AP $4,99 monthly vs. $19.95 one-time - Whats up with this?

Productions · Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 334 Location: Germany

I really hope I have not missed any news about this topic on the forums, but cant find any related thread about this.

A friend showed me a screenshot of the Accesspass-Offer page she got:

Investigating this case we found out that it probably depends on the entered Country in the SignUp-Screen and maybe localization by IP or totally random like roulette?

The question now is, why are the values are so different and even why is there a difference that some can only do monthly and other others only the one-time-payment?

Second try from her but now saying:
"Big fun, low cost: Get your AP subscription for only $7.99 per month!"
Screenshot:

Soo with three tries we have these options:
- $7.99 per month
- $4.99 per month
- $19.95 one-time

Doesnt really make sense to me, can anyone help?
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Sincere_disabled_20064584 · Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 18230 Location: USA - MD

That's quite odd.
I thought that the AP was only a one time payment of 19.95 USD.
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Miranda · Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 6582

AP Subscription Test.
^ The thread about it.
They're testing this out for new accounts. >.<
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Severity · Joined: 09 Apr 2006 Posts: 17834 Location: USA - NY

oh wow first gold pass to vip pay monthly now ap you have to pay monthly.. IMVU is getting more money hungry I see.
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Miranda · Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 6582

You're welcome. Smile

It's total BS. I feel bad for the new folks that sign up for AP during the next 1.5 months. Sad

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Strawberry · Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 638 Location: USA - TX

So, instead of paying 19.95 just once, you can pay for it monthly?

WTF.

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SirBlues · Joined: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 1034 Location: USA

And the big question that is being asked IS THIS what happens to the AP items that you buy As a new user ? when you decide you really don't want the AP any longer Because IT IS NOT worth the money You spend on it ?? DO you lose all AP content that you buy
DO you get a full refund
Or does the poor dev repay you for the AP content you bought *cough*

IMVU maybe you can come and tell us the answers to these questions please.
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Productions · Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 334 Location: Germany

I think its okay to offer a possibility to get it for a monthly chargement but then it should be equal on all accounts. I can see the point of the subscription test to find out if there is a need for this.

But two accounts I created didnt get the monthly-pay option, one did get it. And then the difference between the two values 4.99 and 7.99 - sounds very strange to me.

Explainations would be nice.
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Severity · Joined: 09 Apr 2006 Posts: 17834 Location: USA - NY

I'm glad it don't affect me and my three other accounts with AP already :3 these are the days I am glad I have gold pass and AP already because IMVU is constantly trying to screw new users..

I just bought my alt her AP and it was very cheap.. but it did not say I would need to pay monthly which is good ;o or I would never of done it.
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Strawberry · Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 638 Location: USA - TX

$4.95 a year, would be nicer.

But I'd rather pay $19.95 for a one-time fee.

MinhyrdinWindrose · Moderator Joined: 13 Mar 2007 Posts: 15682 Location: USA

Moving these posts over from the other thread:

MadameIvy · Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 160 Location: Australia

I was considering the access pass, but there's no way i'm paying a monthly fee. It's either a one-off fee or not at all for me.

I'm interested in the question posed about the products these new AP users buy. I know I lost heaps of items when peer review came in, because that ridiculous testing pose showed red bits... my credits were refunded, but in that case, it was fair that the devs paid us back because they misrepresented the products. (except in the cases where the mesh was sold as GA, but wasn't). I really don't think that devs should have to pay for the user's decision to terminate their access pass under this scheme. If IMVU are prepared to take advantage of members, they should be prepared to refund the credits out of their own pocket.
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LaLilianne · Joined: 15 Nov 2008 Posts: 4258

I wonder what happens to people who chose to cancel the AP membership after a while.
Will teh creators refund teh no longer used items?
Are the creators who will buy AP asked to keep it forever and pay fees forever and a day so they will be able to keep the AP part of their catalogue?