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Aren't they missing out on money?
So me and my gf recently got back into the game and a while back we swapped over to Alexina, we both have tarlach characters and both of us had the maid and butlers. We were talking about it and were saying how easily we would be willing to toss money at our screens if they were to re-release the main and butlers. So i was wondering Why aren't the basic Maid and Butlers always in the store? isn't this a missed opportunity to make money by just leaving it in the shop at all times for new players or for people who swap servers like we did? We thought we might get lucky and they would release it with the Doki Doki event as that to me feels like a perfect time for those who don't have a partner to buy them to assist with the gathering quests I just feel like this is a wasted opportunity to make money for the game in a way that is very easy for them by just leaving the partners in the shop.
Can someone explain why they made the decision to not leave them? It just feels like a bad move.
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They usually limit releases of maids/butlers/partners to a few times a year and we had a sale recently. They've been doing limited time sales as their go to for non gacha items to make it appear rare to boost sales. If they were available all the time, that would decrease the amount of sale and demand over time.
I'd have to disagree with you on that. They should keep the basic maid and butler as permanent items on the cash shop since we do have special partners for sale reasons. Even discounting the anime cross over, we still have Meryl, Commerce, and William as exclusive/limited partners. When the partners do return, the basic maid and butler have reduced prices from their original sales price anyways and most people would go for the specials ones instead for expanded abilities. (Meryl being music themed and Commerce/William being trade boosters). So yeah, they are missing out money on people that want a partner outside of sale time.
I merely stated what I believe they are doing, not what they should be doing, but yes it might be better to keep the basic ones in partner and add on special ones for sale.
This is just a guess but it might have something to do with people's decisions on buying the product. If, for example, the maid partner was in the cash shop permanently, some people are going to wait before buying it. They know that the maid won't be going anywhere from the shop, so they're in no rush to get it. And during that time they spend waiting, they may end up changing their mind.
On the other hand, if Nexon announced that the maid would be gone after a certain date, people would want to buy it before it's too late. Some may not even want a partner, but they could be thinking "what if I need one in the future?" This causes them to buy it anyways. Also, it may be common knowledge that partners are often brought back on sale at least once a year, but there are still many others who aren't aware of this.
There's just some psychological nonsense that comes into play here. Almost like when companies take advantage of people's gambling habits by selling gachas/loot boxes. It has definitely worked on me many times, even recently. I didn't have a need for the Inventory Expansion slots, but I was worried they would never return again when I do need them. Even though I was very hesitant, I ended up buying them anyways. It was very dissappointing to find out afterwards that they were brought back on sale a second time in KR, with a discount no less.
In the end, the marketplace tests the will of the consumer. In the end, the consumer makes the final decision to make a transaction or not. They have their way and marketing strategy that they believe works which is different from what others may think. I'm pretty sure they have assessed whether or not they should have certain items available at all times for sale versus limited times. They have chosen their route and we can only wait for those items to come about again or if they decide to change up their sales methods.
in the recent stream, i believe it was stated that partners will be returning next week!
http://mabinogi.nexon.net/News/Announcements/1/00JE5
The partner sale is back now, with some reduced price. Grab em while you still can!
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lmao.
Ooooo they have been discounted this time around. Nicesu.
I may go for some partner mounts since in discount.
Yeah I could use another william for dungeons.
Need reminder to recharge to make these purchases.
Meaning pay money for NX.
Just sounds strange to use.
Maybe so... maybe so...