what about the future?

[Zeldor]

I am really curious about HoMM5 income and HoMM6 business plan. They ruined great series and I wonder if it's financially viable for them. Pretty much 90% of core players left, I wonder if they managed to attract new people by stripping most of fun and replacing nations with generic fantasy [and adding lots of almost-nude chicks].

[Tim Brooks]

I'm actually a bit interested, Dom3 seems to be on sale fairly recent right? But only for a small amount (like 10%). Does this bring in more sales?

It is really interesting how sales in a niche market seem to work for us. Our best results are with sales of 10-15%. This brings in enough unit sales to make up for the lost revenue from the discount. Not enough to make more money (more units, same income). What doesn't work is large sales say 20% or more. You sell more units, but not enough to make up for the lost revenue from the discount (more units, less income).

[Soyweiser]

Originally Posted by Tim Brooks

It is really interesting how sales in a niche market seem to work for us. Our best results are with sales of 10-15%. This brings in enough unit sales to make up for the lost revenue from the discount. Not enough to make more money (more units, same income). What doesn't work is large sales say 20% or more. You sell more units, but not enough to make up for the lost revenue from the discount (more units, less income).

Is this for all games? Or just for Dom3?

[Tim Brooks]

Is this for all games? Or just for Dom3?

Pretty much across the board.

[Tim Brooks]

Discounting games does not only increase unit sales--it increases actual revenues.

I know that article. It is from Valve. Be careful wth broad statements like that. The game they talk about had increased sales, but it came with an announcement of upcoming additional content. That alone would have increased sales. We announce a patch and our sales jump by those kind of percentages.

Also, these games were featured on their front page. What they don't say is that any game on their front page does great. That when it drops from the front page, its sales are much, much weaker.

So was it the sale, the announcement of upgrade, or the front page?

[Soyweiser]

Originally Posted by Tim Brooks

Pretty much across the board.

Interesting. Thanks for the information.