10K Gold= 1 Plat??

**Kingslaya** · 05-01-2010, 05:56 PM

I was just thinking that it'd be pretty cool to be able to convert 10k gold for one plat. This could be great for people who don't or can't buy the platinum. Plus 10k is sorta a lot of money so it's not like people would have a ton of plat. If you guys think 10k is too small maybe 15k or 20k is better. Just so everyone has a chance at the stuff. Some will get it easier then others. Thanks!

**pyro** · 05-01-2010, 05:58 PM

I kind of agree with this... I honestly have no idea how it would affect overall real money revenue for the developers, but it would do a lot to invigorate the in-game economy by adding a huge gold sink. Once people are destroying massive amounts of gold to convert to platinum, gold will actually be worth something, and work as a universal currency for trading, etc. That sounds like a step in the right direction for me, but I imagine it's a very complicated decision to balance.

**nerdherd** · 05-01-2010, 06:02 PM

Well, based on what the devs have said in other threads I would highly doubt anything like this will happen. They want to keep platinum and gold separate from each other because otherwise gold farmers will start to enter the game and will be able to sell gold for real money (since it would convert to platinum).

**Ogediah** · 05-01-2010, 06:07 PM

I also agree with this. Most of the people playing for enough time to get say 100,000 gold (enough for a new map in suggested platinum exchange) are probably providing other services (advertising to friends, feedback on the boards, etc) to the developers/community anyways.

Edit:
I know I have invested well over 30 dollars in this game (all the maps for myself, my bother, and a couple random maps for friends, a re-rack for stats, emoticons, and a recent purchase of 75 platinum.) That being said, not everyone can invest that kind of money. This may be a way to smooth over the unfair advantage some players have by being able to literally buy there way through the game.

**pyro** · 05-01-2010, 06:07 PM

Ah, right, I do remember the gold farmers comment now. Ok, what about this –*add gambling � la Diablo then, where you can unload gold for a chance at rares/elites and a tiny tiny chance of legendaries, maybe that would work as a decent alternative?

**Ogediah** · 05-01-2010, 06:19 PM

"Well, based on what the devs have said in other threads I would highly doubt anything like this will happen. They want to keep platinum and gold separate from each other because otherwise gold farmers will start to enter the game and will be able to sell gold for real money (since it would convert to platinum)."

This is true... but the amount of time required to farm something like 50,000 or 100,000 gold seems a bit ridiculous. I may be wrong, but platinum isnt real money. You purchase it through the app store with real money, once in game it is sort of like an item. Therefore converting in game should be like trading for any other item... not for real money that could be "withdrawn" from some type of bank account in the real world.

**Obliteration** · 05-01-2010, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by pyro

Ah, right, I do remember the gold farmers comment now. Ok, what about this –*add gambling � la Diablo then, where you can unload gold for a chance at rares/elites and a tiny tiny chance of legendaries, maybe that would work as a decent alternative?

Gambling would add horrible calamity...
With gambling odds are against you.
Which people would think oh I'm definately gonna win....
Blow 20k then be mad and complain...

But 10k for one plat is a good idea. You must also realize
the devs get paid through plat.
This might cut their pay rate by 10-20% depending on how good you are at farming....

**Kingslaya** · 05-01-2010, 06:29 PM

True. But you must realize, out of all the players in PL how many of them are extremely good farmers?

**Buvet** · 05-01-2010, 06:42 PM

I think that the devs explained that the reason for plat was so that it was easier to integrate map paks, repecs, and other items that you would normally buy with real money. To make platinum available for free, even with all the grinding necessary, would defeat the purpose of platinum's function.

**Banned** · 05-01-2010, 06:52 PM

The devs need money dammit! Platnium is fine the way it is and it makes the expansions a little cheaper. It also helps in getting content alot quicker then Apple's crappy approval system. Be happy with what your getting, it's all for the better.

**Ogediah** · 05-01-2010, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by Buvet

I think that the devs explained that the reason for plat was so that it was easier to integrate map paks, repecs, and other items that you would normally buy with real money.

This is true, it was done to allow them to better control.
From my understanding it also allows things such as:
Maximizing profit
You can't share previous downloads by transfering your itunes account.
Apple recieves a percentage of every purchase made through the appstore. By reducing the amount of times the appstore gets a cut... the more money they make.
By purchasing platinum before maps/updates are made... it allows you to "invest" in Spacetime before they put out updates.
Allows purchases less than one dollar.

Personally i think these are good. I would rather see more power in the hands of the developer than in the hands of apple.

Originally Posted by Buvet

To make platinum available for free, even with all the grinding necessary, would defeat the purpose of platinum's function.

This is not necessarily true. You aren't making money available for free. there is alot of game play involded with large sums of loot... 100,000 (at the 10k per 1 platinum) would buy one map. Currently there are 4 paid maps (about to be 5). Just to buy all the maps, somone would need to make 500,000 gold. You find someone in this game with 500,000 gold, and i will find you a cookie. If you were to say 20,000, thats 1 million gold. That seems a bit preposterous to say people will be easily able to come by 500,000 or 1 million gold.
I mean, A man's gotta be able to afford potions still.

**Kingslaya** · 05-02-2010, 01:47 AM

Ya i'm liking the responses so far. I hope the devs take a look at this post and see why they think about it.

**Splurd** · 05-02-2010, 03:24 AM

Originally Posted by Kingslaya

Ya i'm liking the responses so far. I hope the revs take a look at this post and see why they think about it.

You do realise alot of people are disagreeing with the idea, right?

**Obliteration** · 05-02-2010, 04:28 AM

Originally Posted by Kingslaya

Ya i'm liking the responses so far. I hope the revs take a look at this post and see why they think about it.

Can't wait for reverend Justg to take a look at things.
"Lol sorry, I had to poke fun at your grammar mistake"

**Ogediah** · 05-02-2010, 05:10 AM

Originally Posted by Splurd

You do realise alot of people are disagreeing with the idea, right?

Maybe i'm wrong, but I dont see a single post disagreeing with the original idea. A couple people pointed out that the topic has been touched on before, but no one outright disagreed.

**Banned** · 05-02-2010, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by Ogediah

Maybe i'm wrong, but I dont see a single post disagreeing with the original idea. A couple people pointed out that the topic has been touched on before, but no one outright disagreed.

You are wrong. Re-read the posts.

**Hurs** · 05-02-2010, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by Banned

You are wrong. Re-read the posts.

Oh snap.
10charlol

**Kingslaya** · 05-02-2010, 11:40 AM

It doesn't matter who's wrong or right. This was just a simple idea. Everyone has their own opinion. Reason why I posted it so the devs might take it into consideration, not to argue about what other people think about it.