I also want Mardi Gras! I made some suggestions for it on the
Suggestions Thread a while ago, and I really hope some of those make it into the game for next week
Especially the recipes - Po'boys, Muffulettas, Crawfish Etouffee... yum!
Also, I know there's a Valentine's sale going on, but I really
really want to see the Jazz Band come back as a limited-time offer! I've been wanting it since it was released last year. Was hoping to get it on Black Friday, but, well... BF didn't really live up to expectations
But I feel like bringing it back this year, as a standalone item (aka, not a Bundle Exclusive, like it was when it was first released), makes a lot of sense. For instance:
- For Android and Kindle players: this would be the first ever chance to get the Jazz Band for their restaurant. Since it was a bundle exclusive last year, the Jazz Band was only available to iOS players. So, releasing it as an LTO by itself opens it up to a huge market to be able to buy - and that would naturally means more sales!
- For iOS players: the fact that the Jazz Band was a bundle exclusive last year meant (A) players who wanted it would have had to have at least 75 gems to get it, and (B) because of how bundles work, they would only have been able to get ONE, at maximum.
Bringing it back as an LTO introduces the possibility of buying multiples, which I know some restauranteurs would do to maintain symmetry in their restaurants. Plus, if it's priced right, then S8 could stand to make a lot of profit from the LTO. (As an example, if it were priced at 50 gems, which is relatively standard for a 4x4 display on sale: the sale of 2 Jazz Bands would bring in more gems than the sale of a solitary bundle. If it were priced at 70 gems, which is standard for an out-of-box first place prize, then the profit margin becomes greater).
- People may have already exhausted their gem count, or otherwise spent a huge amount of gems, on the current Valentine's sale. Returning the Jazz Band as an LTO could prompt users to buy gems just to be able to get it.
- We don't have too many out-of-box musical band displays in RS, so this makes it all the more valuable. In addition to Mardi Gras/New Orleans, I could easily use this for a number of different themes. Desperately hoping it will come back.
Alternatively, S8 could just bring the bundle back, but that would still limit the Jazz Band's availability to iOS players with a hefty gem balance. And, given bundles' one-time-buy nature, that might cause problems for people who've already bought it, etc. I hope Android/Kindle players get the opportunity to buy it if this ends up happening.