Who plans on buying Ace of Spades 1.0?

[Airsoftr]

Many people will not buy Ace of Spades. It's not right to release a game for free for about a year or two, then make people pay for it at the height of it's time. That's going to cut your traffic down, by a lot. Minecraft's traffic never really took a dramatic decrease, for as far as I know it was always being paid for. Maybe it was being paid for less at the beginning, but that was when it was in Alpha and Beta form. As the features were unlocked, the price was risen.

I could see Ace of Spades being paid for, just not in the sense of the whole game. If we had to pay for "premium" guns, airstrikes, and other extras, like maybe boats, then it would turn into more of a success than a (predicted) downfall. Ben can turn this game into a profit if he did it wisely, but I don't think that making people pay for an originally free game is a smart idea at all.

[USABxGUNSLINGER]

Many people will not buy Ace of Spades. It's not right to release a game for free for about a year or two, then make people pay for it at the height of it's time. That's going to cut your traffic down, by a lot. Minecraft's traffic never really took a dramatic decrease, for as far as I know it was always being paid for. Maybe it was being paid for less at the beginning, but that was when it was in Alpha and Beta form. As the features were unlocked, the price was risen.

I could see Ace of Spades being paid for, just not in the sense of the whole game. If we had to pay for "premium" guns, airstrikes, and other extras, like maybe boats, then it would turn into more of a success than a (predicted) downfall. Ben can turn this game into a profit if he did it wisely, but I don't think that making people pay for an originally free game is a smart idea at all.

How would turning this into a pay 2 win title help? Really, all you guys don't seem to realize, we're playing an open beta, not an actual finished product.

[Airsoftr]

How would turning this into a pay 2 win title help?

I don't think you quite understand. People would get killed in their boats. Airstrikes would work like they do now. With premium guns, you would have less ammunition. Premium guns would be like the RPG, Turret, and possibly pistols. They would basically just be extra guns, it's not like they would provide a substantial amount of collateral damage or something. Of course you would have a backup gun along with the premium guns. But, depending on each backup's power, the premium guns would lose the maximum amount of ammunition they can hold.

Also you could pay for perks. Nothing really big, but things like picking ammo off of enemies, instant respawn, etc. Just a couple of ideas I had...

[ChaosTLW]

Pay 2 win. You'd still basically be buying to be better than others. Otherwise, there is no reason to buy a weapon that is shit. I'd rather see a donation system and ads all over the forums. Also, IMO, if Ben really wants to get money through selling the game, he should follow Minecraft's formula: Start with a smaaall value, and then go increasing as content is added.

[MrHank]

I would pay for this game if it meant there would be a lot more much needed updates and fixes. And actual game to run on my desktop instead of a webpage of servers and an easy way to host my own maps. Those are my demands. Bring them to me alone and Ill give you the money

[bobbotheclown]

Pay 2 win. You'd still basically be buying to be better than others. Otherwise, there is no reason to buy a weapon that is shit. I'd rather see a donation system and ads all over the forums. Also, IMO, if Ben really wants to get money through selling the game, he should follow Minecraft's formula: Start with a smaaall value, and then go increasing as content is added.

no. dear god no. if it cost 10 dollars i want it to stay 10 dollars. minecraft is boring as sh*t and it cost 27 dollars because they added a few more pigs and things running around. no no no.
that would be punishing everybody who didn't buy it in the first month. which isn't really fair.

but I do agree, i would rather see the site plastered in ads and donation buttons.

[ChaosTLW]

Pay 2 win. You'd still basically be buying to be better than others. Otherwise, there is no reason to buy a weapon that is shit. I'd rather see a donation system and ads all over the forums. Also, IMO, if Ben really wants to get money through selling the game, he should follow Minecraft's formula: Start with a smaaall value, and then go increasing as content is added.

no. dear god no. if it cost 10 dollars i want it to stay 10 dollars. minecraft is boring as sh*t and it cost 27 dollars because they added a few more pigs and things running around. no no no.
that would be punishing everybody who didn't buy it in the first month. which isn't really fair.

but I do agree, i would rather see the site plastered in ads and donation buttons.

Well, what I meant is that it would start really low price (e.g 3 dollars), and as content gets added, it gets closer to 10 dollars.

[jdrewlowery]

if it went subscription the game would be ruined if the game went buy to play half the players would leave just put up
adds and stuff . there are no adds anywhere on the site so just put some on and get a little monny. yeah people
would probley pay but not that many . half the players are already broken up into minecrafters and fpsers dont ruin the
game please

[sn1p3r]

PAY? ive been playing aos from almost the first version. and i think i shouldnt have to pay. its stupid

[SICKfudge]

I think if AOS suddenly required payment, i probably would stop playing, I'd have no beef with Ben if he did this, and see why he would want something back for all the effort he put into this but for me, AOS is not that big a thing in my life so i would find something more productive to do.... like spend time with freinds.


Also you guys above me raging, and like "its stupid, i shouldnt have to pay" why not? what makes you so special?

[Monsteri]

I wouldn't. It's just plain unfun, and would be even without all the lags and bugs. I am excited about 1.0 though, since the rumour is that there is going to be a free classic version of the game.

[Airsoftr]

...the rumour is that there is going to be a free classic version of the game.

Sounds like a good solution.

[ThisFrickinSite]

^A while back, ben said that there would NEVER be a classic version.

[Airsoftr]

Probably because he knows everyone will get the classic version as opposed to buying the full version.

[XxsnipahxX]

I wont buy it.I would wait til new features come out.