ApolytonPLUS: Launched!

[DrSpike]

It all looks great!

I have one query though.........the prices mostly look great, but the lifetime subscription (which I had intended to use) looks very pricey. Perhaps you should consider rewarding those taking it (who don't really know whether they will still play Civ in x years time, or even if the site will still be here in it's current form) by bringing it down to, say, 5 yearly subscriptions added together.

Otherwise I can see people who might have gone that route just taking the yearly subscription.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Jamski
From the FAQ :

Who wants 6 Euros from me? (A small profit, at current exchange rates) I have no other way of paying unless I can mail someone cash/cheque and they use their card.

Help me!

-Jam

I think many are going to be in this boat, or at least a boat where they don't really want to or cannot use Paypal.

[MarkG]

Originally posted by Jamski
Who wants 6 Euros from me? (A small profit, at current exchange rates) I have no other way of paying unless I can mail someone cash/cheque and they use their card.

jamski, please go here

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=111913

[Tamerlin]

I was about to subscribe for the test but when I reached the subscription page I discovered ApolytonPLUS was already launched. Are you sleeping sometimes?

[Spiffor]

Thanks Markos for this quick and most efficient beta testing phase

I'll continue to tell you of problems I may encounter. So far, since yesterday, everything works great.

[MarkG]

Originally posted by Doc
I have one query though.........the prices mostly look great, but the lifetime subscription (which I had intended to use) looks very pricey.

i consider the lifetime prices to be an "investment". something that perhaps wasnt emphasized enough in the announcement and the faq is that the subscriptions and their benefits are not static. this is only the start and lifetime subscribers will always be on the top of things(for example geting for free benefits that other will pay for)!

[MarkG]

Originally posted by Tamerlin
I was about to subscribe for the test but when I reached the subscription page I discovered ApolytonPLUS was already launched. Are you sleeping sometimes?

sorry Tamerlin, things were runing smoothly so we decided to lauch

my offer to cover with extra month(s) of service whatever extra cost your bank may charge you, still stands

than kyou again for the interest

[MOBIUS]

So what happens if you sign up as a lifetime member and then get permabanned?

[MarkG]

you're permalifebanned

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by MarkG
i consider the lifetime prices to be an "investment". something that perhaps wasnt emphasized enough in the announcement and the faq is that the subscriptions and their benefits are not static. this is only the start and lifetime subscribers will always be on the top of things(for example geting for free benefits that other will pay for)!

Well obviously it's your call.

It is however about 8 years worth of subscription payments. You say in the FAQ it's the best way to support Apolyton today, which suggests to me you want to encourage the lifetime subscription.

However, I wouldn't take one at the current price, and I suspect many potential lifetime subscribers will feel the same, (although by posting so I probably encourage people to take one just to prove me wrong. )

Has anyone taken one yet?

[MarkG]

Many thanks and congratulations to DanS for being the first lifetime subscriber

[Jamski]

I'm considering it. But first I want to take a 6 monther and see if its worth it.

-Jam

[alva]

Me too, but seeing I'm scrambling to pay next months rent, I'll start with a one year subscription first.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by MarkG
Many thanks and congratulations to DanS for being the first lifetime subscriber

Hehe the excpetion that proves the rule.

I bet Jamski would consider a lifetime one now if it were, say, $90. *psst back me up Jamski*

[Spiffor]

BTW, I didn't follow everything, but are all goodies available, or not yet? (bigger avatar and member badge)