New Release -- May 9, 2010

[LoreneC]

Originally Posted by Berferd

Me again.. I believe people have the right to complain about "Farm Bucks"..
It's not like they aren't making money off of a "free" game.
It's a billion dollar industry.. not to mention the "economics".. but thats another story..
http://kotaku.com/5500058/why-econom...e-video-games/
I would suggest making an option for the people that are on Level 80 to be able to pay Bucks or Coins for the facilities..
Seriously... I have a lot of time invested on my farms, and I would like to have the other facilities, and I've paid Bucks for items that I really wanted in the past ....
but I'm just not going to do it again..
I don't post a lot.. but this has really become a sore topic amongst my farmin' friends..
Just another thought...




Feel free to stop by my farm anytime... folks are always welcome..

In essence you think it is OK to tell the devs how much they can make and how they go about doing it. Sorry, I simply can not agree with this.

I am only commenting because my perception of your post is that you believe they are making too much money.

[Berferd]

Originally Posted by LoreneC

In essence you think it is OK to tell the devs how much they can make and how they go about doing it. Sorry, I simply can not agree with this.

I am only commenting because my perception of your post is that you believe they are making too much money.

Not at all... there is no such thing as "too much money"... i just believe they should give thought to not charging "Real Money" for virtual goods...

[SueW170]

Originally Posted by Berferd

Not at all... there is no such thing as "too much money"... i just believe they should give thought to not charging "Real Money" for virtual goods...

If they didn't charge real money for some of the virtual goods, other than what advertising $$ they can pick up, there would be nothing to support their efforts. Many people pay real money for what is in effect virtual reality -- subscription to cable or satellite television and radio, purchase of DVD movies, even purchasing fictional books. Plus there are those games that some pay money to buy on CDs or to play on the Internet. So the concept of paying a few real dollars, if one can afford it from time to time, for FT land or game items isn't so out-of-line at all. At least as I'm looking at it.
Now admittedly, I don't spend real money on those other things except for the minimum cable TV package ($9.99 a month for 13 channels which includes the 3 major networks and not much else of interest), but if FT is an entertainment priority of some of us, $10 every 2 or 3 months isn't a huge luxury expenditure, plus we don't have to get all the cash facilities and items at once, so can save up for them.

[jeanieNGMsfarm]

Originally Posted by Berferd

Not at all... there is no such thing as "too much money"... i just believe they should give thought to not charging "Real Money" for virtual goods...

i guess i should not buy my kids video games for the systems they have they should be free. as it is a virtual good

[LoreneC]

Originally Posted by Berferd

Not at all... there is no such thing as "too much money"... i just believe they should give thought to not charging "Real Money" for virtual goods...

Buying the virtual goods is a choice made by the players. It is still up to the devs, the game owners, whether or not they offer it.

There are plenty of things to buy for those who don't want to pay real money, way more than some other FB games.