Payment Question for Sami

[Filippo]

Dear Sami,

I have read about the new payment method but what happens if you run out of credits whilst playing a game?

Say for eg, I have 7 credits, I join in a game costing 5 so I am left with 2 credits. Therefore, before ending in the red, I have only time to play 2 weeks. What happens when I go in the red?

Thank-you

[Sami]

Ah, sorry, I believe I forgot to mention that. However the info is also now at the manual: https://www.airwaysim.com/game/Manual/Credits

But answer is simple: The system calculates how many games you are in at each moment and calculates the weekly need for credits. If it seems that you are running out of credits in less than 2 weeks, the system will email you every 5 days to notify of this. So basically you should get two warnings before you run out of Cr. I will also add a notification of this to game view too, for now it's thru email only.

But if you do run out the system will deactive/close your airline and remove you from that game. Like already in the case you'd being inactive for more than two weeks. So if your credit balance would go to negative the system will disallow that and close the airline instead. But as said there will be warnings first.

With 7 Cr you can play actually three weeks as the initial 5 covers the first week, and then 1 per week after that. And on the start of the fourth week the system would remove you unless your account balance is increased.

[Filippo]

Thank-you 

[kevinmh]

Maybe a bit off-topic, but I have a suggestion:
The system (this page: https://www.airwaysim.com/game/ ) should list how many credits are needed to join the game until the game ends (e.g. if the game will end exactly 3 weeks later, the number shown would be "7 credits"), so players would notice how many credits they need before they join a new game.

[TheTurk80]

I thought of it too... It would be good to know how many credits are needed to finish the game. Specially if the game will last long as you declared it in an other post.

[Sami]

Here's the warning:


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[kevinmh]

Maybe a bit off-topic, but I have a suggestion:
The system (this page: https://www.airwaysim.com/game/ ) should list how many credits are needed to join the game until the game ends (e.g. if the game will end exactly 3 weeks later, the number shown would be "7 credits"), so players would notice how many credits they need before they join a new game.

I have made a simulation picture for my suggestion. Hope the developers understand my suggestion now:
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[Sami]

I just added that a minute ago.

[kevinmh]

I just added that a minute ago.

Thanks  

[Axis Air]

So a game that used to cost 10 credits is now going to cost me 36 like the new modern time themed game.I realize its longer game but it will cost me almost 20 US dollars to play?

[Sami]

Remember that it is for almost 7 months (!)... And please read the news item about this change that explains why it has been made. Also, there is no way we could offer over 4-5 month worlds with the old pricing system.