The price point is by far and away the biggest turn-off.  If the high price point was deliberate to limit purchases then that has to be about the daftest thing I've read this week (and I've read an awful lot of daft things this week).

Thank you for the feedback!

If we were to explore clan games, what functionality would you think would be important?

Thanks!

-Scott-

I would like to see in-game lobbies for clans (like in StarCraft 2.) Also maybe have a clan wars type mode, like in the campaign, where different clans could sign up for weekly matches in which you fight over different areas on Mars. The clan with the most areas controlled wins the weekly match and maybe get some in game items. You could also use the winners to be in some kind of bi-monthly seasonal, in which the winners after, lets say, 8 weeks of games, come together and do a best of 7 game. The clan that wins these could then go into a annual game. This would create a in-game competitive circuit, which would help standardize the meta as well as make the game more competitive, thus making it easier for you folks at Mohawk to sell units.

I included a imgur link of a mock up of how the circuit might work

http://imgur.com/hU0ibhF

I think the reason this game is priced so high is: This game is only ever going to appeal to a certain market segment. That segment is small but discerning and starved for quality games (yet actively seeks them out and appreciates them). I'd stereotype this segment as:  Civ players, tropico players, simcity players, xcom players, Alt RTS, Alt turn based, Indy/strat, Indy/sim, Indy/rouge blah blah. My point being is that this game is not definable or marketable as a MOBA, RTS or single player turn based.

Which means they need to extract a higher price per player from a narrow market segment.

I think this game is really good and for me when I saw it in steam it was a dream game. But when I told two of my good friends on steam to purchase it. I play alot of DOTA 2 and LOL with them. They were interested, and they trust my recommendation. But they were not willing to pay the high price when confronted with the game. It was to obscure and to high a price.They were on the edge of purchasing.

I rekon if it was $25 they woulda given it a bash.

If that's their plan, it's working. I have a passing interest in the game, but not enough to pay $40 for it. It would be an impulse buy at half that price. I can wait.

As far as the price... I think the best bet would be to have a 4-pack price discount. You'd still maintain the price point as is, but for those of us who would like to bring a few friends with us, it might be nice to pay $100 something for a 4-pack.