Both OMAC and Appoco made it clear they expected (wrongly, it t urns out, but nevertheless) only a small portion of the player base to pay. While OMAC can't be blamed for not knowing the intricacies of the game, Appoco hopelessly underestimated the impact the bonusses granted when players do upgrade (as did I, though I did predict more people would update than they expected), and players are so used to paying that they see little reason
not to grab whatever little advantage they can. Also keep in mind that (for example) scanners
need to upgrade, because the scans of unpaid planets only last for 1-2 ticks; that's 10% of the alliance-based playerbase right there.
I cannot access PA from work, could someone post the ratio paid:unpaid planets? And Appoco, could you post some figures from past rounds, if you have them? I'm wondering if this new upgrade scheme has had any effect whatsoever.
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On a sidenote, this:
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Originally Posted by Vladel
pls flame below
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is retarded.