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Nov 21, 2003, 9:27pm

It would be a good buisness tactic for AWI to do. Whoever is devoted to
their world, keeps it running long enough, or has an overall good record
(maybe other factors as well) AW could help support the world, maybe lower
the price on it, or add a few extra coords for free. That would help keep
the private worlds running, and fewer world owners running off in
frustration because they got nothing in return from AWI from all the work
they did on their own worlds.

Nov 21, 2003, 9:49pm

AWI never really promised anything to private world owners :) So why should
private world owners be frustrated? Im confused... If someone had such an
idea that they wanted supported by AWI, they can contact them, right?

Poseidon

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Nov 21, 2003, 9:50pm

I see your point.... but what makes world owners think they're due something
from AWI just b/c they put a lot of time into their private world?

Are you saying they (the world owners) run off just becasue they didn't get
anything from AWI for their work? I mean, how was that ever part of the
deal?

Once you buy a world, you're on your own to develop it and shouldn't be
looking to AWI for freebies.

-Jeremy


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Nov 21, 2003, 9:56pm

I don't think anyone is making claims to entitilement, I think it's more an
issue of "this might be a good idea for the community".

Nov 22, 2003, 5:03am

I think you should all look at the revenue we bring AWI by opening our
worlds up to their public and entertaining them.
The points you are all missing out on is...we citizens pay for our worlds,
now depending on what we allow in our worlds to the general public depends
on the owner. Some worlds are closed to everyone but a small group of
people, some are open but the worlds theme is based on the owners builds,
alot of worlds are like this type, such as Blupearl and Broadway just to
name a few, but these worlds also supply entertainment to AW's customers.
Then there are a few worlds like A!!CT and TheBeans where the world is open
to all and so is all the land.
Now look at it from my personal point of view, I pay $2000.00 to AWI for
A!!CT World alone, my world is fully open to all and it provides a service
not only to me, but to AWI as well! I posted in another post how many new
comers to AW (who visted A!!CT) who truthfully became paying citizens
because A!!CT World inspired them to do so. Eventually these citizens also
buy worlds because they tought world owning was cool based on what they
learned from A!!CT World. Now AWI has made alot of money at my exspense. Im
the one paying to make AWI money, if you think about it realistically here,
so AWI is making a bundle of fof me, by No.1 Being a citizen in AW. No. 2 by
being not only a one world owner, but a 9 world owner. A!!CT is my most
exspnsive world valued at $2000.00 A!!CTOY2 world is our P-40 object yard
world with tourist access. Now if my worlds inspire many new citizens in aw
and those citizens buy worlds from AWI, where am I making anything from this
to keep my worlds running? I can not charge for land, who would be stupid to
buy land in a virtual world when they can build for free elsewhere? I cant
sell worlds or citizens, so how can I make money to keep paying for my world
each year? What can I sell to help pay for my world? That's what has stumped
me for years. We cant run lotteries, we cant sell raffle tickets, how can
this be done over the web and done to assure people its not a rigged game or
a ripe off? We can't.
But we continue to make money for AWI. True there's AW World and AWTeen, but
lets be honest here, do new comers get the 24 hour support and help and
incentive they need to be encouraged to become citizens?
We have doine this in A!!CT and I am sure others in AW have done the same.
A!!CT is expiring because it can no longer support its self, its bankrupt! I
made A!!CT a world like no other open, public build world in AW (not that I
am discrediting anyone elses world) But I have put alot into it and got no
support at all.
AWI needs to think this over seriously, if A!!CT inspired 149 tourists to
register with our puney little under sized p-130 world, imagine what we
could do if A!!CT was a P-500 ----P-1000. Our land is 97 % used up and I
hate destroying anyones work to make more room for newer builders, its like
wiping Alpha world of its citizen builds, it pisses people off!!!
So thas where A!!CT stands today, it is 25 days away from expiring, my cit
expires 16 hours before A!!CT world does on the same day, I wont even be a
cit when A!!CT dies :( Think about it liek mature un jealious adults here,
can you honestly say A!!CT has not made AW any income besides what I paid
for it? And lastly, what about the people and the communities of A!!CT who
have made it their home and have to watch all their hard work go poof into
the void? Even furrucio has builds in A!!CT that will be gone forever afetr
December 16 2003. Keep the dream alive donate and support A!!CT World and we
will continue to work hard to make it all worth while :)
MrBruce A!!CT World owner
MrBruce at A1CT.com
A1CTWorld at aol.com

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Nov 22, 2003, 5:05am

exactly baro, and AWI is only giving the bare minimum right now, especially
when we are paying 350% higher subscriptions

Nov 22, 2003, 5:53am

well i own a 39nswe world and said i was willing to buy another 20nswe
world for an object yard (even pay for 2-3 years in advance), if they
waived the liscense fee, and it was about 2 years ago
lemme see... if they had given up $69 bucks they could have made 80
right now... wow makes so much sense doesnt it

[View Quote] > It would be a good buisness tactic for AWI to do. Whoever is devoted to
> their world, keeps it running long enough, or has an overall good record
> (maybe other factors as well) AW could help support the world, maybe lower
> the price on it, or add a few extra coords for free. That would help keep
> the private worlds running, and fewer world owners running off in
> frustration because they got nothing in return from AWI from all the work
> they did on their own worlds.
>
>

Nov 22, 2003, 6:05am

I believe it's similar to how some companies award you if you get them a new
customer, aka referrals. IMO there shouldn't be a user limit on worlds
anymore. That's such an ancient technical concern. And, if your world if
successful enough to even get that many people now-a-days, then you deserve
it. Worlds that are that good are rare, and AWI should understand their
value towards the community.


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Nov 22, 2003, 10:53am

But what about us sociopaths?

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