"Radon" or "Radium": a one-time purchase that is lighter than Plutonium

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Comment by astromahdi
astromahdi OP2 votes 2 replies
Thank you for your detailed reply. For (1): I propose that a one-time purchase of discriminator changing would be "forever". If someone wants to change their discriminator down the line, they would pay again, if they do not have the Plutonium subscription. For (2): I have reconsidered and no longer think discriminator changes without Plutonium should be a recurring subscription. One-time purchases, on the other hand, make more sense since the change is one-at-a-time. I was initially thinking that identity stability would be the allure of a subscription for Radon/Radium, but after your points raised, I think the same stability can be achieved by one-time purchases safely. Thanks again for your thoughtful reply.
Comment by vicky
vicky 2 votes 1 reply
I think if we have a one-time "change your discriminator (or, I guess, full username)" purchase, it would make more sense to me that the discriminator would then not be re-rolled after a plutonium expiry. I think it makes it much easier to market and explain:

Without any re-rolls

  • Plutonium: Enjoy all plutonium perks and the ability to change your discriminator at will.
  • Radium: Gift yourself a one-time discriminator change!

With re-rolls

  • Plutonium: All premium perks and the ability to change your discriminator at will!
Warning
Attention, should your subscription expire, your custom discriminator will be re-rolled (unless you paid for it with Radium).
  • Radium: Gift yourself a one-time discriminator change, forever!
Comment by astromahdi
astromahdi OP1 vote
Agreed. Plutonium behavior would have to change, in my opinion, to "no re-roll after expiry" unless the team is willing to maintain the logic behind "did the user change their discriminator via Radium even though they had Plutonium?"