ULTIMATE version of FG now available in the store.

I finally got mine. Yay! I'm so excited! ^.^

Does Ultimate do everything Full does (as well as allow unlimited users and unregistered copies to connect)?

Yes the ultimate license is basicly a full license with unlimited floating licenses.

Thanks! I just looked at the price... ouch. I already have two full and five lites for an old group I ran with some friends. I really like the idea of not having to worry about everyone buying lite licenses to connect for visitors or referrals into the game. That said, $150 is currently more than I value the added convenience (especially considering the reduced functionality of unregistered versions).

I am just one customer with my own very lackadaisical use of the application and a much more limited cash flow than when I first discovered FG a couple years ago. That said, I saw some concern about the ultimate version with regard to profitability in other posts (which may have something to do with the relatively high price). I wonder if a model offering free user versions and a price somewhere between the full and ultimate might reach a larger market. Demand from users for others to step up to GM as well as many customers simple desire for the greatest functionality (even for simple want rather than need) might drive more sales and spike volume even if individual sales have lower profit margins. This of course is assuming research and development is all or near all the overhead cost in the software (no form of royalties are paid for each copy sold).

Please excuse my forwardness in offering advice. It has likely already been considered and the current model deemed more favorable. Please take from my post only that I enjoy the product and wish you all growth and success (rather than nosy intervention in your business :-).

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

There's a plan for floating licenses (mentioned in one of the other threads) that can be registered with a Full license. The price that has been talked about is around $30, more than a Lite license but less than a Full. The Ultimate break-even point is around 4 Floating licenses without discount factors.

Has there been any thought into a Upgrade price for going from a Full Version to the Ultimate Version? (Hey, it can't hurt to ask!)

If we end up keeping the ultimate licenses as an option going forward, we would probably consider that option as well. It would make sense to me.

Would it be retroactive? :D

It probably would not be retroactive due to the accounting issues surrounding it. If an easy way to handle that occurs to me, I'll let you know though.

Just an idea, but how about store credit for those that bought the Ultimate but already have a Full or Lite license. No (real) loss of income there, and you reward longtime customers.

Edit: If you went this route you would have to cancel the original license to prevent it from being reused.