Does Kabam understand the game economy?

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  • The_1140The_1140 Member Posts: 46
    edited June 2023
    Kabam know that most people won't buy this deal unless it's about 60 units, and then they're practically giving it to us, but they also know some people will but it no matter what.
    Whales are going to buy everything as they might aswell cause they have so many units and I don't really think many of them value them that much.
    Some people do just love thanos for whatever reason they have and will want to get him as high a rarity as they can in a guaranteed offer instead of the slight chance with gifting or banquet crystals.
    As they know all of these people will buy it almost 100% of the time they might aswell put a price on that offer which makes them a really high profit
    And then there is that he's a trophy champ too wich increases the amount of people who will buy him just because he's Thanos

    I also do agree that they probably do Want to get as many units out of players as they can at the moment just to make the July 4th sales even more tempting.
  • GroundedWisdomGroundedWisdom Member Posts: 36,567 ★★★★★

    doctorb said:

    The fact that they have gathered 0 feedback from the last 3 years is just sad. Very sad on their part

    The feedback is that players who want to buy it buy It. They've bought it for the past three years and they'll buy it this year too.

    Unfortunately for you, Kabam doesn't care that you don't like this offer
    They should look around and see that no store puts out a 24 hour sale two days before an annual sales event. They didn't even bother to try to get people to spend more on 4th of July by doing some sort of tie-in.

    They should care that enough people would buy the offer to bother making it. This isn't a good enough offer to put out at this time.
    Define good Offer.
    Anything but the thanos one, this offer it's not only trash...it's sad even, shows desperation from kabam to get people to spend their units
    At least og vision is kinda useful with power gain and power drain, thanos needs to be x200 to start being useful
    People still don't understand their personal spending habits don't apply to every Player.
    There is no great conspiracy to get people to spend their Units before July 4th. That's just not a thing.
    The Offer is for anyone who wants it. No one is forcing anyone into doing anything. If someone wants it bad enough, they'll buy it. If you think Kabam is somehow hurt if they don't, you're mistaken.
    Not all Offers are meant to appeal to everyone, just like not all Players spend the same. Simple as that.
    It's sad how many thumbs down u got considering u nailed it. If ppl think an offer is bad then they don't buy it. Some ppl think it's a great offer.
    Lol you think GW speaks for Kabam?!
    I don't believe the OP stated that. Neither did I.
  • GroundedWisdomGroundedWisdom Member Posts: 36,567 ★★★★★
    It's really not that deep. Thanos isn't particularly game-changing. It's for people who would like to collect him. Some are still trying to pull him. Some have even been gunning for him in the Gifting Event, and never had that luck. To them, it's more appealing. The game releases a range of Offers, and they're not all intended to appeal to everyone, nor are they all intended to compare to the biggest sales of the year.
    To this day, I still can't fathom why people don't just pass if they're not interested. Everything is seen as a personal insult.
  • altavistaaltavista Member Posts: 1,448 ★★★★
    Kabam understands its economy, but not for those automatic offers.

    The game still automatically pops up useless offers (to my account) when opening crystals, offering me the chance pay units for 3-star level ranks up when my account is focused on 6-stars and 7-stars. Given that I never bought those even when I was focused on 3-stars, it seems like a useless thing to do to me.

    However, otherwise, there is enough people who purchase it to make it worthwhile, both for those automatic offers and the larger at large offers. Or there is enough people who purchase it and then pay money to buy units in order to get the July 4th deals.

  • CoppinCoppin Member Posts: 2,601 ★★★★★
    This is seriously not on kabam...
    I could sell you a shiny penny for a dollar.. its your choice to buy it or not...
  • DemonzfyreDemonzfyre Member Posts: 22,024 ★★★★★
    edited June 2023

    Kabam Jax said:

    *spritz spritz*

    However, internal data will always speak louder than words in the forum; the team is constantly monitoring response in this way.
    .

    3 years ... 3 years and still absolutely no change made. How many more years are necessary to "gather feedback"?
    OG vision offer was 15k for an unduped rank 1 6* 80 T5 ISO and 500k gold. it's now 6k with 80k ISO bricks, and a R1-2 gem and 1mil gold. We've never had a Thanos unit offer before. So... you're wrong again.
  • Wozzle007Wozzle007 Member Posts: 1,031 ★★★★★
    To me this is an absolutely horrible deal. But there are Whales out there who are collectors and dropping 2 Odins, even before July 4th deals is a non issue for their bank accounts. But I’d also assume that these same players probably already have him as he’s been in the last few Gifting/Banquets.

