Hi Xero,
Welcome to Forum.
The game is actually cheaper than is was before.
Before April 2020, the premium membership cost 10,000 Achat Dollars for a 12 month subscription now it is A$7,000
A 3 day pass cost 200 Achat Dollars before, now it costs A$100.
1 month was A$1,500 now it is A$750
3 months was A$3,500 now it is A$2,000
In April 2020, Achat kindly allowed its members to play for free during the Covid19 Pandemic, just buying any new things from the shop.
Any subscription after that date was refunded or converted to accounts in A$.
This lasted 14 months until June 2021 when the new premium came into play.
This free play during this time, I feel was very generous of the Achat owners and gave members in lockdown a welcome release from the worry and confinement around them.
It is a business after all, and for it to continue it has to be worth the developers time and money.
Members cant be expected to play for nothing, without investing into the game they enjoy so much.
Other games of a similar nature also gave their members discounts, some up to 50% off the normal subscription but members still had to pay to play.
At least Achat gave members the opportunity to play for free, and it was members choice if they paid for further things from their shop.
Lots played without investing 1 penny into the game and partnered with people who had and bought many items already.
Now it’s time to pay to play again.
I have heard the argument that Achat are having 2 bites of the cherry by charging for subscription and for shop items.
But I say look at the prices.
Achat charges around half for their subscription than other games of a similar nature and then its the members choice if they spend more in the shop.
This makes it affordable to people where other games are too costly.
Achat has even eased this cost by allowing members to obtain gifts when they invest and buy A$, and taking the more expensive items, they may not have bought otherwise.
Once an initial outlay of decent poses and clothes have been bought, members could play for years by just paying the subscription as they need it.
Achat is good value for money in comparison to other games and the simplicity of the game is something I find quite attractive.
There are moves by Achat to improve the game which they are working so we see some glitches but overall, I think we have a great game with great people.
Enjoy the exciting times ahead.
In saying that, I do want the facilities back from the old Forum.
The only advantage of this new forum, is it embeds links and You tube music.
Please can we have these back: colour, fonts, insert images (more than 1), messages (PMs), quoting, editing old posts, spacing….
Thank you.
