ROYAL RUBY • NIGHTCLUB • BEHEMOTH/PRIMAL

[LianaThorne]

We decided early on that, any personal feelings aside, ERP did not belong in an upscale establishment such as we were planning the Royal Ruby to be. And in the planning stage, we did a lot of very recent research into other venues, their offerings, menu, pricing and presentation, and we adjusted ours accordingly so as to be commensurate of the highest quality RP immersive experience that we could possibly offer as a nightclub and fine dining restaurant. Additionally, our raffles are not RNG based insomuch that every night we have a raffle, someone wins. Yes, you enter for a chance to win, but it is not further limited by having to roll > 95. In this way, it is a true raffle, unlike most other venues, whose raffles are actually lotteries. It is the experience you’re paying for, just like in real life, and the prices are tailored to attract a certain type of customer. Even so, they are market value and in line with several other venues. We’re covering costs, and dividing up the gil between the employees based on hours worked per diem, also like real life. As I said, it’s as professional and immersive as we can make it.

I assume you mean the kind of customer that happens to have a lot of gil if you're charging a 300k to participate in a raffle (please keep in mind that the majority of players in FF don't have over 2m gil at any one point so you're potentially robbing someone of a good chunk of their savings) and upwards of 10k for a steak that will ultimately go to waste unless said person leaves right away to go make use of the buffs it comes with.

Just to also put it in perspective, the best food you can get in the game for legitimate purposes doesn't even come close to the price you're putting on them per serving. You're overpricing by half or more than half. So, saying you're pricing by market value is a bit of stretch when it comes to your menu.

Edit: Actually decided to look at Primal's market prices because I don't like to talk without having proof and yeah, you're overpricing by WAY more than half for your 10k drink (cheapest is 1.5k per at the moment for HQ). Trying to say you're going off market value is a legit lie now.

You can say you're trying to capitalize off the rich people, it's not a big deal. It's just awkward when you say "a certain type" when it's obvious with what you're asking for/what your website shows on the menu and is a part of what makes me question your motives. Also, your VIP service is 100k, you're not hiding it at all (and yes, I also think that's robbery charging people 100k for items they could literally get for 90% cheaper off the MB).

Also, legitimate question, what do you think you're offering to deserve someone to drop at least 400k on your venue in a night? I love to go out to venues with my boyfriend and blow gil but if you're asking for me to drop that much, what sets you apart from the other 10+ venues that are also upscale and do the same thing that you do?

[Archpoet]

Trying to say you're going off market value is a legit lie now.

You are confused as to the meaning of this phrase. It is not market value as in the item's value on the Market Board, it is market value relative to the prices charged by other venues of our caliber in our locale, (in this case datacenter).

[Nothv13]

You are confused as to the meaning of this phrase. It is not market value as in the item's value on the Market Board, it is market value relative to the prices charged by other venues of our caliber in our locale, (in this case datacenter).

Not going to lie, you are starting to sound like some of the owners off of Kitchen Nightmares and I don't mean one of the lovable ones that actually gets it.