A major flaw in the businessmodel

The collectible part of PoxNora. But most of all, the fact that the collectible aspect is the only source of income.

As long as you're only able to buy runes, there will always be a huge barrier. For new players, returning players and even older players. There are no cosmetics, save a few reskins you can't buy. The current version has a lot in common with a subscription model. You find yourself almost forced to drop the cash every expansion to keep up. Every midterm you have to buy a couple of packs.

But heres the kicker, even then you're not even close to owning a decent part of all runes out there. Sure you can play one or two factions, but limitations to runes could mean less time played as you'd get bored faster.

Start selling reskins, extra avatars, icons for in the lobby, whatever. If this takes off, start decreasing the cost of runes and throw older runes at players like sweet candy.

I'm convinced that if it was easier to get (all) runes, more new players would join and older players would get bored less often. Games like csgo and league have shown how crazy people get over cosmetic stuff. They'll be dropping that cash on stuff they want, not stuff they need.

Just a thought @Sokolov

 

Sell name changes for the love of god, it's simply to do and tons of people want them.

 

Agreed. I've said as much before. There may have been a time where random packs brought some measure of joy, but the way to access runes needs to change. At they very least Faction, or Wraith/Protectorate packs should be sold. I'm not in favor of a single rune store. However; if a single rune store would lower the cost of packs, I could live with it.

 

Reskins of the Harbies, wearing dirty potato sacks and shaved heads, would be a nice way of having a poor man's Harbie.

 

Yep. This game is still selling packs as though this were the first edition of a ccg. There are thousands of cards at this point. You just can't get the cards you need to make the decks you want randomly. Even physical card games allow you to buy specific expansions and have legally sanctioned dealers for individual cards.

We NEED a major change to the marketplace. Sure you can get a couple more cards per pack than in HS, but this game is so subdivided into factions/themes at this point that the effective ability to build a deck is much, much lower.

 

it's mind blowing no form of these kind of things have been implemented yet on this game that needs the money and player base.

 

For longer-term players, yes. For new players, I think getting actual cards for decking building their hands matters more. That's a big part of the game that takes a big chunk of capital to really unlock. It's also a great part of the game.

 

I'd like to colour code my fairy army... that would be nice.

 

Black Fairies.

But yea, people even but those ward skins in LoL. They are partially invisible ffs.

I'm not sure it would be a revolution in pox, but I see some people buying these extras as soon as they're out.

 

Would be nice if we actually owned the free decks we earned.

 

guess who won?

 

i wonder if sok already has plans in the works there is so much they haven't told us, despite a couple of things

 

Damn, I imagined Sun Blossom twerking her fat butt, and a pimpcorgi.

 

I swear I lose this image every time I need it. Anyone got Greater Pimpspawn on hand my chance?

 

As a new player i fully support this post entirely.

I often look at the amount of runes and wonder from a collectible point of view and a competitive point of view, how the Firk am i supposed to do either. Here are some things i think they need to do

1) Faction specific packs should have happened years ago
2) Avatars with alternate abilities and abilities you can choose i saw someone else post this a while back can't remember who
3) Mass forge button
4) More intelligent a.i.
5) do something with all the damn achievements
6) increase dow rewards and make it like the top 20 players or so for each faction
7) Improve 2vs2 because it's a huge lure for new and old players if they can play with friends against other people or hopefully one day a good a.i.

Good post though @BurnPyro

 

I dont get it either, if were talking reskins, naming runes, etc. nothing balance wise, , whats the problem? clearly people want them, (I'll do a lil shopping), since its digital,, very little overhead, ,, its not like your selling lobsters

 

As a returning player who was once addicted to buying packs. I have to say one of the alluring things for me in the past was the idea of hitting the magical runes like and especially Lich Kings, which half a dozen of could even be swapped for a Harby. That chance of hitting runes worth so much was quite addictive and gave me the gamblers shake in anticipation before opening up a box. Nowadays I just open and usually think 'meh' a few exos for PoxBox or the sharder maybe one of the many Legs if I'm very lucky. Usually a box = 1 maybe 2 Legs worth of runes. Still fun, bit its lost that thrill.

The shear amount of runes in total throughout the factions now but the pack size and exo slot remaining the same seems a bit much for a new player. In 2007 when I started playing Pox there was a feeling like it wasn't that extreme to get a couple of most runes. Now I find it enough just trying to get 2 of most runes a single faction.

I just think opening up the slots to match the ratio of the game a bit better game would give new players a bit more chance of accumulating more runes and wanting to hit even more.
Plus add a bit of excitement for seemingly impossible (without cash sales) rare runes. 1% chance of hitting an LE rune such as a Harb or Doomball reskin.
Bring back that pack junky feel haha
Anyway just my 2 cents from an ex addict who's just an expansion buyer with a little daily grinding for gold nowadays

 

I concur 100% with the OP!!