20% of Ximerin...

[Myxir]

Dear NGD,

(I am a bit pissed now :p)
I like that you give some extra Ximerin from time to time. Buuuut, could you please announce this a bit earlier next time? I just turned on the launcher and saw the Ximerin bonus announcement for 15:00 GMT (I am sure the announcement was not present on the page at 15:00gmt) . Unfortunately I bought Ximerin at 13:10 GMT.
When I logged in at 19:00 GMT the message still was not present in the launcher and on the website. I liked the update very much, so I bought some Ximerin again. But for the same amount I could squeeze you now :)

Disregarding the fact that I am a bit angry now a little wish by me:
Announce it a bit earlier next time please. It's not costumer friendly :p

[Pizdzius]

oh, great. Same here.

[UmarilsStillHere]

I got mine 4 or 5 days back, ah well...

[Mieuy]

yes... communication is something NGD really needs to work on, specially if it comes to XIM related things....

[_Enio_]

meh, i nbought some to proper test stuff on amun some days ago.. actually amun shouldnt require xim at all to test stuff -.-

[ArchmagusArcana]

Well, lucky for me, i waited (was almost out) and now i see a nice 20% bonus, i love this update, and like where things are headed again, so i bought some xim. But yeah, maybe a bit more warning would be nice, but as for me, im happy.

Thanks NGD.

[chilko]

the first time we made such a promotion, we did announce it a few days before.

you know what happened?

our sales decreased so much during that "waiting for the promo period" that almost killed the commercial benefit of doing the promotion.

I'm sorry guys, this is one of those nasty rules in capitalism.

best regards,

-Chilko

[Mieuy]

the first time we made such a promotion, we did announce it a few days before.

you know what happened?

our sales decreased so much during that "waiting for the promo period" that almost killed the commercial benefit of doing the promotion.

I'm sorry guys, this is one of those nasty rules in capitalism.

best regards,

-Chilko

chilko,

kinda off topic, but i have sent you guys an email some days ago, and have also pmed kailer. But i havent got anything back yet... You know what is going on?

[chilko]

chilko,

kinda off topic, but i have sent you guys an email some days ago, and have also pmed kailer. But i havent got anything back yet... You know what is going on?

that was very offtopic :) if its a problem regarding premium please send your mail to customer@ngdstudios.com.ar (not to support)

[Nerlon]

actually amun shouldnt require xim at all to test stuff -.-

good suggestion, i like that. i wanna test things before i buy xim

[Pizdzius]

the first time we made such a promotion, we did announce it a few days before.

you know what happened?

our sales decreased so much during that "waiting for the promo period" that almost killed the commercial benefit of doing the promotion.

I'm sorry guys, this is one of those nasty rules in capitalism.

best regards,

-Chilko

I started to buy xims regularly anyway, I treat it as something special for myself instead of buying energy drinks and cookies ^^ my heart stopped racing so fast! xD video games are healthy! Thank you NGD!

It's just a pity that I never saw such announcement!

Nasty rules of capitalism, heheh. I'd call that oligarchy ^^

[Bladnoch]

Chilko, if its that bad then dont do it at all. Wait until you can afford to introduce a promotion period that you can get profit out of. Other top MMO's like you announce such things to the people beforehand because they can. It doesnt make sense if youre going to do it anyways if its just pot luck someone caught wind of the special deduction at the time.

P.S. I hope I dont sound like Im trying to tell you how to do your job, thats the last thing I intend to do. NGD seems to manage themselves fantastically as it is, considering the somos pocos :)

[Myxir]

the first time we made such a promotion, we did announce it a few days before.

you know what happened?

our sales decreased so much during that "waiting for the promo period" that almost killed the commercial benefit of doing the promotion.

I'm sorry guys, this is one of those nasty rules in capitalism.

best regards,

-Chilko
Sure, I see your point Chilko. I know how capitalism works. I don't regret that I bought Ximerin for 20€. I calmed down and don't care about the 20% now. But it's about principles.
It might be a bit too early to announce it some days before the promotion starts, that's true. But it's also too late to announce it after the promotion began! And on the english page the message appeared some hours after the campaign started. I heard that from many other players now, as well.
If that will happen too often, costumers will stay away and go to competitors if they feel treated better there. Nasty rule of capitalism, too.
Don't see this post in a too angry way please, I just lacked the words to explain it better.
An announcement on the same day just a few hours before the start should be enought I think. I also think that you should reconsider the prices of Ximerin (items). But that's not the point here now.
Thanks. Do with this thread now whatever you want. :)

[ArchmagusArcana]

I think oftentimes what people forget is that this game still has to be viable financially for NGD, and they have a very very fine line to walk between keeping balance between free and premium content not disrupting the RvR aspect. So far i think they have done a pretty good job. There is nothing that you can get from a lucky box that you cannot from grinding or from trading, you cannot buy mag for xim, you cannot buy boss drops. The best items in the game you cannot pay for with real money (especially since you cannot trade xim in most cases).

It seems to me like every time these guys do something nice like this and give you a xim bonus (or an event, or an update, or whatever) ppl bitch about it, myself included at times. They sure as hell dont have to do it, and hell, they could make it like other so called F2P and charge 80 bucks for some stupid virtual sword that makes you op and imba, but they dont. I have gotten lucky and i think the last 2 times i chose to buy xim, they ran a promotion like this, so i bought a decent quantity. I purchased one luckly box when Wulfgar hit 50, and the rest has been on tele scrolls, paints, horses, exp scrolls, hammers, etc, things that make the game a bit more fun and unique to me.

You dont need to buy xim, but i chose to support a company that has made a game i have really enjoyed and that has enhanced my life for the last 2 years. Capitalism is a nasty mistress and the sad truth is that in order to get a long, you need money these days, so i can see why they dont announce then.... Of course, perhaps 24 hours prior would be a good compromise to at least get the word out.

[impp]

the first time we made such a promotion, we did announce it a few days before.

you know what happened?

our sales decreased so much during that "waiting for the promo period" that almost killed the commercial benefit of doing the promotion.

I'm sorry guys, this is one of those nasty rules in capitalism.

best regards,

-Chilko

Chilko,

As the saying goes...

On Regnum you can keep some of the people happy all of the time, the rest will just moan.

Keep doing what you are doing, it's working alright for me.

[Pizdzius]

Thanks NGD for making it last longer :biggrin: