22 Year VETERAN Reward. PLEASE, make it claimable by 22 Years Active Age old Accounts....
@Mesanna , @Bleak , @Kyronix
Dear Broadsword,
Veteran "Active Age" Accounts are an asset to Ultima Online and Broadsword, I would imagine, since they bring in a steady influx of monthly resources which can, reasonably, be "relied upon".....
I mean, if a player has kept an account for "that" long as active, chances are that they will keep maintaining it active..... so, it could be safe to say, I would imagine, that such "loyal" customers could be customers which, when it comes to resources for Ultima Online, could be relied upon....
That said, shouldn't these Loyal Customers be shown a sign of appreciation for their Loyalty for such an exceptional and long period of time ?
Veteran Rewards, to my opinion, look to be the perfect "tool" to show to these Loyal Customers that sign of appreciation....
YET, if Veteran Rewards keep being "stopped" at 15 Years of Account "Active Age" (being at 22 we are SEVEN Years past that.....), why would a Veteran player want to maintain their Account as active should they have, for whatever reasons, motifs to stop their subscription ?
Only because at 20 Years of "Active Age" they could claim a Serpentine Dragon Mount ?
What I am trying to say, is that if you have customers who have been loyal to Ultima Online for some 22 Years, well, perhaps it might be a good idea to show the appreciation for such an exceptional and LONG loyalty by issuing a Veteran Reward that only their Account, with 22 Years of a whopping Active Age, could claim ?
You can well make it so that any Active Age account can then use such a Reward, but please, make it so that, at least, only 22 Years of "Active Age" accounts can claim it to show to all these players that their being Loyal to Ultima Online for a whopping 22 Years is very meaningfull and greatly appreciated.
This would defeat the argument that only such high active age accounts could enjoy this particular Reward and also, since you kindly always present Rewards for Younger Veteran Active age Years accounts, also account not having such an exceptional Active Age, can enjoy plentifully their Veteran Rewards.
Having "Top" Active Age accounts Veteran Rewards, to my viewing, is a way to show to these players who maintained their Accounts as Active for such an exceptionally long period of time, the appreciation for such an exceptional Loyalty. Besides, it could also motivate younger active age accounts players, to want to maintain their accounts as active for longer so as to be able to progress in their accounts' active age in order to be able to claim those "top" Years Veteran Rewards.
Or, if they are in a hurry to get them, they could get them more simply from players who have their Account Active Age to claim them...
So, PLEASE, make at least 1 Veteran Reward this 2019 that will be only claimable by 22 Years Active Age Veteran Accounts. Make it usable by any active age account, so that one way or the other any player might be able to use it but please, make at least 1 Veteran Reward only "claimable" by 22 Years Veteran Account "Active" Age.
Thank you SO much.
Dear Broadsword,
Veteran "Active Age" Accounts are an asset to Ultima Online and Broadsword, I would imagine, since they bring in a steady influx of monthly resources which can, reasonably, be "relied upon".....
I mean, if a player has kept an account for "that" long as active, chances are that they will keep maintaining it active..... so, it could be safe to say, I would imagine, that such "loyal" customers could be customers which, when it comes to resources for Ultima Online, could be relied upon....
That said, shouldn't these Loyal Customers be shown a sign of appreciation for their Loyalty for such an exceptional and long period of time ?
Veteran Rewards, to my opinion, look to be the perfect "tool" to show to these Loyal Customers that sign of appreciation....
YET, if Veteran Rewards keep being "stopped" at 15 Years of Account "Active Age" (being at 22 we are SEVEN Years past that.....), why would a Veteran player want to maintain their Account as active should they have, for whatever reasons, motifs to stop their subscription ?
Only because at 20 Years of "Active Age" they could claim a Serpentine Dragon Mount ?
What I am trying to say, is that if you have customers who have been loyal to Ultima Online for some 22 Years, well, perhaps it might be a good idea to show the appreciation for such an exceptional and LONG loyalty by issuing a Veteran Reward that only their Account, with 22 Years of a whopping Active Age, could claim ?
You can well make it so that any Active Age account can then use such a Reward, but please, make it so that, at least, only 22 Years of "Active Age" accounts can claim it to show to all these players that their being Loyal to Ultima Online for a whopping 22 Years is very meaningfull and greatly appreciated.
This would defeat the argument that only such high active age accounts could enjoy this particular Reward and also, since you kindly always present Rewards for Younger Veteran Active age Years accounts, also account not having such an exceptional Active Age, can enjoy plentifully their Veteran Rewards.
Having "Top" Active Age accounts Veteran Rewards, to my viewing, is a way to show to these players who maintained their Accounts as Active for such an exceptionally long period of time, the appreciation for such an exceptional Loyalty. Besides, it could also motivate younger active age accounts players, to want to maintain their accounts as active for longer so as to be able to progress in their accounts' active age in order to be able to claim those "top" Years Veteran Rewards.
Or, if they are in a hurry to get them, they could get them more simply from players who have their Account Active Age to claim them...
So, PLEASE, make at least 1 Veteran Reward this 2019 that will be only claimable by 22 Years Active Age Veteran Accounts. Make it usable by any active age account, so that one way or the other any player might be able to use it but please, make at least 1 Veteran Reward only "claimable" by 22 Years Veteran Account "Active" Age.
Thank you SO much.
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Comments
But I do agree some Vet rewards should have use limited to accounts old enough to claim them. At least the "vanity" items like etherals.
