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Why BrickPlanets Paywall Could Lead to Its Collapse
Raccoon
Level 5
Joined Jan 21st 2023
Posts 31
Posted Jun 6th 2024 at 11:29PM
BrickPlanet's decision to transition from a free-to-play model to a subscription-based service has sparked significant backlash among its user base. Many players are unwilling to subscribe, leading to a potential collapse of the platform. The fact that users now have to subscribe just to access their accounts or do anything on the website is particularly absurd and frustrating. Additionally, most items in the catalog lack any actual value, and the in-game economy is already in shambles. Even with a subscription model, it's unlikely that BrickPlanet will sustain itself. Although they use ads, the revenue generated is minimal. Moreover, compared to its competitor, Roblox, which offers free-to-play access and free use of Roblox Studio for game development, most users will likely divert back to Roblox rather than pay to do anything on BrickPlanet.

Since its inception in 2016, BrickPlanet has offered a free-to-play version to rapidly acquire new users. However, this strategy has proven financially disastrous, draining resources at an unsustainable rate due to overwhelming email support, spam accounts, trolls, and currency farming. The move to a subscription-only model, effective July 7th, 2024, is intended to address these issues. Despite offering a higher developer payout than Roblox, the outdated UI, lack of unique content, and a broken in-game economy make the subscription model unappealing. With new subscription packages priced at $6.99/mo, $11.99/mo, and $18.49/mo, BrickPlanet aims to cover costs estimated at $5/user per month, significantly higher than the $0.10/user per month generated by ads. However, the switch to a subscription model, requiring even basic access to the site, is seen as misguided and will likely push users back to the more accessible and free-to-play Roblox.
codebuilder
Level 6
Joined Nov 12th 2022
Posts 4
Posted Jun 6th 2024 at 11:36PM
lol
Raccoon
Level 5
Joined Jan 21st 2023
Posts 31
Posted Jun 7th 2024 at 4:52AM
No, I've been learning to summarize and improving my skills on it.
tinfoil
Level 10
Joined Nov 12th 2022
Posts 2,653
Posted Jun 7th 2024 at 5:07AM
Part of it actually feels like a human wrote it
gryt
Level 3
Joined Nov 16th 2023
Posts 1
Posted Jun 7th 2024 at 11:42AM
Originally posted by Raccoon on Jun 7th 2024 at 4:52AM
No, I've been learning to summarize and improving my skills on it.
stop lying lmfao, this is so obviously AI generated
Reddington
Level 9
Joined Nov 12th 2022
Posts 405
Posted Jun 7th 2024 at 12:18PM
just pasted it in GPTZERO site and it says 100% AI generated lmao
rop
Level 4
Joined Apr 20th 2024
Posts 12
Posted Jun 7th 2024 at 2:47PM
Originally posted by Reddington on Jun 7th 2024 at 12:18PM
just pasted it in GPTZERO site and it says 100% AI generated lmao
not the first time I've outplayed a GPT-detector. U just have to sound genius enough
coom
Level 4
Joined Oct 17th 2023
Posts 39
Posted Jun 10th 2024 at 5:43PM
chatgpt pl0x write me a forum post about brickplanet paywall
Jacks
Level 9
Joined Feb 12th 2023
Posts 61
Posted Jun 13th 2024 at 2:56AM
Originally posted by Raccoon on Jun 6th 2024 at 11:29PM
BrickPlanet's decision to transition from a free-to-play model to a subscription-based service has sparked significant backlash among its user base. Many players are unwilling to subscribe, leading to a potential collapse of the platform. The fact that users now have to subscribe just to access their accounts or do anything on the website is particularly absurd and frustrating. Additionally, most items in the catalog lack any actual value, and the in-game economy is already in shambles. Even with a subscription model, it's unlikely that BrickPlanet will sustain itself. Although they use ads, the revenue generated is minimal. Moreover, compared to its competitor, Roblox, which offers free-to-play access and free use of Roblox Studio for game development, most users will likely divert back to Roblox rather than pay to do anything on BrickPlanet.

Since its inception in 2016, BrickPlanet has offered a free-to-play version to rapidly acquire new users. However, this strategy has proven financially disastrous, draining resources at an unsustainable rate due to overwhelming email support, spam accounts, trolls, and currency farming. The move to a subscription-only model, effective July 7th, 2024, is intended to address these issues. Despite offering a higher developer payout than Roblox, the outdated UI, lack of unique content, and a broken in-game economy make the subscription model unappealing. With new subscription packages priced at $6.99/mo, $11.99/mo, and $18.49/mo, BrickPlanet aims to cover costs estimated at $5/user per month, significantly higher than the $0.10/user per month generated by ads. However, the switch to a subscription model, requiring even basic access to the site, is seen as misguided and will likely push users back to the more accessible and free-to-play Roblox.
man is fluent in yapanese
Raccoon
Level 5
Joined Jan 21st 2023
Posts 31
Posted Jun 18th 2024 at 7:08PM
Instead of worrying about how I type or assuming it's ChatGPT, maybe you should focus on something more productive with your life and not worry about me.
korkor
Level 7
Joined Apr 12th 2024
Posts 126
Posted Jun 19th 2024 at 8:53PM
Originally posted by Raccoon on Jun 18th 2024 at 7:08PM
Instead of worrying about how I type or assuming it's ChatGPT, maybe you should focus on something more productive with your life and not worry about me.
Unfortunately as BrickPlanet users, we dont have anything more productive to do in our lives.
korkor
Level 7
Joined Apr 12th 2024
Posts 126
Posted Jun 20th 2024 at 11:24PM
Passive way of saying thay wasted their time

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