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Nov 15, 2003, 5:42am

If AWI thinks that they will get additional income from this, in the long
run, they won't. Many potential customers won't be able to see as many
private worlds, as well as public worlds, therefore their interest in
subscribing will be inundated. If it could just be a simple check box in
the world features, then more people would be willing to let tourists come
in their worlds. That way, tourists will get to see more of what Active
Worlds has to offer, and be more inclined to subscribe. Also, look at all
the world owners who are letting their worlds expire these days due to the
exceedingly high prices as of the beginning of 2002. Basically, you should
not have to pay extra for tourists, nor should you have to pay these
outrageous prices for worlds. AWI, you are losing customers! There is a
fine balance between the number of world owners you get, and the price of
private worlds. It is obvious that you are too far on one side.

Nov 15, 2003, 7:47am

I've got a couple dead horses out back if you'd like a whack at them too.


(not that I don't 100% agree with you)

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Nov 15, 2003, 10:59am

Looking at it in economics' with the last price hype of 300% and the number
of members that have left there properly be little difference to the income
of AWI.inc, these that went to other universes still paid an 69 dollar fee
to aw no matter where they went.

So looking at it like that aw could afford to lose 2/3rd of its membership
and still be in the same situation it was 2 years ago as the remaining
members pay the 200% extra on membership fees. Then looking at the staff
that have left aw and not replaced you see a saving in wages.

So why bother allowing tourists back into Alphaworld when its not effecting
profits?

At the end of the day its business nothing else. if people are willing to
pay good. I have no dought aw.inc considered the losing of X number of
members and calculated for this in pricing..

O well

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Nov 15, 2003, 11:22am

I liked when aw took tourist rights only allowing them into a few worlds.
Tourists are free loaders, they are getting way too many rights that they
don't deserve. They should stop freeloading and pay the damn 70 dollars.

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AW: 308723

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Nov 15, 2003, 3:56pm

[View Quote] I have a rock right here, I'll give you this drill to try and get blood.

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Nov 15, 2003, 5:07pm

Not everyone can pay 70 dollars. Anyways i sent a telegram about why they're
losing money and how they could fix it, but should I expect him to anything
more than delete it? No.

Gram:
You want to know the real reason AW is dying? You keep hiking the prices of
citizenships and worlds. If you made both cheaper, then there would be a
flood of new users and worlds. Once new 3d Chat applications like this come
out 100x100 coordinates will be a joke. Every time i have GK duty I see more
and more citizens leaving AW on account of the prices. EVERY single time.
Usually 2 or 3 leave. Only thing keeping AW out of the garbage can is
tourists sticking around and possibly buying citizenships in the future. A
reasonable price for a citizenship would be 20-40/year. Like the old times
when there were 1000 users on here at once. Take my advice, try lowering
prices. You may loose a few dollars at first, but then the investment will
come though and make more money than before.

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Brock
AW: 308723

Owner:
IceFlare Networks
IceFlare Hosting Services
Virtual World Broadcasting Network
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Nov 15, 2003, 9:45pm

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] How are they freeloading? Sure they can get on AlphaWorld, but all they can
do is talk to people in public and explore. They can't build. So how
exactly do you figure they're "getting rights they don't deserve"?

Cheers forr now :-)

Patrick


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Nov 15, 2003, 10:38pm

from what I can see, AW has already lost over 2/3 of it's userbase, and they
are still losing more people than are subscribing.

Nov 16, 2003, 6:25am

Yeah and when my cit runs out and I choose to use that money to pay my bills
or feed my family, I will be one of those tourists once again. Although I'm
not quite sure how I will be "freeloading" since I won't be able to build
where I want to and won't have a contact list, grams and can't play in most
games or contests. Mind telling me how I will be "freeloading"?? The only
way I can remain a cit is if I win an extension or if I hit it big when
playing the lottery. You might have that kind of money to throw around but
people like me, don't. So please keep your insults to yourself when
referring to tourists. You were probably one a long time ago and you might
possibly wind up being one again if your luck runs out. 0_0


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