Store prices are crazy high.

[Soeshi]

Flashy yah so! But you do have to remember that there are many people who have normal prices paid which is annoying for those including myself.

 

[HarryVanSunweb]

I would never spend 200 euros on a rank (not even a game) for a server that I'll probably leave in a year knowing that I can buy a pre-owned or a new PS3 with a game or two for the same price. Just sayin'
Minecraft costs 20 euros. And a rank on a MINECRAFT server costs 200 euros. SMH

But you're Obsidian?!?

 

[TeoVolcano]

But you're Obsidian?!?

ART COMPETITION FTW

 

[iKick]

ART COMPETITION FTW

wahhahahah :P

-_- I'm thinking pfffff(Bought Obsidian for the full price-_-

 

[HarryVanSunweb]

wahhahahah :p

-_- I'm thinking pfffff(Bought Obsidian for the full price-_-

RLLY?!? I bought it for 70 euros :D

 

[iKick]

RLLY?!? I bought it for 70 euros :D

Igot emerald and with the blackfriday I upgraded it to Obsidian and I bought the miniatures.
So I think that I spend around the 150 euro

 

[TlmeLord]

A better approach would be to implement new perks, as to justify the money that players have spent on these ranks, such as a /speed command in lobbies, or the addition of Elytra's for cosmetic use in the hub.

Something that should have happened ages ago.

 

[DopeRider]

I'm broke now, but writing is cheap, I'll take a shot.

First, please save the donation talk for more innocent ears. If I could, I would buy a rank just to help the server, because it's a community model I'm familiar with. But for most people it's not a donation, it's just something they buy. If you're curious, ask a lawyer what courts think about "I donate you this and you donate me that", or better try telling the government you don't pay sale taxes because it's just a "two way donation".

The disgraceful EULA let everybody juggling with words and being hypocritical more often than usual. Servers like Cubecraft are business. That's nothing bad, on the contrary. I dare to say that if it were more like a business, it would work better for users.

Second, I don't feel it's wise to tell a company what their prices should be. That's only sensible if you know the sales numbers, that they use to keep to themselves. If they're doing well as they are now, they will keep the prices high no matter what you tell them. That's not to say that their price structure is optimal. You might very well be right and they're failing spectacularly, but that's just a shot in the dark.

The only generic advice I would give is to have also cheap ranks, so they can cover more of the market. Are ranks for life? Give the chance to buy some ranks only for a few months. But anyway, it's just an idea.

Third, even if I won't criticize much the prices, I do think that something's not right. As you said in the linked post, fixes take forever. The funny thing is in a "normal" company they way to solve this is to pay more programmers. For that you need more money so you must... raise the prices! Or maybe divert the resources you're employing in something else. I've been playing here mostly because of Super Craft Bros, a game that's currently broken. But I see on the front page that there are new maps and new games.

 

[TheQueenWaddle]

For me, I wouldn't even call it a donation, it's a purchase. You pay them money for a product/service in return, in this case, specific perks in game.
I think that the prices are fine (I live in the U.S), considering that Iron is a mere 15$. If someone has the money to buy a laptop and purchase Minecraft, I think that they could manage to pull together 15$ if they wanted premium that badly. Since the EULA has made it so that premium ranks don't actually affect gameplay, I think that these prices are reasonable. Most of the perks are aesthetic anyways.

Of course, I won my premium from a giveaway, so I really can't talk.
But these are my thoughts, if anyone wants to take the time to read them.

 

[DopeRider]

I didn't know there was a $15 rank (my bad). OK, let's see if that double jump gets fixed :)

 

[Ellie Williams]

If premiums feel scammed, just give something to compensate, like cubelets or vanity points.

 

[Cheez]

I would usually agree with you, had these ranks not been sold to thousands of users already. By lowering the prices they'd be devaluing the ranks that players currently have in their possession, which would without a doubt result in a negative response from those who have recently purchased a rank.

A better approach would be to implement new perks, as to justify the money that players have spent on these ranks, such as a /speed command in lobbies, or the addition of Elytra's for cosmetic use in the hub.

Agreed.

It's true the only real thing we would be able to do is provide more perks, wouldn't wanna scam people who've already bought ranks.

 

[FapQueen]

I'm alright with a donator price going down, maybe to the people being devalued they get a free uprank? So if you're Iron you move to Lapiz and that sort of things. Everyone gets what they want and no one feels like they've been scammed. Maybe Obsidian gets an Exclusive Gadget only they can get and/or minatures for free since they can't be upranked. Just my Thoughts :D

 

[HarryVanSunweb]

I'm alright with a donator price going down, maybe to the people being devalued they get a free uprank? So if you're Iron you move to Lapiz and that sort of things. Everyone gets what they want and no one feels like they've been scammed. Maybe Obsidian gets an Exclusive Gadget only they can get and/or minatures for free since they can't be upranked. Just my Thoughts :D

Free miniatures <3

 

[FapQueen]

Free miniatures <3

:)

 

[TheQueenWaddle]

I'm alright with a donator price going down, maybe to the people being devalued they get a free uprank? So if you're Iron you move to Lapiz and that sort of things. Everyone gets what they want and no one feels like they've been scammed.

Lol except for the server

 

[Livid]

I'm also high hahahwwhhhehhahwhhahhehhahehhahehhahwhmoo