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[Rules] Limit Freemium Interaction in Forums and Chat
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Tue Oct 16, 2012 6:30 amby GeneralRisk
Freemium players allowed only to use drop down for chat, wall and forum postingSpecifics/Details:- Freemium players allowed only to use drop down for chat, wall and forum posting
How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:- Premium players dont have to deal with Freemiums begging to play games Real Time, as if a speed game. Premium olayers wont have to see Freemiums shooting off their mouths in the forums. This would benefit the site by making premium players more likely to renew their Premium account and will force many cheap Freemiums to cough up the 25 dollars and become Premium.
Re: Freemium players allowed limited chat, wall and forum po
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Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:43 amby chapcrap
Generally, I am in favor of limiting freemium forum privileges in some way.
Re: Freemium players allowed limited chat, wall and forum po
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Tue Oct 16, 2012 9:02 amby 72o
I think this would also reduce chat abuse, since only premium players would be able to be abusive, and they're risking losing their money if they get a vacation or banned.
Many abusive people are freemium, because they have nothing to lose, they'll just make a multi when they get banned.
Re: Freemium players allowed limited chat, wall and forum po
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Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:45 amby VioIet
I definitely agree with this.
Re: Freemium players allowed limited chat, wall and forum po
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Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:11 amby _sabotage_
Specifics/Details:- Freemium players allowed only to use drop down for chat, wall and forum posting
How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:- Premium players dont have to deal with Freemiums begging to play games Real Time, as if a speed game. Premium olayers wont have to see Freemiums shooting off their mouths in the forums. This would benefit the site by making premium players more likely to renew their Premium account and will force many cheap Freemiums to cough up the 25 dollars and become Premium.
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Perhaps we can also install Trojans onto freemiums computers, access their personal data and post the lurid details slowly, giving them a chance to buy their way out of the shaming every few days.
Or maybe General Risk is just one of those guys who has always felt saddened by his place in life, but has always been cheered up by beating a homeless guy in with a bat.
Re: Freemium players allowed limited chat, wall and forum po
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Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:41 amby ManBungalow
I would not have paid my initial membership for this site if the suggested limitations had been imposed at the time.
Re: Freemium players allowed limited chat, wall and forum po
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Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:43 amby Bones2484
ManBungalow wrote:I would not have paid my initial membership for this site if the suggested limitations had been imposed at the time.
And I would be even less likely than I already am to ever purchase Premium again.
Re: Freemium players allowed limited chat, wall and forum po
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Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:34 pmby AndyDufresne
I think adding further limitations would probably hamper the Community. One of the great things about our CC Community is that it really is the most active community out there in our niche.
--Andy
Re: Freemium players allowed limited chat, wall and forum po
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Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:20 pmby Metsfanmax
The CC community is welcoming of all members, paid or not. Purchasing a premium subscription demonstrates your affection for the site and gets you neat bonuses; but Andy is quite right that the site is built on the idea of including everyone, not just those who want to play 30 games at a time.
Re: Freemium players allowed limited chat, wall and forum po
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Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:30 pmby greenoaks
this might have been a great idea to start the site but not to change to it now.
as annoying as some freemiums are, there are some that are not.
just like the dice, we mostly remember the bad.
Re: Freemium players allowed limited chat, wall and forum po
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Wed Nov 14, 2012 5:39 pmby agentcom
Well said GO.
Re: Freemium players allowed limited chat, wall and forum po
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Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:29 pmby squishyg
I support the idea of giving more perks to premiums, but oppose taking away features from freemiums.
Re: Freemium players allowed limited chat, wall and forum po
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Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:43 pmby rdsrds2120
squishyg wrote:I support the idea of giving more perks to premiums, but oppose taking away features from freemiums.
I mostly agree with this! After all, things like the Forum and Mafia Games forum are fun for members. There are plenty of free members that aren't annoying, and it's certainly not fair to them to simply take away something they have for no particular reason.
BMO
Re: Freemium players allowed limited chat, wall and forum po
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Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:19 pmby Metsfanmax
rdsrds2120 wrote:squishyg wrote:I support the idea of giving more perks to premiums, but oppose taking away features from freemiums.
I mostly agree with this! After all, things like the Forum and Mafia Games forum are fun for members. There are plenty of free members that aren't annoying, and it's certainly not fair to them to simply take away something they have for no particular reason.
BMO
And most importantly, it's bad business. The number of people who stick around with the site and go premium because of the thriving forum community may not be large, but it's certainly non-zero.
Re: Freemium players allowed limited chat, wall and forum po
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Wed Nov 14, 2012 9:57 pmby IcePack
ManBungalow wrote:I would not have paid my initial membership for this site if the suggested limitations had been imposed at the time.
This. If I had joined the site and couldn't jump into the community and try out team gamers and get to know people I would never have stayed.
Re: Freemium players allowed limited chat, wall and forum po
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Thu Nov 15, 2012 12:03 amby Army of GOD
I agree that there should be perks for premium, not punishments for freemiums.
PICK YOUR OWN COLOR AND GAME TITLES
Re: Freemium players allowed limited chat, wall and forum po
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Thu Nov 15, 2012 1:22 pmby Dukasaur
For us in the industrialized world, $25 seems like lunch money, but for people in some other parts of the world it may be a month's wage.
Although I understand that the site needs to make a profit or it will die, I would not like to further limit the possibilities for others to participate.