Wow, so many non-premium players.

loopinvariant · Post by **loopinvariant** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:24 pm

At $20/year this site is such a deal, it works out to pennies per hour of fun. But I noticed something with the new rank icons. There are a lot of non-premium players of high rank. I'm talking people of Capt/Lt rank with hundreds of games completed.

I can understand a low ranked person not having premium, but seeing that many with high ranks wearing silver is sad.

Velvecarrots · Post by **Velvecarrots** » Wed May 30, 2007 10:00 pm

*Tries to hide in corner, but cannot...find....good...hiding place...*

That would be me, the highest rank non-premium cheapie out there. Proud of the former, not so much of the latter.

sully800 · Post by **sully800** » Wed May 30, 2007 10:00 pm

I'm actually surprised in the opposite way! Many more people on here are premium members than I would have expected, especially once you get into the lower ranks! (I thought there would be hardly any....)

I guess its just a matter of expectation/perception of how many people are willing to give $20 to someone they've never met to play an online game.

jaybebo · Post by **jaybebo** » Wed May 30, 2007 10:20 pm

Being a premium member, the selling point for me to dish out the $20 bucks was getting more than four games going at a time...much like JR...but not to the same extreme...I do not like having to wait a day or two to have my turn come around in a game.

Not to mention that I enjoy contributing to the improvements that we are seeing to the site. Also, being premium allows me to experience the full effect of the site by playing more games and learning and honing my skills at a quicker pace...agreed it has not paid off thus far, but it should in the long run.

Ham · Post by **Ham** » Wed May 30, 2007 10:40 pm

I was also surprised at how many lower ranking members have premium. Just look at the bakers or cooks.
Whatever they are.

loopinvariant · Post by **loopinvariant** » Wed May 30, 2007 10:43 pm

Ham wrote:I was also surprised at how many lower ranking members have premium. Just look at the bakers or cooks.
Whatever they are.

They kinda look like muffins. Golden muffins.

alex_white101 · Post by **alex_white101** » Wed May 30, 2007 10:44 pm

loopinvariant wrote:
Ham wrote:I was also surprised at how many lower ranking members have premium. Just look at the bakers or cooks.
Whatever they are.

They kinda look like muffins. Golden muffins.

kclborat · Post by **kclborat** » Thu May 31, 2007 12:47 am

I was surprised like sully was. In my games, the majority of the players are premiums. Makes you wonder how much lack gets... not that i begrudge him a single dollar.

iAnonymous · Post by **iAnonymous** » Thu May 31, 2007 1:42 am

kclborat wrote:I was surprised like sully was. In my games, the majority of the players are premiums. Makes you wonder how much lack gets... not that i begrudge him a single dollar.

Not much, since it's $20/year.
But I were rather impressed with the amount of Premiums, anyways. Most sites that I go, Premium members are treated as the "elite" of the site.

Guuner · Post by **Guuner** » Thu May 31, 2007 1:48 am

Personally I thought $20 wasn't much. I got the premium most of all so that I could set up private games for me and my buds. Its also fun to play 8 or 9 games at once, but I find myself more addicted with that many games as well.

DiM · Post by **DiM** » Thu May 31, 2007 4:27 am

iAnonymous wrote:
kclborat wrote:I was surprised like sully was. In my games, the majority of the players are premiums. Makes you wonder how much lack gets... not that i begrudge him a single dollar.
Not much, since it's $20/year.

yup 20$ is nut much but depending on how many people have premium it can add up to a nice sum.

We have 98853 registered users

if a quarter of those 98853 people have premium that can lead to almost 500000 $/year which is really good. :shock:

of course there are taxes to be paid plus the costs of the site (and beer) so he probably gets less than that. but since i remember him saying he quit his job to attend the CC needs full time, i guess he makes enough.
my respects lack. you deserve it.

urbansloth · Post by **urbansloth** » Thu May 31, 2007 5:46 am

@ $20 a year versus the amount of hours I've spent playing, I imagine this is the cheapest form of entertainment I'm ever going to encounter.

I wish it was more than $20, so when my renewal comes around I'd think for more than 2.3 seconds and maybe get my life back! :lol:

Lector · Post by **Lector** » Thu May 31, 2007 5:59 am

Well, i'm not premium because I need the 4 games max protection. Otherwise i'll be playing 50+ in no time. Absorbing all my free time. Did that once with an MMOG...never again.

