Would you pay for a "Premium" Server experience?

[Treble]

In a vaccume, this sounds like a fun idea.

But when you actually stop and think about allllllllllllllll the people already paying for this game and the premise of it being that we pay to get everything instead of paying extra money like a f2p to get the stuff the devs make.... Not such a good idea.

What I do like tho is GM's holding events on servers. Maybe a server here or a server there has something happen randomly to make those people feel special. Nothing you'd pay $50 for tho lol.

[NovaLevossida]

I got GM-ran events as part of my base subscription price back when Ultima Online was around and hadn't changed to be a loot grind game, so I would personally find it insulting to pay a premium for that. Though EverQuest did try to do a Legends premium server at $40 a month I think...

[CarnivalNights]

This is easily one of the worst ideas anyone has ever come up with. It rivals the Call of Duty Premium service Activision tried a few years back.

[Colorful]

I got GM-ran events as part of my base subscription price back when Ultima Online was around and hadn't changed to be a loot grind game, so I would personally find it insulting to pay a premium for that. Though EverQuest did try to do a Legends premium server at $40 a month I think...

I honestly can't imagine paying $40 a month for an MMO, maybe if they quadrupled the content in the game... but even then, I want to spend my money on stuff that's not just FFXIV (unfortunately I'm not loaded).

[Zephyranthes]

Paying a premium doesn't guarantee the quality of players you'll have there. It simply means that they can afford to pay extra.

[Elim]

Okay, I know this is NEVER going to happen but if we are going to play the "what if" game...

How about a "hardcore" server, where all lv 60 mobs/content is buffed; more damage, more HP and new mechanics. Basically everything is "hard" including dungeons, maps, open world mobs, hunts, and the like. No story versions. The costs of housing is 3x more. There is open world PvP. You are only safe from PvP in cities or rest stops. However, if you do kill someone you get a big red flag over you, and whoever kills you gets gil. The more people you killed the more gil you're worth.

lol

[Priya]

I wanted a premium server experience, so I paid $18 to transfer to Gilgamesh.

[Laerune]

If this game was F2P, I might. But as a pay to play game, HELL TO THE NO!

Okay, I know this is NEVER going to happen but if we are going to play the "what if" game...

How about a "hardcore" server, where all lv 60 mobs/content is buffed; more damage, more HP and new mechanics. Basically everything is "hard" including dungeons, maps, open world mobs, hunts, and the like. No story versions. The costs of housing is 3x more. There is open world PvP. You are only safe from PvP in cities or rest stops. However, if you do kill someone you get a big red flag over you, and whoever kills you gets gil. The more people you killed the more gil you're worth.

lol

Since when is "Hardcore" difficult mobs and a open world PvP? Maybe its just me, but I play few hours a day, for some I am casual. But this does not mean that I want to fight easy monsters or hide away from other players. I always thought the difference of casuals vs hardcore is the amount of time that they spend playing a week. Am I wrong here?

[LunnaRavenheart]

Premium Experience ... First i thought it will be about something that they will send some catgirls to your home to make your gaming sessions more enjoyable and I was like hell yes. But after that I read thread description and its big NO. Sorry

[Yshnal]

I would pay $50 to get rid of all the "let me pay more" crap on our P2P MMO (or in gaming, in general).

We're already "premium", as we're paying a monthly sub on top of the base cost of both the game and the expansion. We all should get treated like VIPs without having to fork any extra cash. And if you do really want to give them more money, buy more games, buy merchandise, buy some of SE's stock or, hell, send them a check.