Board Thread:Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time/@comment-25832612-20150409040610/@comment-24507085-20150412023842

1Zulu wrote:

TheGollddMAN wrote: Then by your logic, it's better to give players something that is never accessible under normal circumstances aka Money Premiums than at least give them a chance to get that for free. Real smart thinking there. Not counting Special edition plants, the players can grind for as how long as they want, whenever they want, so your 11 Hrs doesn't count since there's no rush in going after them that soon.

Time is crucial in freemium model. Either you sacrifice money or time. That's an option the players should make. And that's why a lot of games have started this model where players with your mindset are suckered into paying for stuff each time. I have a better question for you: "How much do you value your money?" Is it worth paying continuously (since paywalls are never truly gone) after virtual items just to save your time? Time is money, so your question is irrelevant. I earn quite a bit more than $0.90 per hour, so it would be dumb for me to grind. If you value your time at less than $0.90 per hour, then sure, grinding sounds like a smart idea.

Wasn't you the one babbling about how much people won't pay 60$ for a console game (let alone a mobile game) upfront but yet you support paying for stuff that would add up to more than 60$ going after individual items? So you won't pay an amount and be done with it because of the price but pay again and again just to save time without giving attention to the amount. Here is what I actually said:

"Nobody would pay more than $10 for a mobile game even if came from a AAA studio, let alone the full $60 a typical PC or console game."

If you still don't get it, I said (most) folks aren't willing to pay $10 for a mobile game. You can forget about $60, which is the price of a typical PC or console game. And most PC/console gamers are willing to pay that amount. That was meant to illustrate the difference between real gaming and mobile gaming.

I refuse to be suckered into this. I have never paid a single cent for anything on PvZ2. If I want a premium, or gems, or coins, I hack my way there. However, for folks who don't want to hack the game, paying is clearly the smarter choice... Unless they think their time is worth less than $0.90/hr.

So, what do you care about the gemiums if you can just hack the game to have them instantly?

Actually I'm OK with the gemiums, and if anyone doesn't have time to play the game and grinding, then why they are playing the game?