Would be great though if I still could pay the 20 bucks and get the limit raised to 10 or so

MR. Nate · Post by **MR. Nate** » Thu May 31, 2007 8:03 am

I'm aware of my addiction, and keeping myself Freemium is the best way to manage it. Bye the way Velve, I want what you've got.

twinfists · Post by **twinfists** » Thu May 31, 2007 8:09 am

Two things stop me going premium

1) I already spend far too much time on here
2) I'm still dubious over the security of paypal

firth4eva · Post by **firth4eva** » Thu May 31, 2007 8:26 am

is there a way of finding how many people have premium

AK_iceman · Post by **AK_iceman** » Thu May 31, 2007 8:28 am

firth4eva wrote:is there a way of finding how many people have premium

Memberlist is thatta way ^^ Start counting... :lol:

Only person who could tell you the answer quickly is Lack, and I doubt he will. :wink:

wicked · Post by **wicked** » Thu May 31, 2007 8:30 am

don't forget to count the ones who had been premium last year, but let it lapse this year (or just haven't renewed yet).

flashleg8 · Post by **flashleg8** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:45 am

DiM wrote:
iAnonymous wrote:
kclborat wrote:I was surprised like sully was. In my games, the majority of the players are premiums. Makes you wonder how much lack gets... not that i begrudge him a single dollar.
Not much, since it's $20/year.

yup 20$ is nut much but depending on how many people have premium it can add up to a nice sum.

We have 98853 registered users

if a quarter of those 98853 people have premium that can lead to almost 500000 $/year which is really good.

of course there are taxes to be paid plus the costs of the site (and beer) so he probably gets less than that. but since i remember him saying he quit his job to attend the CC needs full time, i guess he makes enough.
my respects lack. you deserve it.

Don't forget the lease of the copyright for Risk he has to pay Hasbro.
:wink:

DiM · Post by **DiM** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:56 am

flashleg8 wrote:
DiM wrote:
iAnonymous wrote:
kclborat wrote:I was surprised like sully was. In my games, the majority of the players are premiums. Makes you wonder how much lack gets... not that i begrudge him a single dollar.
Not much, since it's $20/year.

yup 20$ is nut much but depending on how many people have premium it can add up to a nice sum.

We have 98853 registered users

if a quarter of those 98853 people have premium that can lead to almost 500000 $/year which is really good.

of course there are taxes to be paid plus the costs of the site (and beer) so he probably gets less than that. but since i remember him saying he quit his job to attend the CC needs full time, i guess he makes enough.
my respects lack. you deserve it.

Don't forget the lease of the copyright for Risk he has to pay Hasbro.

yeah right :wink:

Rocketry · Post by **Rocketry** » Thu May 31, 2007 11:51 am

sully800 wrote:I'm actually surprised in the opposite way! Many more people on here are premium members than I would have expected, especially once you get into the lower ranks! (I thought there would be hardly any....)

I guess its just a matter of expectation/perception of how many people are willing to give $20 to someone they've never met to play an online game.

i would not be willing to give $20 to someone ive never met. even if i did meet lack i wouldn't pay him. I dont seem to get that "warm fuzzy feeling" he describes. After all, as sully800 said, its only a website, an online game.
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jaybebo · Post by **jaybebo** » Thu May 31, 2007 12:41 pm

Rocketry wrote:
sully800 wrote:I'm actually surprised in the opposite way! Many more people on here are premium members than I would have expected, especially once you get into the lower ranks! (I thought there would be hardly any....)

I guess its just a matter of expectation/perception of how many people are willing to give $20 to someone they've never met to play an online game.

i would not be willing to give $20 to someone ive never met. even if i did meet lack i wouldn't pay him. I dont seem to get that "warm fuzzy feeling" he describes. After all, as sully800 said, its only a website, an online game.

Interesting...so how many of the people have you meant at the electric company that supplies the power to your house...how about the internet service that you utilize to be on here...water?...credit card?...bank?....Lack basically provides a service much like those listed...interesting.

hammockboy1 · Post by **hammockboy1** » Thu May 31, 2007 12:42 pm

is it really $20 a year!

I always thought it was 20 amonth

in that case I think I will join soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

xtratabasco · Post by **xtratabasco** » Thu May 31, 2007 12:45 pm

I was already gonna buy a mug.....

Lets make it 40 dollars a year and give them a mug, hat or shirt. then the word gets spread even more.

larry holland · Post by **larry holland** » Thu May 31, 2007 1:02 pm

xtratabasco wrote:I was already gonna buy a mug.....

Lets make it 40 dollars a year and give them a mug, hat or shirt. then the word gets spread even more.

40 dollars is a lot of money, for a shirt, hat or mug. Let me see, would you get that every year. i would have a stack of them, laying around the house. i guess i could start selling them in my yard sale.