A datum isn’t the data set.
Correct. Please provide your data set.
Way more than just you.
I think the point Glinda is getting at is historically Blizzard has been money motivated for quite some time (as they are a business at the end of the day). That point seems agreed upon in this thread, but the confusion is short term vs long term profitability. Given boosts are gatekept by a single time purchase to a WoW account, and a WoW accounts requires a subscription to play the game. No matter the short term profit may be, IE purchasing character services in bulk. The long term profit most definitely lies in subscriptions.
So looking at both scenarios logically, let’s say hypothetically they do open the opportunity to transfer between accounts. Okay, the argument is that people would be enabled to pay for bulk character transfers, maybe even name changes if they made this possible, and other cosmetic changes. This behavior type is a big IF scenario. Although this may be true to certain individuals, this isn’t a guarantee.
Our current scenario. Keeping character transfers only accessible within an account. This can and has been requiring players to potentially pay for multiple account subscriptions. This business model has proven based on the demand for a paid boost to yield a lot of capital for Blizzard.
The one thing that Blizzard can count on base line is their target audience is players that want to play the game. And to play the game you’ve got to pay a subscription. In the short term even if you paid $300 and continued paying $15 a month a single account. Paying $30 a month for 2 accounts is a better deal exponentially for Blizzard as it would only take 10+ months to yield higher value for them. A lot of players have shown they are willing to pay this, therefore that’s where we’re at now.
Then there’s the individuals that say, well I have more than one account, and only choose to pay for a single subscription between them. Well the beautiful thing for Blizzard even here is that the inconvenience to you still profits them, your inability to play both accounts without subscription payment has no impact on them other than you having to pay the subscription eventually to play that other account. Whereas this behavior is likely not wide spread as many players do choose to pay subscriptions for multiple accounts.
Then there’s a scenario where players might argue well I could transfer characters to be distributing between multiple accounts - for whatever justified purpose this player group wants to have multiple accounts with active subscriptions. Again this would be a big IF scenario, and likely wouldn’t be the majority as players are entirely enabled now to have multiple accounts and pay for boosts now.
Something that is concrete is this is Blizzard’s second go around at this. The argument of, “This was available in the past” doesn’t entirely matter to Blizzard if we’re talking about the money. They have history to compare exactly what is a more profitable model, and I’m sure from what we’re seeing today that separation of accounts and boosts being gatekept as they are.
This is likely the reason we are not seeing older once available character services. Really it’s all conjecture and hypotheticals, but we can all agree it’s highly probable that it’s money motivated.
Edit: I’m not trying to say that this is how it should be. I’m extrapolating the logic behind the profit strategy.
Second Edit: The other scenario I left out, is the possibility that Blizzard doesn’t care to put resources towards this project. And I just find this highly unlikely given we all agree that Blizzard is money motivated, therefore if a change in profit platform we’re an option. They most certainly would make resources available.
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We don’t even have name changes and that was in TBC as well lmao. Blizz usually has no idea what they’re doing so eh.
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The point that Glinda overlooks is that there is more money to be made in allowing people to expand their account list, than would be lost by those who wish to reduce their account list.
We’re talking about how to make more money.
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but to maximize what they get from whales and 1 whale is worth several regular subs
and it is all about those quarter reports, long term be dammed
Are you implying that whales are somehow languishing with multiple accounts and wishing to reduce them?
What?
If players were by in large given the opportunity to shorten their account ownership they will take it. Who doesn’t like spending less money, and limiting the number of subscriptions you pay for?
Yes there are some that would be happy to expand their account lists, but that is feasible now simply by buying a new account and paying for boosts.
Bottom line is the current setup that Blizzard has it now, they hold a lot more control on the market yielding a higher long term profit.
This 100% some would do this to save money. but someone like me would prefer some of my chars be on diff accounts of mine for farming/crafting/ x amount of reasons. Its really dumb they are basing assumptions that us double botters would spend less when in realistically theyd make a year subscription off me today if they added it
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What you said, except my thumb gets too tired to type that much.
Or you’re just not capable of using as many big words.
Seems like Glinda is the only person on all of WoW that is avidly against cross-account transfers, for whatever reason. It’s likely because, as I previously said, they just aren’t smart enough to understand how basic math works. Why else would someone be so vehement in talking the concept down? Blatant stupidity is the only explanation.
People who have 2 accounts, have them for a reason that doesn’t generally go away. If they’re intending to go down to one, they’re more likely to simply close the 2nd account anyway, because they’re needing to do it, not wanting to do it.
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Kindly point out where I ever expressed opposition to account consolidation.
Protip: you can’t because I am not and have never given any indication that I am.
Reading is FUNdamental.
Here’s the rest of my message you left out which is entirely relevant to your response to my cropped message.
Because it’s incorrect. As evidenced by all the people screaming over server transfers, “Just buy another account and boost it” isn’t an option people take.
The people “screaming for server transfers” either want free transfers from dead realms. Or they want to transfer from pve to pvp realms to be apart of the large super realms. Neither are relevant to this topic on cross account transfers. Which again by in large are more than likely players that bought multiple accounts for different boosts, and no longer want to pay for multiple subscriptions to play their boosted characters. I’m sorry that you may not be one of those players, but you cannot possibly rationalize that there is this massive player base out there looking to transfer characters out of their account to other accounts. That’s simply put the minority in this situation. You can believe what you want though of course. It just won’t be right.
You’re one of those ‘I’m a pompous a$$ and everything I say is right so no one else can be right’ types, eh? There are a LOT of people who made second accounts during 60 classic just to have a Mage to run their actual intended main with, and now those numerous Mage accounts are sitting dead, with no subscription attached, because mages were only good until 60.
If you are saying because I’m pointing out the most probable reason as to why they won’t enable cross account transfers then sure.
I get that accounts are sitting idle, but that isn’t all accounts. In respect to running a business, especially running a public company. Most companies consistent revenue stream is from subscriptions. As it’s a guaranteed amount that they can bank on with the core services involved being tied to them especially. So a WoW subscription although only $15/mo is more valuable in the long run comparatively to bulk short term profit transactions.
They designed up a model for this to beautifully work in their favor given they made level boosts unique to the single account. Therefore if a player wants more than one they of course have to purchase a second subscription along with the boost.
The question that would even potentially challenge the idea of making cross transfers maybe worth while. Is the players willing to purchase enough accounts to have enough boosted characters then transferred to their main account. Well even this scenario as unlikely to be the majority it already is. In the long run still isn’t as profitable as forcing that player to have more active WoW subscriptions in addition to the multiple boost payments.
Cause the bottom line is players have proven to purchase multiple accounts at this time for boosts and continue to pay for multiple subscriptions. This model continues to be profitable for Blizzard. So why would they choose to sabotage that model by cannibalizing it with a convenience to the player? Again Blizzard’s number 1 motivation for a long time has been money. The best horse to bank on is forcing players to have more subscriptions. Therefore the current setup it would be ill-advised to propose a change to a cross account transfer reality.
Im not saying this is right in a moralistic way. I’m just saying how it is.
Eh, math + probability clearly isn’t your strong suit.