VIP Review:
I was lucky enough to win VIP for a month for a contest, so that's what got me started in VIP.
Originally, I wanted to join VIP to check out what the games are, what kind of mods are available and learn from it. After winning the VIP, I found out the games available in VIP are pretty fun and hadn't been bother to mess around with the mods.
So far, I have only invested time into 3-4 games that I really liked, and currently focusing on Toram Online. My experience with the VIP mod is that updates come fast (at least for the games I play) but not regularly, because unless the game has
major contents update, there is no need to update due to patched mod. This is one of the great feature of the VIP mods: none/very little patch to our mods, so update are a lot easier/come around faster.
I also enjoy the opportunity for regular player to win VIP, and in that way you can recruit new people into VIP and spread the words (myself included) about how awesome the games available in VIP are.
The licensing system is nice and serve a purpose to reduce leak, which is great. I personally never have any intention to leak so I couldn't care less. However, the option for 2 license per VIP can be a bit restricting. It's understandable, but being an hardcore gamer, I like to utilize my VIP as much as I can. A suggestion of increase to 3 would be great as 1 would be for your phone, 1 for your emulator, and one for your VM emulator.
Lastly, let's talk about the pricing. I think this , beside the interview, is the biggest factor in whether people choose to support VIP and in turn our website. For $20 a month, that is quite a bit steep for 1-2 games that you would play. I have read that many people say you get what you pay for, but this is about half of what I pay for my cable bill each month, and if you think about it in long term: $240 for a whole year, almost a price of a brand new smart phone or a low end/refurbished computer. I personally choose to renew it for a month so I can learn about the mods, and then probably won't continue. There should be an option to reduce the VIP price if you choose to buy it for say 6 months, 1 year, or even life time. That way you can continue to have loyal members on the website as they have already paid for months in advance and will not risk leaking the mod with all the payment up in front. The result will be an increase in long term VIP user, less leak, and more profit for the devs for their work on the games.
This is a great opportunity for regular user to see /learn about our VIP, and for the VIP user to express their sentiment about the service. Good luck to whoever wins the prize