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Mar 15, 2006, 9:48am

It would be good to get in all the older citizens, as well as it would give
ActiveWorlds a quick boost in world numbers, a high percentile of which
would most likely renew - if at the release of 4.1, the citizens who have
previous owned a 30-day trial world, could sign-up for a 4.1 trial world.

I suggest this only because 4.1 appears to be such a revolution in the
software, with so many new features which are usable by world owners only
(not testable in worlds like AW).

Obviously, there would be a problem if everyone automatically signed up for
the world, AWI would be stuck with hosting a few houndred worlds -- which
would mean if you want a trial server, you'd have to host it yourself.

Another option would for it to be avaliable only for those who are long-term
citizens (I have been with AW for over eight years now, having my current
citizenship since 2002).

I honestly think that this would work.
If you think about it a few ways, 4.1 will have the following effect;

Many users, including existing users who have since expired or left AW for
other reasons, will all populate in AW to see the new upgrade - just look
how fast Stagecoach filled up in its first days announced to AW users. It
got users that aren't even in AW anymore.

Now, I thought if we could somehow catch some of the flowing users, there
will be more registrations in AW, and hopefully more worlds. This isn't just
good news for AWI, but for us everyday users, think if AW was half as
populated as it use to be.

Some former-AW users will register again to trial a world, sure.. But what
about those who want their original citizenship? They should be allowed to
get a run of a 30-day trial, since they are paying the same price (or a lot
more, if they last registered for $20/yr) - Some will argue that it is just
that - a trial of a world, one time - but they got a trial of a much less
effective version. It's only fair they try the much more improved software.

Then again, we cannot keep it there - all users (or those who registered
during + before the year of XX) should get a trial world, just so they can
know what they are paying for. If they had a trial world before, and did not
buy a world - there must've been something they the worlds lacked. If 4.1
existed when they had their trial, a lot more users would have renewed it.

Of course, there could be a "signup period", so that there are numerous
signups by users coming every now and then.. its up to the company to direct
that.

There is too much for me to argue with this, but if it is the least
advisible to AWI (if this was ever to get to them), then I am happy, and
would be more than happy to continue debating.

I doubt most will read this post, but I had to explain in a high detail.

My conclusion, AWI can try and think about this idea, or they can close
their eyes, release 4.1 and hope for it to sell itself.

-Equin0x.

Mar 15, 2006, 9:58pm

Si is always empty now. besides if u had a 4.1 world no one could see the
effects without the 4.1 browser
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Mar 15, 2006, 11:40pm

I mean by the release of AW4.1.

And as for Stagecoach, it has no building or anything to offer users.. Even
so, it usually has at least one or two users on.

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Mar 16, 2006, 1:43am

Yeah, I used up my trial world like 5 years ago...having another shot at it
with the 4.1 goodness would be great :)

-CMM

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Mar 17, 2006, 12:35am

noo, no more trial worlds >_< hate those things, ugly little worlds which
just make world hoping more of a pain >_<
i can, create a little video or something instead! :)
hell, i say raise the price of worlds aswell! that way, even less ugly
little worlds which make world hoping difficult.
but maybe a 2 week trial for ex-citizens would be alright.

-SWE

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Mar 17, 2006, 1:35pm

I hope you're kidding, lol. The pricing system doesnt sense to me as it is
now O_o

-CMM

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Mar 17, 2006, 5:36pm

well, maybe not raise it by too much, but to be honest, now that i've
already paid my world set-up license fee, i'm quite happy it's there, stops
there from being 10,000 p10s out there.

-SWE

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Mar 18, 2006, 8:19am

Thats the common "the not-so-expierenced ruin everything for the good and
well-experienced users" though.

Just because there are some bad builders out there, doesn't mean people who
cannot already afford a world should need to re-mortage their house just for
a 3d hobbie.

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Mar 19, 2006, 10:08pm

oh come on, you guys are acting like worlds cost the same as land in real
life, they're really not that expensive when it comes down to it. especially
if you take into account how much you'd be spending monthly, and really
thinking about it.
for instance, a p-30 is, when you break it down, only £5 a month, thats
about the same as a daily travel card for using buses and the underground in
london.
i'm saying, if somebody really wanted a world, for normal, private use, now
don't mean to sound insensitive, but if you could afford your PC, you can
afford the world.
But, for thier to be a whole new stream of trial worlds, i think that would
be hella annoying, like the 3d homepage days. Especially for new users.

-SWE

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Mar 20, 2006, 2:38am

I can't afford my PC.. It takes me three years to pay it off, which, by
then, is out of date!

If worlds really didn't cost that much, I would have one. But after I take
into currency conversion to Australian Dollars, it goes expensive for me.

I still can't believe PS2/XBOX games only cost around the $50 mark in the
US!

Back to the matter, I mean it would be good for users who have been with AW
for quite a few years, or even have owned a world previously.. That way,
they can see whats new, and it won't be too much inconvience for anyone
else.

Hell, if it makes things easier - make these 4.1 trial worlds hidden from
the world list - since its only one month, they can try out what they want,
and show their friends, without getting the world-hoppers attention.

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Mar 20, 2006, 8:13am

for the price of a cit and $20 more u can get a p30 world with a free cit.
let your old cit go and use the one with the world.
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Mar 20, 2006, 4:32pm

>I can't afford my PC.. It takes me three years to pay it off, which, by
>then, is out of date!

ya but, how old are you? i'm talking about for someone old, who has a job,
providing for himself. i doubt that if they were, they would find it hard to
afford one. they simply see it as not worth it, for something that technicly
doesn't even exist.
Can't talk from experience though, i'm still living off my dad.

-SWE

Mar 21, 2006, 2:38am

[View Quote] Can it work that way? You have to have a cit account to buy a world, can you
then cancel or expire that one and use the bonus cit? If so, what happens
when the world becomes 1 year old? How do you renew the world since it's
under the old cits number? :P

Mar 21, 2006, 10:59am

yes i did.
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