Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-33625305-20190806010353/@comment-31695308-20190807084259

Amrosa wrote: SlatBH wrote:

Amrosa wrote: I can't argue with what they charge if that is what they need to cover their costs. As none of us, including the Game Changers, have their financial data, we have no way of knowing their costs, revenues and profits.

What I will say is that if the licensing fees that they are negotiating for "hero" cars are so high that they need to charge this much for virtual cars, then my suggestion to FM is to find fun cars that have lower licensing fees, maybe like the Ginetta's, etc. I see where you are coming from in terms of licensing, but perhaps this is where the problem is. They are building a business model on adding a car a week and have to cover this cost as well as make a profit. Fine. However, it seems that this model isn't and hasn't been working for a while (i.e. the lay offs/firings). So perhaps cars less frequently= less licensing costs and less development costs could work financially. Without numbers, hard to tell but this so called "SE" is a total joke and I hope many others boycott it. I will unless there is some really significant reward e.g. great fame rewards in its series I have a feeling that Manufacturers are starting to see ESports as a cash cow and are starting to license their intellectual properly to match the explosion in the sector.

I heard that when BMW decided to pull out of WEC they said that they were looking to shift their focus to Formula E, customer racing and ESports. we all knew the reply would come. Amrosa, stop banging on about the sodding license fees. there is no way porche would hike up the license so much considering the relationship they seem to have with RR3. or what would be so stupid would be for RR3 to say ok we can do that. either way, whoever is hiking up the costs or who is accepting the costs are clearly deluded to think that RR3 is so amazing that players will pay 10 fold per update of what it costs for a subscription based game.

i want to break this game(complete against FM wishes(for free) just to slap them in the face but this update and what we can guess is coming will not allow that. i am a completionist. i have played Clash Of Clans for over 6 years maybe even 7 and i still havent paid anything to it. i have been top 100 uk many times and maxed out at each lvl(if this means anything to anyone). my point is that there are many many players on each and every game that buy IAP. there are also players like me who want to complete without having to do this. i believe that Supercell have got the balance just right. they have not changed how they charge, they dont have Ads forced on its players.

there are some differences though. one main is no license. everything is fictional but they have kept many millions of players engaged even though each new update doesnt really add anything just more levels.

one of the biggest differences i see that RR3 could adopt is the chat. being in a team or a clan is so important to the lifecycle of each player. if you aint in a clan or team i suspect you will not last long. you dont learn trick and tips. Supercell do not close these tips and tricks yet FM do.

all in all with COC you have a chance of completingafter years of playing(until the next update) with zero cash investment. RR3, there is no light at the end of the long dark tunnel and FM/EA keep making that tunnel longer with each and every update. this is no longer a Freemium game.