Dominions 3 no longer available from Shrapnel?

[Valerius]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Parker

Illwinter has tried many times to explain their position on this. Money was never a motive. More money is unlikely to change what they do and why. They have day jobs and they do this for their own fun.

And I made a point of saying it wouldn't be based on money.

Originally Posted by Gandalf Parker

Over the years they have tried many changes that "knowledgable" players have pushed with accompanying impact on the companys "income"

I have no idea what that means. Please clarify.

Originally Posted by Gandalf Parker

Everything has its pros and cons. That discussion is also in many threads here. But the support level for DD goes up tremendously. It is hard to fathom but any company can verify it. The big boy business plan tends to carry with it a requirement to want to be a big boy. More people for the support level unless you would rather just have the money and dump the support.

Do you mean in the sense that more sales equals more players and thus more support requests or are you saying that DD attracts a different (presumably less knowledgeable) audience that has a higher frequency of support requests?

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally Posted by Valerius

I have no idea what that means. Please clarify.

I dont HAVE to be non-insulting anymore but I generally try anyway. Not YOU but others over the years have pushed the money aspect rudely while Illwinter has explained the joy and job satisfaction aspect. The two do not go hand in hand. by some methods, they can even be counter.

Do you mean in the sense that more sales equals more players and thus more support requests or are you saying that DD attracts a different (presumably less knowledgeable) audience that has a higher frequency of support requests?

I dont know. Not my area to study altho I have worked for companies that had people who did. The all important price break point that people feel has been missed involves more than just income. Many mention the phrase target demographics but dont seem to realize that the change in target demographics is also a change in the player community that is created.

[Soyweiser]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Parker

I dont know. Not my area to study altho I have worked for companies that had people who did. The all important price break point that people feel has been missed involves more than just income. Many mention the phrase target demographics but dont seem to realize that the change in target demographics is also a change in the player community that is created.

What a bunch of elitist drivel. So people with less money are not good enough to play dom3?

Edit:
community management by pricing... that is the most retarded way of managing community ever. And guess what. It doesn't work. *******s also have money.

Edit2:
Proper community management is done in different ways. You want to manage the oldtimers. The way they interact influences how newbies interact. Old timers call others out on unwanted behaviour, and they way they post (or posted, as anybody can view the history) influences new behaviour.

Mods also influence a lot, but as they cannot edit every post that is made. They do not the only thing to blame if a forum goes sour.