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Ask HN: Is this a better model for freemium games? Has it been used already?
The idea is to have freemium games that are completely free as long as you maintain a streak of passing at least one level per day.
When your streak ends, you would lose progress (e.g., a passed level becomes "unpassed" for each day that you don't pass a level).
You would only pay to avoid having to replay "unpassed" levels.
Do you think this model would be successful? Has it already been used in some game(s)?
- benologist 7y agoTemporarily unlocking content we've been charging once for unlimited access to sounds surprisingly ethical, said an EA spokesperson.
- sp332 7y agoI don't know if it's been used. But not only would you not make money from your most motivated players, you'd be pushing away players who have shown some interest and that you want to encourage.
- amichail 7y agoBut maybe you would get better word of mouth from the most motivated players?
- gibi555 7y agoI think this is a bad idea
- ariefgkb 7y agoYes .
- sgillen 7y agoI've never seen it before, to be honest though I don't see this being a successful model. The people not playing every day are already those who are not really hooked on your game, I think most people that come back to a game after "unpassing", would probably just quit the game entirely, and anyone who shells out for the levels they already beat will probably feel resentful.
- gitgud 7y agoI have seen a similar mechanic in a game called [1] "Smash Hit". The free version would basically just disable saving. Once you paid a few dollars for the premium version, you could save your progress. I liked the model. Having streaks might stress-out and frustrate the users... [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mediocre.smashhit https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mediocre.s...
- gt2 7y agoGreat game! Recently tried it again after some years.
- Harrymon12 7y agoIs gamehag ok? They've been giving steam games as long as you maintain some little task for them.
- armatav 7y agoThis idea is amazing - exchange attention for saving cash.