Petition to allow Froobs into Guild City HQ

**Jenshey** · Oct 13th, 2009, 03:55:42

*Bump*

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**Leevon** · Oct 13th, 2009, 04:31:35

bump`

**spookiepants** · Oct 13th, 2009, 13:50:10

unbump

Froobs get the base game for free.
expansion content not included.

**Gridpain** · Oct 13th, 2009, 13:57:50

Originally Posted by blix01

unbump

Froobs get the base game for free.
expansion content not included.

are you aware that the OP asked for froobs to be allowed to *enter* the building ... he's not asking to allow them to use the buffing machine or to benefit from advantages ?

**spookiepants** · Oct 13th, 2009, 16:24:14

yes

**Krattonomic** · Oct 13th, 2009, 18:26:57

bump for a really great ideal, honestly giving them a little insight of like the HQ and like Jobe JUST A LITTLE bit would make them wanting more... and in turn will get them to apply for more

**Ahndracorvid** · Oct 13th, 2009, 18:36:50

Originally Posted by blix01

yes

I'm guessing your org ain't terribly froob friendly. Lotta other people in this thread seem to agree letting them in for the purposes of org meetings, for instance, makes them feel more included. Segregating froobs from paid players even within an *org* makes little sense, particularly as there's already plenty of other scenarios where froobs are made to feel unwanted/unwelcome, or just never get to mingle with paid players and see what expansions might have to offer them. Neither of those things are exactly going to make them want to upgrade...

Presumably, you'd rather have them upgrade. Right?

**Kopecz** · Oct 13th, 2009, 19:08:16

bump for this

**spookiepants** · Oct 13th, 2009, 20:56:10

Thank you Jenshey.

I am dissenting from this suggestion because I don't think it will add many (if any) additional subscribers to the game, while offering yet more incentive for people not to subscribe. Additionally it will not pull in any additional froobs.
I think people are being naive to think that if only froobs can just get a little sample of {insert additional content here} that they will convert to paid. Their enticement to subscribe is the 'additional sample' of the entire base game! That's a lot of sampling. And if that doesn't move froobs to subscribe then they likely never will.

**Gimpeline** · Oct 13th, 2009, 21:08:27

Bump

**Ahndracorvid** · Oct 14th, 2009, 13:20:37

Originally Posted by blix01

I think people are being naive to think that if only froobs can just get a little sample of {insert additional content here} that they will convert to paid. Their enticement to subscribe is the 'additional sample' of the entire base game! That's a lot of sampling. And if that doesn't move froobs to subscribe then they likely never will.

I think it would be a better incentive if we looked at the 'sampling' from a community rather than content perspective.

For instance... sure, maybe looking inside the city HQ on its own isn't going to make them upgrade. But being allowed into the same venue where all other members of their org have their meetings or social events is going to make them feel more included. In time, this kind of encourages them to want to join in with (for example) more org events, since they see that they're not just going to be turned away at the door. You could potentially imagine that the want to join in might just make them upgrade, so they can go with their orgmates to expansion areas and not be left out.

All the content in the world isn't going to make a froob upgrade if the community itself doesn't appear to make for particularly good company. I personally support this thread not just because it lets froobs get a glimpse of what the AI expansion has to offer, but because paid players and froobs are already so divided that I'm concerned this kind of lack of mingling is just going to polarize the communities further. And that isn't going to make for more subscriptions.

**mrkline** · Oct 14th, 2009, 15:32:56

/signed

**Tiralee** · Oct 14th, 2009, 16:08:04

I'd like to see froobs allowed into HQ, but with access only to the rooms on the entrance level.

I see it more as a benefit to the org than as a give-away to froobs. The rooms on the entrance level don't give any advantages, so froobs still wouldn't have access to buffs/abilties that paid members get from the HQ. The org, however, would be gaining a great place to have meetings or get-togethers, instead of having to meet outside when there are froob org members attending.

**Jenshey** · Oct 18th, 2009, 23:38:39

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**Jenshey** · Oct 20th, 2009, 00:14:18

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**nikkydkhick** · Oct 20th, 2009, 01:12:43

This would strengthen both guilds in general and reinforces the reasons why froobs should sign up.

Out of sight out of mind, so Froobs have no idea what they are missing.

While yer digging around in the code, give them access to the GMS as well, this would benifit everyone, expanding a market is always a positive.

Funcom should add Org building and GMS access to org froobs as soon as possible. ( ^ __ ^ )

**Jenshey** · Oct 27th, 2009, 13:44:50

*Bump*

Oh, pardon me ...

**Jenshey** · Oct 30th, 2009, 18:38:04

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**AGPEcko** · Oct 31st, 2009, 01:11:50

Bump

Started reading the first page, till I got to where someone mentioned froob accounts closing. THEN and only then did I read the dates. >.<
The big council room in the HQ would be wicked sick for org meetings and the like. Big bump.

**Nohva** · Feb 5th, 2010, 02:58:13

Bump!! At long last it sounds like they are going to do it!!! Thanks all who bumped over the last few years!!

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