    Kabam probably has some analytics of who this is aimed. It’s clearly not the average player. I just get the sense those that would buy it, already have him. I would say, this would have been a good opportunity to sell the 6* for 3k of units and add a 7* for a ridiculous number. Really go for it and milk those Whales.
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  • Wozzle007Wozzle007 Member Posts: 1,031 ★★★★★
    edited June 2023

    Kabam Jax said:

    Kabam Jax said:

    *spritz spritz*

    However, internal data will always speak louder than words in the forum; the team is constantly monitoring response in this way.
    .

    3 years ... 3 years and still absolutely no change made. How many more years are necessary to "gather feedback"?
    Internal data does not always align with voiced opinions. Remember that the voices in the forums are a vocal minority.
    He has been at the exact same price ever since 2021. Rank up items have lost value, the champion didn't get a single buff and 6-star's were supposely to become more easier to get. That is no excuse to not make a single change to the offer price
    It’s a rubbish offer, but it’s not meant for the vast majority of players. Even if it was half price at 3k of units, would you buy it? I’d guess likely not. This one’s for the players with a big cheque book.

    The thing to focus on will be Fridays deals and have they adapted to the current game economy. I think it’s a waste of energy to get riled up over this offer.
  • AverageDesiAverageDesi Member Posts: 5,260 ★★★★★

    Kabam Jax said:

    Kabam Jax said:

    *spritz spritz*

    However, internal data will always speak louder than words in the forum; the team is constantly monitoring response in this way.
    .

    3 years ... 3 years and still absolutely no change made. How many more years are necessary to "gather feedback"?
    Internal data does not always align with voiced opinions. Remember that the voices in the forums are a vocal minority.
    He has been at the exact same price ever since 2021. Rank up items have lost value, the champion didn't get a single buff and 6-star's were supposely to become more easier to get. That is no excuse to not make a single change to the offer price
    Is it ? Couldn't find previous year deals
  • klobberintymeklobberintyme Member Posts: 1,579 ★★★★
    Kabam Jax said:

    *spritz spritz*

    Cool down in this thread, please. Keep you opinions on the game, not each other.

    This deal may not appeal to you, and that's fine. Or you might want this trophy champ, that's fine too.

    In terms of Kabam "hearing the playerbase" - We are astutely aware of what summoners think of most aspects of our game. However, internal data will always speak louder than words in the forum; the team is constantly monitoring response in this way.

    In short, if no one is buying, we conclude Summoners were not a fan. If you don't like the offer, ignoring it gives the team the data they need; not every offer is for every Summoner.

    I really hope your bosses appreciate your efforts. I'd tip you 60,000 units if i could.
  • raviXsharmaraviXsharma Member Posts: 568 ★★★

    if they didn't understand game economy and player psychology this game would have died 5 years ago. they know it very well...

    If they actually understood game economy and player psychology this game would be 5 years ahead of its time from now.
  • raviXsharmaraviXsharma Member Posts: 568 ★★★
    Kabam Jax said:

    In short, if no one is buying, we conclude Summoners were not a fan. If you don't like the offer, ignoring it gives the team the data they need; not every offer is for every Summoner.

    So even if 1 out of a billion person is buying you'll still consider to be a great deal. "Not every offer is for every summoner" might be your motto but "we will try to make a deal that suits most of you" would have sounded much better. I am unable to see any good deal for me to buy anytime in future after this comment
  • RockyshockyRockyshocky Member Posts: 108 ★★

    Kabam Jax said:

    In short, if no one is buying, we conclude Summoners were not a fan. If you don't like the offer, ignoring it gives the team the data they need; not every offer is for every Summoner.

    So even if 1 out of a billion person is buying you'll still consider to be a great deal. "Not every offer is for every summoner" might be your motto but "we will try to make a deal that suits most of you" would have sounded much better. I am unable to see any good deal for me to buy anytime in future after this comment
    i think you might be surprised very, very soon.
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  • DemonzfyreDemonzfyre Member Posts: 22,024 ★★★★★

    Kabam Jax said:

    In short, if no one is buying, we conclude Summoners were not a fan. If you don't like the offer, ignoring it gives the team the data they need; not every offer is for every Summoner.

    So even if 1 out of a billion person is buying you'll still consider to be a great deal. "Not every offer is for every summoner" might be your motto but "we will try to make a deal that suits most of you" would have sounded much better. I am unable to see any good deal for me to buy anytime in future after this comment
    How can you get so much wrong in such a small amount of words?
  • CoppinCoppin Member Posts: 2,601 ★★★★★
    Its a trophy champ (pretty bad one too)... They can charge whatever they want
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