The program was set up to reward long term players not a cash cow for resellers.
Although exclusive titles for each two years should keep going.
Split the veteran rewards into two groups.
- Useful: corrupt portals, sewing machines so on anyone can use
- Vanity: ethereal mounts, robes etc that you have to be old enough to claim to use.
This would not effect game play and still be a reward for those of us who have stuck around. If you are new or just returned welcome back but don't expect to push the easy button.The argument used, at least to my understanding, was that players starting UO now, would see it as an overwhelming achievement to reach an active account age of over 15 Years in order to claim those Veteran Rewards....
So what ?
Each Year, multiple Veteran Rewards are released for various account ages.
There is PLENTY of Veteran Rewards for pretty much any and all active account ages from 1 Year onwards.
That Broadsword was to release also "Top" active age accounts Veteran Rewards over 15 Years, how would that "hurt" younger active age accounts when each and every Year Broadsword releases multiple Veteran Rewards for Years below 15 ?
Furthermore, if Veteran Rewards released for active accounts ages over 15 Years where to be claimable only by those "Top" Years, but, at the same one time, be usable also by younger active age accounts, the argument of them being "exclusive" to those "Top" active age accounts would hold no ground.
Any younger active age account players could get them one way or the other from older age accounts players as it has always been over all of these Years, and these younger age accounts players could well also enjoy them, likewise.
Yet, by making these "Top" Years Veteran Rewards claimable only by those 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and now 22 active age accounts, this, at least to my point of view, could be a clear sign that being loyal to Ultima Online is greatly appreciated well past 15 Years of active account age....
Frankly, those "strong" arguments I do not see them as strong at all.
I do not see why, for example, a "Top" active age account that has been paying for 22 Years, should be then "likewised" to an account that was SEVEN Years younger of active age, only 15 Years.
Sorry but no, those "strong" arguments do not look that strong to me at all.
An Account that has been loyal to Ultima Online because kept as active for 22 Years, cannot be likened to one that was only 15 Years of active age, well SEVEN Years younger.
At least, that is the way I see it.
Businesses, in order to plan their Resources availability, need to be able to count on Customers' Loyalty.
An account that has been kept as active for 22 Years, at least as I see it, has a higher chance of being kept active as compared to 2 accounts of 11 Years or even 22 accounts of 1 Year.....
That is why, as I see it, for a Company is much more important to prize "Top" Years accounts rather than younger age accounts, because those "older" age accounts are more likely to still be there tomorrow, as compared to those younger age accounts....
That is, the probability for that Business to consider those revenues from those "Top" oldest years accounts as almost guaranteed, is significantly higher as compared to younger age accounts.
And this is why, as I see it, it would be MORE beneficial to the Business to prize such oldest, "Top" Years account loyalty, because it would send a clear message out to customers that the more they stay with that business, the more their loyalty is appreciated.
In the case of Ultima Online, BEYOND an account active age of 15 Years....
At least, that is how I see it.
I await your 4000-word dissertation on why this is different, and the two aren't mutually exclusive.
There is TWO issues with a Veteran Reward, their "claimability" and their "usability".....
A Veteran Reward (and we have plenty which are like this, already) can VERY WELL be only "claimable" by a set active account age BUT be designed, at the same one time, to be "usable" by any active account age or accounts of "at least" a given active age, whichever might be wanted....
So, that a given Veteran Reward could be designed to be "claimed" by only 22 Years of active age account, WOULD NOT NECESSARILY MEAN that such a Reward could only be used by an account that was 22 Years of active age old....
"If" that Veteran Reward was ALSO Designed to be "usable" by Younger active age accounts, well, THEN, any and all account could use that Veteran Reward......
If one looks at the Veteran Rewards page, https://uo.com/wiki/ultima-online-wiki/items/veteran-rewards/#1
My impression is that the "Younger" active account age Years are, BY FAR, presenting WAAAAY more Rewards as compared to the older, "Top" Year active account age accounts....
Year 1 (12-23 months) I counted 14 different items, some with multiple options too.
Year 2 (24-35 months) I counted 10 different items, some with multiple options too.
Year 3 (36-47 months) I counted 5 different items, some with multiple options too.
Year 4 (48-59 months) I counted 10 different items, some with multiple options too.
Year 5 (60-71 months) I counted 12 different items, some with multiple options too.
Year 6 (72-83 months) I counted 2 different items, one with multiple options too.
Year 7 (84-95 months) I counted 11 different items, including the 8 house add-ons.
Year 8 (96-107 months) I counted 3 different items.
Year 9 (108-119 months) I counted 3 different items, one with multiple options too.
Year 10 (120-132 months) I counted 11 different items included the 3 types of Oval Rugs.
Year 11 (133-143 months) I counted 5 different items, one with multiple options too.
Year 12 (144-155 months) I counted 5 different items, one with multiple options too.
Year 13 (156-167 months) I counted 2 different items.
Year 14 (168-179 months) I counted 1 item with multiple options.
Year 15 (180-191 months) I counted 4 items.
Year 16 - NOTHING
Year 17 - NOTHING
Year 18 - NOTHING
Year 19 - NOTHING
Year 20 - I counted 1 item.
Year 21 - NOTHING
Year 22- We'll see.....
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Why would you want to hold things back from newer players? Wouldn't it make more sense to entice newer players to come along and stick around? I can't think of anything in the game I care less about than being able to use something younger accounts can't.