Open alpha testing of the 5.0 HD mod (online lobby). — Online Tournaments

In reply to St_Klaus

=Lizard=

8 years ago

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St_Klaus

Maybe it would be a good idea to create a poll?

It's impossible to do without Daou...

In reply to baratorch

Meo

8 years ago

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baratorch

I need money.

baratorch

For now, I'm even more concerned about the number of players willing to pay.

I think a subscription of up to 200 rubles/month is acceptable. I suggested introducing 100 rubles temporarily, purely as a marketing move – to bring it closer to the psychological threshold for entry and assess the volume of the audience.
Later, if the project takes root and develops, you can come up with many things – even introduce gold accounts for streamers.

In reply to Meo

bul

8 years ago

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Maybe it would be better to implement a payment system for game time. For example, 100 rubles for 100 hours of gameplay. This way, players who play infrequently wouldn't have to pay for an entire month if they only play 1-2 games.

Dark30

8 years ago

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Another option is to implement a wallet system in the online lobby, where a fee is charged for creating a game. This would also allow players to bet on their favorite streamers and others, with a percentage of the bet being taken as a fee (additional income for the organizer). There would be no need for a subscription; instead, the more you play, the more you pay.

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Meo

8 years ago

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Dark30

There's also the option of setting up a wallet system in the lobby and charging a fee for creating a game. This would also allow players to bet on their favorite streamers and others... of course, taking a certain percentage of the bet (additional income for the organizer). No subscription would be needed; instead, the more you play, the more you pay.

Betting through the lobby (not just for streamers, but for everyone!) is a great idea! We just need to think about the legality of it. Participating in gambling isn't prohibited, but organizing it is. Should we introduce a virtual currency, like in an MMORPG?

Iamsamstan

8 years ago

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Guys, what’s the point of haggling? The person initially didn’t want to create an Overworld Hub (OH) for Shades of Darkness (SoD), but now they’ve done it and are asking for money for their work. You’ve played with the OH, you liked it, so now you need to choose between playing with the OH, paying for it, or playing without the OH and not paying. That’s it. If the required amount isn’t raised, then there will be only one alternative – playing without the OH. Regarding Seva, why turn SoD into a hodgepodge with these huts? If there’s a way to fix the generator, that would be more interesting, but I understand that’s not the issue here.

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Sevan_80

8 years ago

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Iamsamstan

why turn SoD into HotA with these huts; now if there's a way to fix the generator, that would be more interesting, but as I understand it, this is no longer the place for that question)

Handy thing, I liked it back in BT, even for 500 coins

Shanti

8 years ago

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How many people are currently using the online lobby? (I can play 2-3 games a month) And, as someone asked above, what should people like me do? I would like to use this service, even if it means paying for it, but not in its entirety. For example, it would be great to have access packages for 24 hours. This would be very convenient for those who don't play often!

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Pridu

8 years ago

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Shanti

how to be like me...

play a free alternative using Hamachi. Honestly, there would be something to argue about, besides the fact that the online lobby also provides a problem-free and more stable connection with the possibility of reconnecting. It's twice as cheap as what I pay for Office 365, which I also use two to three times a month.

Of course, I'd like to wish the author success in growing the audience; otherwise, even reaching 15,000 monthly users will take a long time.

And then tournament organizers on HW or popular streamers could join in, for example, by making tournaments (games) only playable through the server lobby. Referral links and kickbacks rule :smile44:

p.s. I play HotA 90% of the time and won't buy a subscription 100%. I made my contribution through the donation button. Baratorch, thank you again for the excellent product.

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Dirty_Player

8 years ago

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Shanti

How many people are currently using the lobby? (I can play 2-3 games a month) And, as asked above, what should people like me do? I want to use this service, even if it's paid, but not fully. For example, I would like to have access packages for a day... that would be very convenient for those who don't play often!

Come on, have some conscience. You can afford to pay 168 rubles.

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Sevan_80

8 years ago

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Pridu

like a tournament (games) is played only through the server lobby.

Well, this is just nonsense, SoD is already becoming less and less popular

злой_романтик

8 years ago

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The price of a monthly subscription is equal to one mug of beer in an average pub, so what is there to even discuss? Are there really people on the forum for whom this amount is significant, or is it just arguing for the sake of arguing? A daily package... then let's have an hourly or even a minute-based package. Your hour is up, will you extend it?

Vigo

8 years ago

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Damn Rom, you took the words right out of my mouth ).
Guys, what are you actually doing??? A colossal amount of work was done by one person! For the convenience of all players in SoD! What is 200 rubles?! One and a half packs of cigarettes, a mug of beer, half a kilo of pelmeni, etc. Well, if anyone doesn't want to pay, don't—nobody is dragging you by your balls! Why start this petty drama??
Baratorch, thank you for what you've done for us!

Seriously, set up a poll on who will be a permanent subscriber, and you'll see what your monthly amount will be, more or less.
And for those who don't want to be subscribers, a one-time payment can be made; if a player wants to play a match with OH - let them pay. If they don't - well, nobody is forcing them! Some people actually play 1-3 matches a month, so for them, let there be a fixed price per match; some play several every day, those will be the subscribers. It's all just simple, damn it!

HellLighT

8 years ago

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I agree with the speakers above, and here's another small piece of advice: not everyone reads the forum (or the entire forum), so for many, this will be a surprise. Therefore, I think it would be a good idea to outline your thoughts by describing the future online lobby with the next patch of the HD mod in the change log, giving people time to understand and consider how much they need it.

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Grando

8 years ago

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In the lobby, there's an announcement at the top, right? The text there could be made more informative. Also, you could add an additional notification with a button – "Got it!" – when logging in, but only once.

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