SHOCKING interview with Leaguesharp Developer.
6,989 views • 4/17/2015
An L# Dev gives us an inside look regarding the recent decision to deploy a monthly subscription model.
00:00 - 00:05 | Joduska calls me up one Friday. He says; "Listen, Terry, we have to talk." |
00:05 - 00:07 | "We've had a huge spike in users recently." |
00:07 - 00:10 | "The community keeps growing. Every day." |
00:11 - 00:16 | So, we talk about future plans and where we want things to go. How to make it more profitable for us. |
00:17 - 00:21 | We add a $15 subscription fee. |
00:21 - 00:24 | 15 Dollars |
00:29 - 00:31 | 15 Dollars |
00:31 - 00:34 | And that $15 fee is only for one month. |
00:38 - 00:40 | 15 Dollars |
00:41 - 00:47 | You should see the outrage on the forum. Half the users are ganging up on the other half. The rich ones making fun of the poor. |
00:47 - 00:50 | Every free user is threatening to leave. |
00:50 - 00:56 | Our response? "If you don't pay, there's the door." |
00:58 - 00:59 | In one day, |
00:59 - 01:01 | In one day we've alienated half our user base. |
01:04 - 01:06 | Even some Donators want to leave. |
01:06 - 01:08 | And then we disabled donations! |
01:13 - 01:14 | 15 Dollars |
01:14 - 01:16 | It costs more to use a month than World Of Warcraft |
01:16 - 01:20 | costs to play. |
01:21 - 01:27 | You could buy every expansion for World of Warcraft and still spend less money in a year. |
01:35 - 01:36 | You could buy 20 games on Steam. |
01:36 - 01:39 | Give tribute to Lord Gaben instead. |
01:41 - 01:44 | But, no. To be serious for a moment. |
01:44 - 01:47 | This model will allow us to pay Devs and deliver a better service in the long run. |
01:47 - 01:49 | It's all for the users. |
01:50 - 01:53 | And my new Ferrari. |
01:54 - 01:56 | As for Contributers. |
01:56 - 01:58 | We can't afford to pay them. |
01:58 - 02:02 | They get to use L# for free instead. Just play the game. |
02:05 - 02:07 | 15 Dollars. |
02:10 - 02:11 | The best part... |
02:11 - 02:13 | The best part is... |
02:15 - 02:17 | The best part is that |
02:17 - 02:20 | Free users can only play two games with L# per day. |
02:21 - 02:28 | And to make it fair to our subscribers, free users aren't allowed to play any Ranked games at all. |
02:29 - 02:30 | What about bans? |
02:30 - 02:32 | You'll still get banned. |
02:36 - 02:39 | We can't ensure your safety. |
02:40 - 02:42 | But we'll try. |
02:50 - 02:55 | Banwaves will always be a concern. |
02:56 - 02:58 | What if I lose my account? |
02:58 - 03:04 | Well, if you're using this program it's only a matter of time until you get caught out, naturally. |
03:04 - 03:09 | You'll just have to be smart about how you use it. |
03:09 - 03:11 | Or you'll be crying like I am. |
03:16 - 03:20 | GG Rito Games. |
03:23 - 03:26 | There goes your money. |
03:31 - 03:36 | We don't really care as long as we get paid. |
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