I've never really believed in many projects' VIPs.
No matter how well the page is made, what ultimately sells are only a few conveniences. After players make their purchases, the world hasn't changed at all; it's still the same map, the same cycle, and the same group of people squeezing through the same line.
Pixels This line caught my eye because it is not selling 'more comfort,' but is trying to separate people.
Some people are just here to take a look, while others are prepared to stay long-term. If both types of people are living the same kind of life, the layering is fake. What makes VIP truly valuable is not the discounts, but allowing people from different layers to start seeing different entrances, tasks, and rhythms.
Once this matter is made concrete, $PIXEL will no longer just be a payment action, but will slowly turn into positioning costs. What you buy is not cheap, but a position.
This is also why I feel that #pixel is more like a business than many chain games. It at least knows that creating layers is not for aesthetics, but to really start diverting people in the system.
Many people, when they see VIP, first think of the gift package list. In fact, the gift package is just the surface; whether it can really stand firm still depends on whether the player's daily activities have been segmented.
For example, some people just come to pick up a bit of convenience and leave; some have already started to care about task order, trading position, market seats, name colors, and whether they can see the entrance earlier. Once these differences start to appear, VIP is no longer just 'giving a few more things,' but is changing the way of participation.
What I care about more is this layer. Because only when people from different layers start living different lives, will the system truly grow in depth. Otherwise, although people may pay differently, they still experience the same thing, and the hierarchy is just a label stuck on their faces.
Pixels If we want to make this line, the most important thing is not to pile up benefits, but to let highly engaged people really want to continue moving forward. The deeper you go, the stronger the sense of location $PIXEL becomes; if you can't get in, this line is still just a more expensive monthly pass.
What this kind of thing fears the most is that it looks complete but actually does not really separate people's actions. You buy VIP, but you are still spinning around the same entrance, the same path, and the same rhythm; then it is at most just more expensive, not higher.
So when I look at this line now, I don't first ask 'Is it worth it?' but first ask 'Is there really a layering?' The answers differ, and the subsequent consumption logic will be completely different.
If it can't be distinguished, no matter how lively it is, it is just liveliness.
Only then can it be distinguished, and VIP will start to look like a structural line.