Queue Priority for Subscribing Players

[Eyeklops]

Should paying monthly subscribers should get priority in server & continent queues and why? From what I remember, PS1 did give priority to paying players when PS Reserves went active.
Reserves Program FAQ

[EVILPIG]

Originally Posted by Eyeklops

Should paying monthly subscribers should get priority in server & continent queues and why? From what I remember, PS1 had a this
Reserves Program FAQ

At a glance it sounds unfair, but hey, life isn't fair. It would be something that subscribers, or "premium" players should probably have.

[ThGlump]

Remember that "free" players could have spend more money in shop than subscribers. You need to put queue priority (higher) to shop too, to make it fair. Subscribers should have small bonus to it.

So in the end priority to get on continent:
Subscribers with shop priority
Shop priority
Subscribers
Others

[Bags]

With thousands of players per continent, I would hope we don't see queues too often.

[Xaine]

Originally Posted by ThGlump

Remember that "free" players could have spend more money in shop than subscribers. You need to put queue priority (higher) to shop too, to make it fair. Subscribers should have small bonus to it.

So in the end priority to get on continent:
Subscribers with shop priority
Shop priority
Subscribers
Others

While i appreciate what you're trying to say, i think that only subs should get queue priority.

More money for SoE for something that 'serious' players will probably use anyway.

I'm all for benefits for paid players, as long as it doesn't effect in game power.

[ThGlump]

If we want to have poplocked continents there will be queues as not all would want to go to another one.
Wasnt there reserves lower priority for vehicle terminals too?

[EightEightEight]

Hopefully there won't be queue's but if there are I believe that subs should get priority. Right now based on the interviews I have seen Higby doesn't really know what he wants to have for the subscribers

[Nephilimuk]

reservist = scrub

How else would you get them to subscribe

Subscriber = baseline ensured revenue, which is a nice thing to have if your running a business. It makes a lot of sense to get as many people subscribed as possible

[Geist]

You have to make a premium account worth it if a person will pay as much as a standard p2p game for a game they can play just as well, for free. Priority in a queue would be just 1 of many things premium will need if it will be worth $15 a month.


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[Death2All]

Assuming there are queues, yes I think that's a great incentive to get people to subscribe for the game, while not totally fucking them over.

[Raymac]

If you look at what SOE did when DCUO went f2p and had a huge bump in players, the paying players got pissed since they couldn't log into the game that they paid for while somebody else was able to get in for free. That makes sense. So I believe SOE arranged it so the subscribers were moved to the front of the line. I have a feeling PS2 will benefit from that lesson.

[Xaine]

Indeed.

I intend to pay the sub (assuming the game deserves it, few hackers etc) because i want to support development of things that aren't WoW clones.

[getcarter]

Originally Posted by Xaine

Indeed.

I intend to pay the sub (assuming the game deserves it, few hackers etc) because i want to support development of things that aren't WoW clones.

Yeah i to intend to sub but i definately want to see hardware bans for hackers and some sort of priority for pay to play customers.

[Eyeklops]

Originally Posted by getcarter

Yeah i to intend to sub but i definately want to see hardware bans for hackers and some sort of priority for pay to play customers.

I mentioned this somewhere else, it's REALLY needed.

[nomotog]

Makes sense, but honestly they really, really need to avoid queues.