It's really the entire point of the addition. To get people to stop unsubscribing. You are the exact target market. The goal is to get you to just pay for the yearly subscription and get out of the habit of unsubscribing every time hardcore stops.
It's doing the opposite though.. not subbing anymore at all. It scares people away with the prospect of never getting the reward unless they pay for years. So why even bother starting? There should be a lot more focus on convenience stuff. Like the opening quests on every difficulty, character slots, bank space and the xp bonus stuff. That's stuff you don't want to lose when you're VIP. Thats a reason you don't want to stop. I don't care about rewards I might get or not in a year or two.
“Fear is the glue that keeps you stuck.” - Tolero
Welcome to the way Daybreak does rewards.
Perhaps you forgot my previous comment. I'm well aware. That doesn't make it ok nor should people just accept it as is.
It's the way they've chosen to do business and it seems to be working for them. *shrug*
Is this like...devil's advocate blah blah? I don't recall anyone saying "I won't resub so I don't miss any WEEKLY goldrolls...on each of the servers I play on"
Because if you sub next year you get the exact same gold roll again right away. There are always more gold rolls. You don't have to wait several months or years to finally claim the reward you want after paying your sub. A new player who starts his VIP program next year has to rerun all the monthy rewards of this year until they finally get to the ones they release next year. And they might not even like these rewards. It's just a ridiculous system. At least with gold rolls you know it's random stuff.
It does for me. I don't want the stress of keeping track on which month I am, calculating when I get certain rewards in the future and when I have to claim the stuff that I want. Or having the fomo of keeping the sub active while I don't even play. Better to just not start worrying about it at all and continue as Premium player. I will never sub for a full year anyway because I play other games too. The Loyalty program should make it fun to sub not make it feel like work.
I don't think you get how the system works. If you want the month 5 reward you log in once for 5 months. Those months does not have to be consecutive. VIP does not have to be active in the months you don't log on.
I know perfeclty well how it works. My point is, I or a new player might like the reward for month 24 when it's announced next year. And I'll need to wait years for it to unlock if I don't sub from the start. So why even bother starting. I don't even know if I still play after a year.
That does not in any way explain why you are better off to drop your sub with the new system. Sub as you normally would and get the rewards you are eligable for. No stress, no anxiety, no reason to unsub for a fear of losing a reward.
Because you'll want the rewards that come months or years later in the calendar eventually. By just not participating at all I prevent myself from getting the stress and work stuff I will get later from falling behind schedule. I've already explained this. It's the opposite of what they want. In stead of getting a sub a few months per year I am not getting any at all because I don't want to start any of this fomo Battlepass trap.
Well I don't think they should cater to people anxieties at that level.
