I dont understand the bazaar

[Defiant]

Oh, and I wrote about this in the other thread too… In order not to repeat myself, I’ll just (sorry) quote myself:

№1.

@Defiant

Hmm, they’d better remove the bazaar completely and replace it with a themed store with everything categorized like Pictish, Yamatai, Ancient Acheron, etc.

The idea of a bazaar using a rather primitive manipulative manner would more or less suit games in their heyday, but Conan Exiles is, let’s be honest, in its sunset. There are few players, the official servers are nearly empty, and the non-official ones use mods that replace a lot of the stuff from the bazaar with free analogs.

I highly doubt that there are many players who will log into the game for half a year, a year, just to wait in the bazaar for the themed set they need. Most likely, most just get frustrated because they can’t buy what they need right now and leave the game after a while, at best for another 1-2 years, at worst forever.

A theme store, on the other hand, would keep players (especially on official servers) and, given the realities of the current state of the game, would bring Funcom more profit than this bazaar roulette. Because when you have the opportunity to buy everything you need at once, it’s a great motivator to buy it in bulk, build it, be satisfied, and eventually come back after a while. Maybe to try something new (by buying it).

№2.

@Defiant

l put it this way, a few days ago I had the desire to play on a new server a certain character concept: a Pictish barbaress, dressed in a Pictish dancer sexy outfit, living in a Pictish hut, with Pictish decor, hunting exclusively with animals as companions… But here’s the problem. I didn’t collect Pictish stuff (I collected Acheron stuff for my current fully corrupted witch). Can I play as I want, here and now, by buying the max coin pack for the bazaar? I’m ready to pay for it… No, I WANT to pay for it.

Nooo, the game tells me, put your money away and get out of here. Collect what you need for months (at best), and maybe then, you can play like you want to. But there’s a problem here, too. This is the desire I have right now. Maybe it stays for another week. Months from now, I’ll most certainly be playing another game, and the current desire will be gone. And Funcom won’t make any money from it. So… a fiery salute to their marketing department, I guess.

I’ll add that the only reason to leave the bazaar as it is is because of the sorta “rarity” of items from there. I don’t think it motivates that many people that much. Like, grabbing everything because who knows when it’ll be there next? Let’s be honest, unless you’re a very wealthy person - this option isn’t for you. Most still count their money and how much they can spend on the game they spend their time in. And for that majority, a store would be much more convenient and in demand than a bazaar. Monetize the majority, not the rich minority. Especially when the total number of players isn’t that large.