EQ TLP - Oakwynd (Evolving Ruleset Progression Server)

Elderan said:

Big whales dont play on servers like that. Whales on vaniki are more like fish. Whales buy 1000+ krono on a tlp and none were on Vaniki.

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Vaniki probably didn't have any of what would be traditionally regarded as a whale in a monetized video game but people really did buy tons of shit from the cash shop while also maintaining perks for an additional monthly fee.

pharmakos said:

How much do Fungi's sell for early in Kunark, etc.? Probably easy to blow through that much Krono if you want BIS slot gear for multiple characters.

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Not much now with pickzones. Maybe a krono or 2.

I think mischief loot with another hook could be the biggest TLP they ever had.

If they could launch on velious for 12 weeks with mischief loot rules I think every TLP player ever would join. I get it cuts a few months of cash so we need a hook to stay long term. I dunno.

pharmakos said:

And I guess in general, Krono probably enter the economy faster than they get burned by people spending them for their subscriptions. Was maybe inevitable that it would get to the point where they'd lose value and DPG would start seeing a drop in profits.

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No krono do not lose value. They are the main currency used in TLPs now. Plat doesnt have a ton of value. Especially on fresh servers.

Maybe velious with 16 weeks? Cut clasic by a third but mad loots? Or shit find a way to do private tlp ZEM and soot up limited dungeone

I wish as a matter of course they changed around ZEMs (zone experience modifiers) with each new TLP release.

Yeah dude I play with random guys who play live, knock our content on a Monday and are able to use that to buy and move krono 3-5 a week into the TLPs. I haven’t played live since omens of war so no clue how but they come flying in

pharmakos said:

And I guess in general, Krono probably enter the economy faster than they get burned by people spending them for their subscriptions. Was maybe inevitable that it would get to the point where they'd lose value and DPG would start seeing a drop in profits.

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The biggest miss by DPG ever was not letting krono automatically recur, so many people would have burned them so much faster if they did that. I guess maybe they figure some people leave credit cards and active subs but I feel like most dont.

hory said:

What would a person do with 1000 plus Krono?

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Buy BiS every expansion but never raid, I guess. Gear out a box crew in raid gear. There were people spending 20 to 25 krono for SoulFire on Mischief, as an example. Absolutely bizarre.

Regime said:

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Selo clone seems like a bad idea if the timeline is the same. Sure, all the extra loot will help but in terms of keying and XP, it's still going to cause a lot of burnout, imo.

Now, if it was Selo + Mischief and no keying, that might make for a fun ride through the history of EverQuest.

xmod2 said:

Do you have any idea of the spend curve on the server? I'm sure early days TLP are when spending peaks, but is there a significant different between the 'special' servers and the vanilla TLPs?

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Most large krono spending on items happens much later not earlier.

pharmakos said:

Two years of subscription time for a damn SoulFire?

They probably tried to avoid using the clicky CH even

Fucking newbs

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Think the first Rallos Zek warrior sword went for 50+. Oh, and the guy who bought the first Sceptre of Destruction paid 177 krono shortly before it was announced that ST 1.0 drops would be added to the random loot table, haha. Though, to be fair, those require more than the one group Soulfire required, hah.

Mind you, there's a decent chance those people didn't buy them directly. I was relatively small fry but I still had 800 some krono at one point (plat + krono, anyway) and I didn't spend real money for it. Maybe whales carry this game but I think there's a pretty large section of people that would never, ever buy from a third party site but do still want occasional kronos.