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This move seems absolutely wild, and I think Match knows it; which is why it's only available to such a small segment of users.
If too many users have this feature (and who knows how many that would be?) it''s going to scare away all the regular users. What's the point in swiping no if that user can just veto your decision anyways?
This move reminds me a lot of what I've heard about mobile gaming. The 500USD/month users are whales, but the whales need regular people to play with or they'll get bored and leave.
Right now, keeping the number of whales to a minimum is important to keep the regular users happy, but I wouldn't be surprised if in the future some cost/benefit analysis shows that they can take the hit on regular users to squeeze out a few more whales.
It also seems like a bonkers move to pay 500 dollars to talk to someone who doesn't want to talk to you, too. (But that's a different issue.)
They'll milk it when upper management is ready to cash out to massively grow short term profits so they can all take huge bonuses. Then they'll replace upper management with scapegoats who can be there to absorb shareholder blowback and try to rebuild something of value from whatever's left.
Rebuild? Checks notes not seeing that step, it just says "cash out", "promise you've changed", "wait to fall out of the news cycle", and "repeat"
It's only £20 per month
No that's Platinum and also new but the $500 USD per month one is called VIP and also you need to be invited/selected to even be able to get it, which of course is just a ploy to get the selected to feel special and buy it to flaunt that they got invited.
It's also age dependent at the lower levels. Over 35 or 40 and you'll pay more than someone young. Or at least that's how it used to be.
You say no like it doesn't say it in the screenshot that you can send messages to people you're not matched with.
It has a subtitle though that it lets you attach a note to super likes. I don't think it's blanket, "Message anyone freely" like the VIP tier implies.
As someone who never did online dating, what exactly are you paying for with these subscriptions..?
As a guy, you're essentially paying for the ability to see who liked you. Dating is a seller's market and the sellers of dreams in the market are women due to numbers. With a subscription, rather than aim for the stars, you're able to pick the best of the women that are attracted to you?
I have no idea. In any other industry the Match Group wouldn't be allowed to exist.
Yup, definitely feels like a p2w game pricing model