program. Many more than PvP, more than stuff for lvl 50s etc. But I think I missed all the screaming. Can't understand how I missed it.

[Jonius_Maximus]

"Premium Account Buffs" eh? So now you have to find a "Premium Buff Partner" for 50% duration bonus? Because i dont see these being tradeable.....

It's a 10% buff duration bonus, not a 50% bonus