It's not about making more money, it's about trying to make sure the gold price is the same no matter which currency you use.
Given the state of the game, I question whether increasing the price would actually reduce the amount people buy. The game is incredibly mature, and gold whores at this point will always be gold whores no matter the price.
PS/Offtopic: Not really sure why Lemon has decided to be more helpful since stepping down from being a mod than when he was one?
I dunno, I already consider it quite expensive for what it is, people who feel like that too would be turned off by it going up as I am. Comes a point where its an unreasonable expense for what it is, especially when the game is already secondary to the camaraderie in sticking around. I might as well sit in the skype room and not actually play the game haha.
I definitely agree, you get far less value on this than just buying a brand new game for £40 and being able to get 1000 hours worth of playtime out of it for that one time cost.
To be fair to Travian just one time, at least they have announced it and given a couple of weeks before it kicks in to allow players to stock up if they are currently running low...
PS/Offtopic: Not really sure why Lemon has decided to be more helpful since stepping down from being a mod than when he was one?
I'm transforming.
I dunno, I already consider it quite expensive for what it is, people who feel like that too would be turned off by it going up as I am. Comes a point where its an unreasonable expense for what it is, especially when the game is already secondary to the camaraderie in sticking around. I might as well sit in the skype room and not actually play the game haha.
I know it sucks, but people could just play on com servers and buy with TRY and get 1600 gold for €27 ~ £23
Maybe we should get the 30% flash gold sale that was scheduled for the 29th December now? Sounds like a good idea imo.
I dont see why you should increase the UK price... if you wanna keep them equal there is always the option of decreasing the US price 
I know it sucks, but people could just play on com servers and buy with TRY and get 1600 gold for €27 ~ £23
Maybe we should get the 30% flash gold sale that was scheduled for the 29th December now? Sounds like a good idea imo.
I've barely time to play one account, let alone the 5 minimum accounts you need for a com server 
but would it actually be a gold reduction of 30%? it will only be 21.25% reduction now
I've barely time to play one account, let alone the 5 minimum accounts you need for a com server
Excellent work.
The reasoning for the hike is fair enough if you isolate it to currency changes and what not. Good that they are announcing it beforehand.
The problem is that we are paying for a worse product than we did some years ago (worse server performance and fewer players making the game less fun). If Travian had realized this, they would perhaps not raise prices. Other than that, I agree with Martin.
The reasoning for the hike is fair enough if you isolate it to currency changes and what not. Good that they are announcing it beforehand.
The problem is that we are paying for a worse product than we did some years ago (worse server performance and fewer players making the game less fun). If Travian had realized this, they would perhaps not raise prices. Other than that, I agree with Martin.
I somewhat agree with this...The servers haven't been this bad for years...It's currently possible to queue buildings for free due to the slow/unstable server...but shh, don't tell anyone....Can only hope that this will get fixed asap
After playing this game for 12 years + this price increase along with a string of very unprofessional game errors I think the time has come to find something better to spend my money on, roughly 600 gold a week from about mid server , there are so many other things to spend money on. I play mainly because the guys and girls we all play with are like minded and fun to play Trav with. Priced me well and truly out of the game now. It's a dwindling pastime but the Travian gods seem to want to squeeze the pips out of it. Ridiculous
This was bad enough as it was,
This is supposed to be a strategy game based on team work, online time and communication, but clearly turns into a 'whoever spends more money wins' type of game.
I have met a lot of really good players who spent very little gold and had really strong accounts over the years, and now they are less and less.
No wonder why so less players play these days comparing to several years ago. 
I definitely agree, you get far less value on this than just buying a brand new game for £40 and being able to get 1000 hours worth of playtime out of it for that one time cost.
To be fair to Travian just one time, at least they have announced it and given a couple of weeks before it kicks in to allow players to stock up if they are currently running low...
I’m not a fan of your new avatar, it clashes with mine when I skim read.
Perhaps a different colour backround? Xx
RIP Travian, I can buy 2 x XBox One games a month instead or get that drone I have always promised myself so I can look in chicks bedrooms, and when I get caught it will be Travian's fault not mine
Travian are going to see less players play.
But we all know when the UK price goes up in the next year will the gold go down to even out prices again will it heck.
This just shows travian do not respect the players thoughts ever
Uk servers are going to be even less count me out.
