How to solve the $2000 pro issue – the easy way.

TwistedMechTwistedMech Member Posts: 408
edited November -1 in Working with GS (Mac)
After reading a lot of posts during the last few months on the $99 Vs $2000 price which everyone bitches about, the simple answer to this problem is to price the pro version at $750 like Torque. The difference between the $750 and $2000 pro version would just be a support contract with say a 48 hour response time. As GS now has a lot of funding, there is no reason why they can't employ some GS developers to provide help desk support. Not only would this appease the community but it will mean several thousand existing developers WILL upgrade to the middle tier pro license. Existing developers who have paid the full price will not lose because they will get the developer help desk support.

Comments

  • ShpintShpint Member Posts: 404
    +1
  • VoidedSkyVoidedSky Member Posts: 1,095
    +1
    Warning There was an error rendering this rich post.
  • reddotincreddotinc Member Posts: 653
    +1 $750 sounds much more reasonable to me :)

    // Red Dot Inc
  • scitunesscitunes Member, Sous Chef Posts: 4,047
    $1250 for help desk?
  • iDeveloperziDeveloperz Member Posts: 1,169
    $673.22 sounds good.

    (Then iDeveloperz, Quantum sheep & Mr.Funkleberry can round up the annual payment to £500 including the apple license.) - And the other british peoples.

    :P
  • JCFordJCFord Member Posts: 785
    +1
  • AfterBurnettAfterBurnett Member Posts: 3,474
    +2 (I'm a bit fat)
  • VoidedSkyVoidedSky Member Posts: 1,095
    POLYGAMe said:
    +2 (I'm a bit fat)

    LOL
    Warning There was an error rendering this rich post.
  • goliathgoliath Member Posts: 1,440
    +1
    Warning There was an error rendering this rich post.
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    BinaryBiscuits said:
    the simple answer to this problem is to price the pro version at $750 like Torque.

    How is that a simple answer? If I go buy Pro today for $1999, and then they drop it to $750, I'd probably be looking for a refund of the difference. Technical support is not really needed with GameSalad... not when there's a forum like this.

    It's an easy solution for those that do not have Pro. It's not an easy solution for existing pro members that paid $1999.

    ...and it's not even clear that iAds is worth it. In a few days, we might be seeing posts that say, "My game has no ads!" ...as I have yet to see a single ad in my Xcode app. I don't know if I created it wrong, but Apple did approve it.
  • AfterBurnettAfterBurnett Member Posts: 3,474
    You'll have to have a very good app before they put ads anywhere near it.
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    POLYGAMe said:
    You'll have to have a very good app before they put ads anywhere near it.

    It's a book. I think that it's a really good book.
    On the Android Market, it's a 4 star (4 1/2 star for paid) app.
  • Rob2Rob2 Member Posts: 2,402
    @photics...have you a link for your book
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    Rob2 said:
    @photics...have you a link for your book

    Photics: Revisions "Lite"
    http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photics-revisions-lite/id332511745?mt=8

    Thanks to iAds not appearing, I'm basically giving away my book for free.
  • Rob2Rob2 Member Posts: 2,402
    thanks.. its a bit like a text adventure game isn't it?
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    Rob2 said:
    thanks.. its a bit like a text adventure game isn't it?

    Ha, it's quite an adventure! (I think so anyway. I think it's a fun book.)

    Your choices help to progress the story. You could read every choice though.
  • Rob2Rob2 Member Posts: 2,402
    i'm trying to download to my ipad cant seem to get it... doesn't appear if I search revisions lite in app store
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    The iPad doesn't run iOS 4. I think that's needed to run iAds... yet another reason to frown on iAds.
  • Rob2Rob2 Member Posts: 2,402
    yeah ...didn't realise that app store filtered iOS4 from even being viewed by ipad...pretty obvious I guess...doh
Sign In or Register to comment.

© Vanilla Keystone Theme 2024