Kayoz
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ORIGINAL: whiran
The question that was asked of if the pricing is hurting sales has a simple answer: Yes, it hurts sales.
I think Erik has answered this one repeatedly - "we are promoting it to the best of our experience and based on our best data". I think it's safe to read that statement as to include the price they've chosen for DW. To suggest that Matrix engages in masochistic business practices and consciously hurts its business development by overpricing games, is ridiculous. They have every motivation to do everything they can to maximize their profits.
Might I draw your attention to the words "best data"? Since you have no data - and Erik does - your statement that it's hurting sales is based on, well, nothing at all. If you need further guidance on what an assertion based on no data is worth, please refer to the quote below in my sig.
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ORIGINAL: whiran
The question that isn't being asked but was answered by the publisher and which answer has subsequently been ignored: Does the publisher care?
That question has a simple answer as well and the answer is: No, they don't care because they generate enough sales for what they want.
You've completely ignored Erik. He has repeatedly and very directly - and I have every reason to believe he has is honest about this statement - that Matrix has every desire to see DW as successful as possible. To say that the bods at Matrix don't care is plain ignoring the evidence. His posts contradict this statement. The development history of DW (changes due to player's complaints/suggestions) goes against this statement. The sole basis for your claim that Matrix doesn't care seems to be that they do not run their business as you would. It strikes me as supremely arrogant and ignorant for one to make such a statement.
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ORIGINAL: whiran
Not everyone wants to maximize sales or profit. Some companies are content with making enough to pay the wages and overhead.
This statement says everything as to your exposure to business owners. For the most part, I find the most successful businesses to be run by greedy, sociopathic deviants. But that probably explains a lot as to why they're successful.
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ORIGINAL: whiran
you can sell a product for whatever people will pay for it...no matter how much we talk about pricing there is no reason for them to change it.
Nothing in that statement could not be applied to any and all businesses. That's how they work. It's called capitalism. No business that can think of will change its prices solely because people complain. Do petrol prices to drop because people complain? Does Toyota drop the price of the Lexus because people whine about the price? Does McDonalds drop the price of the Big Mac because people say they should sell it for less? No, they change their prices due to market forces, or their interpretation of them. Those businesses that fail to do so inevitably fail. Unless the business in question has a no-bid "profit-plus" contract - but not every business can be Halliburton.
Matrix cannot charge whatever they want, purely because they wish to. If they charge too much, they will alienate their customer base and open the doors for a competitor. if Matrix is charging high prices and you disagree with it, then don't blame them - blame their competitors for not turning out products to capitalize on their mistakes. This is not Matrix's error.
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ORIGINAL: whiran
They have achieved success as they measure it.
Matrix has every reason to want to increase their profits. In my limited understanding of their business, I have seen absolutely nothing to suggest that Matrix has achieved all they want. No more than, for example, Richard Branson has for amassing wealth. If they can make more money by changing their practices, I have every reason to believe that they will do so.
Nothing - absolutely nothing - supports your statement.
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ORIGINAL: whiran
I'd probably do better with Star Drive if I really wanted to pick up a 4x.
If that is your choice, then I believe the old dictum, caveat emptor applies. Best of luck with that - I suspect your interest in 4X games will die with a quiet whimper.
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