Starting from October 5, 2009 Virtonomics won’t be free-to-play any more. The new game model will be Shareware, which means that free playing will be possible for 14 days only.
There will be 2 options provided for Virtonomics players:
1. Subscribers game – “Anna” realm has been opened on September 29, 2009. (Here are ).
- all enterprises and game functions (except for decorative, like office decoration) are free
- game situation updates require payment
- the minimum cost of monthly subscription is $8.25 (in case if purchase the whole year)
2. Game with obligatory minimum payment for services – “Mary ” realm (Here are .)
- game updates function is provided in addition to purchased game services
- 1 game point spent by the player for any kind of game needs will ensure 6 full-scale game updates (but no more than 90 in total). It means that every player must spend at least 5 game points per month to ensure himself a normal game process
- the player can choose any kind of services or enterprises to spend game points required for game update
There will be two different game modes: Demo mode (DM) and Full mode (FM)
I. Regulations of DM
a) For 14 days starting from the moment of registration, the player can play the game in demo mode for free;
b) Every time the player spends game points, it will change his mode from DM to FM for 6xP (P = number of spent game points). However, the total duration of paid period can not exceed 90 game updates. The rest of unspent free period will be added to the duration of FM, when the player switches from DM to FM;
c) When the player loses his DM status, he keeps all his actives, qualifications, achievments, etc.;
d) Every new expenditure of game points will add to FD duration 6xP updates. However, the total duration of paid period can not exceed 90 updates;
e) In case if after 14 days of DM the player didn't switch to FM, his game character will be expelled from the realm;
f) The DM companies have following restrictions:
- it is forbidden to take part in competitions and promo-actions of the realm;
- it is forbidden to use massive messaging function.
g) The restart will return 14-days DM period back to the very beginning;
h) Registration in the game is only possible after e-mail confirmation.
II. Procedure of FM conclusion
a) In case if the comapny officially goes bankrupt, it WILL NOT disable the rest of the utilization regulations;
b) 10 and 5 days before the end of paid period, the player will receive a notification;
c) After the first non-payment, the company will be "frozen":
- all the workers will be set on vacation;
- advertising campaigns will be suspended;
- sales of all enterprises will be cancelled (except for auctions);
- all the market offers on technologies and licenses will be cancelled;
- all the market requests for licenses will be cancelled;
- all the offers for goods sale will be closed;
- all the contracts will be zeroed.
The player will receive a notification, his access to company will be partially blocked;
d) After 5 unpaid updates, the company will be ultimately terminated - the contracts will be cancelled;
e) After 90 unpaid updates, the game character will be expelled from the realm;;
f) The restart will return all the counters back to zero, and bring the company to the regular 14-days DM..
III. Procedure of switching to the new system
a) Counters of DM and FM will be activated on October 5;
b) All players registered before 28.09.09 , who had spent game points, will automatically get a paid period of 6xP updates (P – number of spent game points) and a 14-day bonus. However, the total duration of paid period in FM can not exceed 180 updates;
c) The players without any spent game points, will also be switched into DM, their assets won’t change.
IV. Other changes, related to the new game model
a) First payment bonus is cancelled;
b) Restart in FM will bring the player back to the step of company creaction, without any restrictions on the validiy of FM. The player will get back half of game points, spent for qualification, in form of undistributed points, which can be spent on qualification growth ONLY;
c) It is forbidden to post any kind of announcements about credits, sponsoring funds etc., as well as requests for credit. Credit-related announcements will be deleted, their author will receive a warning. Violators can be blocked or expelled from the game;
d) VIRTs and bonus points (gained as a prize in competition, etc.) are equal to paid points, and therefore can be used for Full Mode prolongation.
V. The expected modifications
1. Within the nearest 180 updates (until the end of November) some will be implemented. Besides, we’ll introduce a system of several characters amalgamation (subject to they belong to the same player).
2. In future we’ll introduce non-manufacturing business industry.
this sucks...and i just purchased 20 points 2 days ago...demm it :S
30.09.2009, 22:30
these guys must be joking
there are many games out there, where you dont have to pay and can play......
a pity only for every cent spent on this game so far!
and from the moment many players will leave, the game will be dead anyways and with some of the rules you even can't go on holidays any longer or at least not longer than 14 days, otherwise your company is deleted....veeeery funny
30.09.2009, 23:02
500.000 players will say bye bye to you
i guarantee that
I am glad the the Virt-team knows that in real business, short-term wins kill long-term benefits... and this is a VERY short-term decision. Thanks for the game anyway... sorry I do not trust future stability of the conditions enough to pay for it.
Press release GAMES PRESS 26/06/2009: "First of all, there are no compulsory fees in 'Virtonomics', and that makes our game more attractive for the wide range of users.".
[read: wide range of users = high advertising potential] We are now only 3 month later...
way to go mess things up... i've only just joined a month ago and just when i was really getting into it, they bomb this on you...
and i was telling alot of my friends about it too, ah well, guess that doesn't for much anymore
i'm sorry but i cannot carry on... bad decision guys
1.10.2009, 00:37
this wil be the beginning of the end of this game.
I think that the game will be gone within a year
1.10.2009, 00:50
To look on the bright side, I will have more time for other things ...
1.10.2009, 01:51
What about those people that have already bought numerous game points and have already put money into the game?
I find it disappointing that its such short notice and disappointing that existing members are basically just going to have to deal with a massive price slam...
I know for one I wont be playing anymore as I don't see the value for what I get and believe my money is worth more invested elsewhere....
And they seriously expect the game to continue growth - it's going to decline you retards. No one is going to pay for a game that constantly has errors e.g. Updates don't take place 2 out of 10 days. People aren't going to pay $8.25 US! a month for a service that is majorly flawed.
They're still going to be displaying ads as well as making you pay for it. Talk about abusing the customer.
Get a grip on the real world. Build a solid product that's reliable the monetize it. It's like walking into a car dealership and paying $100,000 for a rust bucket that doesn't work on the promise that we're going to improve it in the future.
They're making it so easy for a competitor to swoop in a take every last one of it's users.
1.10.2009, 02:46. Subject: Sorry to go :(
Well, even as a 'free' play game I still think the game has many issues to iron out, for example the slow and buggy daily updates.
Sadly, I will rather pay $8 more and play Eve-online...
And just for my two cents... are these guys stupid?!?! there is no way that they are gonna survive with the amount of players they have left... I think i'm gonna change my mind because i don't wanna pay for something that only few people will use. This is stupid.
