A perspective from a new player on payment/player numbers

[Skuzzy]

Steam greenlight has been undergoing changes since its inception.  It has been a moving target.  They deploy it, then they pull it back.  They change it and they change it again.

The registration fee is not the only costs associated with Steam.

nugetx, you really do not know much about running this type of business if you think server costs are all there is to it.

[nugetx]

nugetx, you really do not know much about running this type of business if you think server costs are all there is to it.

I only play games so yes

[Zoney]

But if steam takes 30% from sales, so that leaves 70% to developers, are the server running costs higher than what would be from the 70% ? Does steam want more from HTC than 30% ? If yes, then it is understandable, but otherwise the profit should always be +x.xx %
number.'

Good job completely ignoring the fact that there are costs involved.  FYI unless HiTech has at least a 30% margin then there are no profits.  Economics 101.

What's your ingame handle please?

[JimmyD3]

Good job completely ignoring the fact that there are costs involved.  FYI unless HiTech has at least a 30% margin then there are no profits.  Economics 101.

What's your ingame handle please?

"SteamAgent" 

[guncrasher]

there's at least 7 liquor stores or 711 within 3 blocks of my house that sell visa or mc prepaid cards.  you think that would be enough for this guy


semp

[Rodent57]

If you were following this thread, you know that he said he's NOT from around here.

may not have 7/11s

[nugetx]

there's at least 7 liquor stores or 711 within 3 blocks of my house that sell visa or mc prepaid cards.  you think that would be enough for this guy


semp

prepaid credit cards are not the standard in different  countries, there is no such thing here

[Skuzzy]

prepaid credit cards are not the standard in different  countries, there is no such thing here

Quite true.

By the way, we did put Aces High III on Steam.  It was being planned for a couple of months, but we will not do Paysafe.

Still remains to be seen if we stay on Steam.

Personally, I will never load that software on any of my computers.

[nugetx]

 

[bustr]

Quite true.

By the way, we did put Aces High III on Steam.  It was being planned for a couple of months, but we will not do Paysafe.

Still remains to be seen if we stay on Steam.

Personally, I will never load that software on any of my computers.

Interesting series of posts here and in the General forum, Skuzzy is Patton, Hitech is Eisenhower and Steam is D-Day.....My compliments to the house.

It was being planned for a couple of months

Handled well, this can repopulate the game. Just make sure to hang onto the current generation of old vets needed to create the AH magic which is the secret to Aces High.

[Ramesis]

Quite true.

By the way, we did put Aces High III on Steam.  It was being planned for a couple of months, but we will not do Paysafe.

Still remains to be seen if we stay on Steam.

Personally, I will never load that software on any of my computers.

As I will not use paypal 

[Skuzzy]

As I will not use paypal 

I consider that a reasonable thing to do when concerned about security.

[JVboob]

I hope we can keep up to date with all this steam stuff. I have steam and there are 2 games ive played the last few years. AH ive played since 2002...I dont want steam to bite us in the ARSE. If there is contingency plan then we will be fine either way. Id like to fly against someone who isnt a vet every once and a while.

AVA use to be busy and it was awesome I hope to see that come back! 

[Rodent57]

IF we get more players via Steam, that shouldn't be a bad thing.

[Rodent57]

PS  If you ever need an easy victim, I'm yer huckleberry!

Proficiency is at a 14 year low right now :-)