Have you bought energy packs in Eliminate?

[x999x]

Originally Posted by Brazilian Rider

The thing I don't think anyone who says that this is a great business plan understands is that you don't need to buy energy packs to play the game!

That means that while the thirty-some people are buying packs for about $0.99 a piece, the other 161 of us are playing for free. Pretty soon there's going to be a time where the paying players (X) will be in considerably smaller than those who do not pay (Y) meaning that eventually the profit gained from X will not be able to support XY and the servers will crash. I already started experiencing lag today.

You all will argue, saying that this will never happen or something like that, but so far in my predictions I'm 2 for 2 on this game (if you don't remember, I said that Eliminate was going to get bad reviews due to the fact it's free -3.5 stars and falling ATM- and I also said that eventually the lag will start kicking in -I will admit this was sooner than I expected).

You sure the lag wasn't on your end? My games have been smooth as of late.

[iMick]

I'm worried about the servers in the long run, cause people who pay to play now are going to get to lvl 50 and after that it's capped and there is no real reason anymore to play energized. I don't get why people think they will be spending $30+ a month on this. It's capped after some time you don't nees to pay to play anymore. I do think you need to spend $30 ~ $40 to get to that point, but it's not a monthly fee.

[Coral]

I had around $8.34 on my account when Eliminate came out. I was pretty disappointed I couldn't buy the $9.99 pack to support them, so they really nailed me when they released the $7.99 pack. I have no problem paying for energy but I am using it sparingly. I can get around 6 energized games per day, if I am efficient, for free (so can everyone else). The game inadvertently makes me efficient by being a huge battery hog. I only use one full recharge per day.

I will probably buy another energy pack in the future, but I don't have a problem waiting. The biggest problem is the interface for buying power cells. The slide up menu is very primitive and could be much better. It is also strange how they limit the "store" to three items. It seems like they could do very well if they make every price point from .99 to 19.99 available so people finish off their iTunes credit on power cells.

I guess the price can seem steep, but you are never required to pay anything.

[Hmar9333]

I'm about to go and buy some right now!

[Ddyracer123]

i already used my 1 dollar 20 pack. it only lasts to two full recharges. looks like i will have to buy the 7.99 pack soon

[iiAtlas]

Originally Posted by LMan

No offense but I honestly don't get why you guys are al whining about.

Ngmoco produced an awesome polised FPS that people have been dying to see on the iPhone. Plus best of all its FREE!!! There is no limit at all in how many games you can play, the only limitation is how fast you are able to upgrade. And if you are too impatient then go and buy some energy packs!

Honestly Ngmoco is letting anyone play their AWESOME FPS for free I personally think that is awesome and will definitely be be buying some energy packs soon to show my support for an awesome well deserved game!

Just my opinion

exactly what I was trying to say

[TheSeldomSeenKid]

Originally Posted by Genius

Same

Originally Posted by AlvinDj

Very tempted to buy but have not purchased any yet ><

Same! I'm so tempted to, just to get that extra level! When I think about it though, once I start, i'll probably get more. Might buy one... just to support the developer...