Questions for merge of AW and Alpha AW

1) What do we do with the AW scenarios based on default in the main? (Direct import into the new?)
I think we should free up that feature for everyone.
Then people with current scenario premium are transferred into scenario making in beta.
2) Everyone who paid more than the scenario premium also gets scenario making as a bonus
This prevents people with just Customisation/SP discounts to get scenarios for custom maps. Encourages the rest to get Game Options/Exclusive Weapons.
Maybe we give still give Custom Maps Presets to Coalitions and Medals?
3) Everyone who has any premium can still create and publish maps. (Enables lots of creativity)
Nothing changed.
4) Everyone can play in custom maps.
Yay!

In economical terms, price of scenario option can have a real-life discount at start (without bonus for game options or exclusive weapons) to encourage people for full custom maps options, afterwards the admins can nudge the prices of everything more expensive to scenarios up a bit to cover for custom maps development expenses (and start the bonus). In this version scenarios should be advertised as the recommended for budget enthusiasts and Full Package advertised as recommended for full enthusiasts.

A last ditch intervention before scenarios are released for custom maps in alpha.

What do you think guys?

Thanks, ezzatam

Maybe a grid like this can be placed in the lonely FAQ section?

Players	Default	Scenarios	Custom Maps	Custom Maps Creation	Custom Maps Presets	Custom Maps Scenarios
Basic	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N
Customisation	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N
SP discounts	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Coalitions	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N
Medals	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N
Scenarios (Custom Maps)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Game Options	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y (Bonus)
Exclusive Weapons	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y (Bonus)
Subscription	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Full Package	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

You forgot 3 things:

Custom maps = Custom Pre Sets
I do not like the bonus because it mades Scenarios packet useless.
Only people with scenario packet or subdcrition should be allowed to make custom maps

Honestly I think the premium for this game isn't expensive... and players will still be able to join the games based on custom mapped scenarios, if a premium player makes the game. The table is a good idea though. I'm tired, sorry if I misunderstood something.

Scris de Tundy, 31.10.2012 at 12:22

You forgot 3 things:

Custom maps = Custom Pre Sets
I do not like the bonus because it mades Scenarios packet useless.
Only people with scenario packet or subscription should be allowed to make custom maps

Preset is like Europe preset out of the World Map in default... eg: having just the East Coast of USA in a USA map avaliable without using a scenario.
You tell me then, what is the incentive of buying Game Options or Exclusive weapons? Scenarios are cheaper than the both of them and people will just buy that instead leaving lost income from those 2 more expensive choices.

Ivan, Elme and Amok's investment in Custom Maps means that they need to get a return on it. If only people with scenario packet or subscription can make custom maps then again people will just rush there and little "new" money is being made. (People with full package already don't pay anything...)
Besides, the alpha is open to anyone with any kind of premium. If that is suddenly restricted again, people can't access their maps; will complain etc...

I suggest a 3 tier system,

1)Player-(people with no packets)
2)Partial Contributor-(people with any kind of packet)
3)Full Contributor-(people with scenario packet or subscription)

Tier 2 is probably most important as the third way out. Somebody can just try and create maps by buying the cheapest packet (Customization), if he likes it he will most likely buy the scenario packet (or Game Options with bonus). Since Game Options is more expensive than scenarios, more money is being made...