INTERVIEW
these things”. In free-to-play games
based and then you get everything
usually don’t have an issue with it.
For example, you get the unicorn
you sometimes feel dirty, because
GameOn:Will you be
it a case of “We can’t let players do
mount. But beyond that, if they are
this they are actually going to have
implementing a trial system at all?
saying “if you want to level faster
fun the whole time so we’re going to
At the moment people have to either
or if you want to get this ultimate
charge for it”. We wanted to set it up
buy the game outright or watch
weapon that is super badass and
to where it was. We did subscription
videos to give them an idea how
the only way that you can be the
based stuff, we’re going to give
it looks. Are there any try before
best is by buying this” and you are
people stuff constantly and the other
you buy systems on the horizon?
paying your subscriptions, then I
Stephan: We do actually have a
angle that what we are doing is we
think that is not a good move.
are adding content every month. So
free trial. If you buy a subscription
last month we did a whole zone, we
for the game you can give 3 passes
GameOn: Will we be seeing
did a new Post-cap Playspace which
to your friends for a week. You can
any more races or classes added
is all end game content; we added
give them out and they can play
in to WildStar in the future?
a new mount, new skins, we added
as long as they want for up to a
loads of stuff and it’s all part of your
week and if they get to level 30, in
possibility. But any time soon? No.
subscription. So we are not nickel-
that week, they can subscribe and
I think the majority of what we are
and-diming anybody, you are paying
they get to keep that character and
focussing on right now is making
that $15 a month but it should be
continue playing from that point
sure that the content we have is
worth it, and it is on us to make
on. That is definitely in there and
good and that we are continually
sure we put in content that is worth
there also might be some stuff in
updating, so that’s bug fixing, that’s
it because if it isn’t then we are the
the future that we might do here
optimising and that’s creating
ones not making money. So we went
and there that you’ll see, but I
content for things like PvP. For
that route just because we felt that it
can’t really talk about right now.
example, very soon you are going
Stephan: I think that there is a
to see a brand new battleground.
worked well with what WildStar was
GameOn: You mentioned about
doing. Not to say that those other
So it’s stuff like that that makes the
models aren’t valuable and that
microtransactions and how they
current game more enjoyable with
you can’t make money off them but
leave a bad taste in your mouth,
different systems. So will you see
there are a lot of times that we’ve
so what is your personal opinion
more stuff any time soon? No. Will
seen in MMOs where we feel that
on in-game purchases?
you see it in the future? Maybe.
Stephan: It depends on the game
it is a little rough having to pay for
some of this stuff that we’re making
and so redundant what they are
you pay for. You could be having
trying to sell. There are subscription
fun - but not any more. We just
games that do have them and
said to hell with that - subscription
usually if they are vanity related I
28 // WildStar Community Magazine
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