VIP Membership (New Extra's)

[Black_Apalachi]

It's all because habbo wants more money because they thought they were losing it to fansite VIP purchases....Even though most of the VIP purchases at habbox were made by the older members who don't play habbo...

I doubt that's the reason really. I mean back in the day, if I was spending money and I had to choose between Credits or VIP, I know which I'd have taken . I also don't think the amount spent on VIP rather than Credits would be very considerable.

I just think they see it is an intrusion on what they are as fansites are only here because of Habbo and if people are spending money on them then that is also only because of Habbo. As well as that, they probably believe there is a lot of scamming potential in site owners selling so called VIP (idk they think everything's a scam lol) but if the only way to prevent the scammers doing it is prevent everyone doing it.

[GommeInc]

It's all because habbo wants more money because they thought they were losing it to fansite VIP purchases....Even though most of the VIP purchases at habbox were made by the older members who don't play habbo...

I sure hope that's not the reason, because if it is, Habbo and indeed Sulake, are possibly the worst company on the face of the earth for lack of judgement and reasoning.If they think people will start paying for Habbo products because they've been told (or as they have done, forced) to not buy premium services on another site, then they are as stupid as most of their rules and staff

Especially when loads of members of fansites are accustomed to the fansite, and not the site/person/product in which the fansite is based on. If I paid for VIP and that service got removed, I wouldnn't spend it on something less exciting and more of a waste of money like Habbo Credits :/

One theory I have come across, is that Habbo want people to use their forums, but that in itself is a rediculous idea.

[Sammeth.]

To sum up, Habbo is mean, we are poor, they are laughing, we are not.

[Pyroka]

I think in the end Sulake are a dictatorship company. I would go as far as suggesting Habbox quit the official fansite system! Why you ask? Because Habbox has not benefitted by it in any way. Sulake does not care for official fansites, it only wants to make an example out of them to the rest of the fansite community. Habbox is the biggest Habbo fansite in the world, it doesn't need to publicity which Official status gives you... Mind you, does official status give any publicity apart from a little section on the fansite group page? Please do tell me if it does.

This is just one big **** up by Habbox, I'm surprised by you nvrspk because I thought you wouldve seen sense. You are the general manager of Habbox, the biggest fansite in the world. You could easily rally most of the big fansites against Sulake or just quit official status. There aren't any benefits, just disappointments and rules you must abide, which most fansites obey anyway (apart from the silly VIP one).

For the sake of common sense and freedom from the Goliath known as Sulake, quit the title of Official for all that it was, is now nothing but a worthless title.

I'd love it if some AGMS discussed this too, I doubt many people on the forum would be in objection to something as strict and unbenefitting as the European Union.

K iPhones running out of charge, bai.

[Japan]

Why not sell a coloured username, and give one month of free VIP with every purchase?
So people aren't paying for a premium service, just a coloured username. They can't control what we give out for free.

[GommeInc]

Why not sell a coloured username, and give one month of free VIP with every purchase?
So people aren't paying for a premium service, just a coloured username. They can't control what we give out for free.

Although it's not selling of a premium service, Habbo will nit pick so much suggesting that it is, because with each coloured name comes the option of VIP membership, and you can only really get it by paying for it (using that suggestion - it can be gained by becoming a good member for a month too, but they won't care about that )

I think in the end Sulake are a dictatorship company. I would go as far as suggesting Habbox quit the official fansite system! Why you ask? Because Habbox has not benefitted by it in any way. Sulake does not care for official fansites, it only wants to make an example out of them to the rest of the fansite community. Habbox is the biggest Habbo fansite in the world, it doesn't need to publicity which Official status gives you... Mind you, does official status give any publicity apart from a little section on the fansite group page? Please do tell me if it does.

This is just one big **** up by Habbox, I'm surprised by you nvrspk because I thought you wouldve seen sense. You are the general manager of Habbox, the biggest fansite in the world. You could easily rally most of the big fansites against Sulake or just quit official status. There aren't any benefits, just disappointments and rules you must abide, which most fansites obey anyway (apart from the silly VIP one).

For the sake of common sense and freedom from the Goliath known as Sulake, quit the title of Official for all that it was, is now nothing but a worthless title.

I'd love it if some AGMS discussed this too, I doubt many people on the forum would be in objection to something as strict and unbenefitting as the European Union.

K iPhones running out of charge, bai.

Does the iPhone come with a Rally App?

Are you suggesting to just get rid of the Official status in general, or to allow the use of premium services,? Because both official and unofficial sites have to abide by the Fansite Rules anyway

I'm all for getting rid of Official Status in general - it's useless, pointless and stupid. I'm just hoping sierk doesn't think Official Status is a godsend (which he did in the past, and got annoyed when it was removed by force). It just has no purpose anymore, Habbo and Sulake have destroyed the whole point of the Official Fansite Status. I haven't seen Habbo host any events involving Fansites in years :S

[nvrspk4]

We've been informed that we'd be watched just as much as an unofficial. Though some sites might go under the radar, Habbox obviously never will.

As far as quitting official, I'm not opposed, but I see no point.

To me there are no benefits except spite, and marginal marginal downsides such as the loss of a little bit of advertizing.

In the end, if there was a reason to, I think we would.

[GommeInc]

We've been informed that we'd be watched just as much as an unofficial. Though some sites might go under the radar, Habbox obviously never will.

As far as quitting official, I'm not opposed, but I see no point.

To me there are no benefits except spite, and marginal marginal downsides such as the loss of a little bit of advertizing.

In the end, if there was a reason to, I think we would.

Perhaps it's Habbo who should get rid of the Official fansite statuses. Looking at how they treat fansites in general, it's safe to say that all Habbo fansites have to follow the same rules and standards as each other :/ An official fansite which then goes without the official status is just the same as another fansite, except it looks advertising (either alot or a tiny bit, depending on popularity, even though official fansites should have some sort of popularity to begin with).

[Immenseman]

by being official you get a tiny bit of advertising and hold bragging rights over any fan site. for example...
A - "habbox is the best site"
B - "no it's not"
A - "oh yes it is http://www.habbo.co.uk/groups/official_fansites"

[The Professor]

Just out of interest, what have Sulake threatened to do if we aren't official and start selling VIP again? Obviously they won't have the threat of removing us from the official list and I can't think of anything they can legally do...