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Cristian 05-19-2003 01:04 PM

i love to play pc games online and the best ones like Everquest asheronscall 2 and the new game i really wanted but cant buy is eve The second genesis it looks so cool im drooling when i see it! the reason i cant buy it is beacuse it costs a fee everymonth and i already got one game that costs per month and that is asheronscall 2 anyway i think its stupid that they have started doing this and now you cant no longer buy the things you want to play :(
anyway what do you think of this? if i would have been and adult with my own credit card and salary i wouldnt mind so much but now i dont have that so i think that having to pay every month is pure bullshit

MagiK 05-19-2003 01:07 PM

<font color="#f683ad">Umm it is all about choices.....you can't have everything you want all the time.....unless you are planning on some how becomming a billionaire. </font>

[ 05-19-2003, 01:07 PM: Message edited by: MagiK ]

FelixJaeger 05-19-2003 01:09 PM

Well your a sharp one, I thought no one knew nearly every only online game costs money, I have not actually came across one that doesnt...something to do with being insanely expensive to make the new areas that pop up and keep up the servers etc...

Cristian 05-19-2003 01:15 PM

[img]tongue.gif[/img] yeah....im not gonna be a billinoarie thats 2 low ;)

andrewas 05-19-2003 01:16 PM

I never see where people are coming from when they complain that a game requires a monthly fee to play.

There is a lot of work in maintaining the systems required to support even something as simple (relatively speaking) as battle.net . When you start to get into something like everquest or similar MMORPGs, its very expensive to do. You have the obvious hardware costs, administrators to pay, hackers to keep out, software glitches to fix, not to mention the costs of developing new content. Its not as if they're charging you money for nothing.

Rokenn 05-19-2003 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by andrewas:
I never see where people are coming from when they complain that a game requires a monthly fee to play.

There is a lot of work in maintaining the systems required to support even something as simple (relatively speaking) as battle.net . When you start to get into something like everquest or similar MMORPGs, its very expensive to do. You have the obvious hardware costs, administrators to pay, hackers to keep out, software glitches to fix, not to mention the costs of developing new content. Its not as if they're charging you money for nothing.

And do not forget the cost of bandwidth.

Sir Taliesin 05-19-2003 02:20 PM

<font color=orange>The problem I have with Online games is that they charge for the software. I was a Everquest addict for over a year and a half, and I bought all their add-on releases. I spent something like $150 in software alone, not to mention the $12 per month online fee. If they are going to charge you a monthly fee, they ought to give the software away.

That said, they are incredibly fun to play! I spent almost every night playing sometimes up to 4 or 5 hours a night. One thing I did notice was that the longer it went and the higher level you got, the ruder the people around you got! Eventually, I burned out and quit playing.</font>

andrewas 05-19-2003 02:46 PM

Free distribution isnt practical. The money spent on packaging is high enough that you the losses incured would be considerable, especialy for the initial release when the game has consumed millions of dollars in development and seup costs, but hasnt yet produced a cent in revenue. But I agree, charging the same price as a full standard game is ridiculous, especialy for expansion packs when the game is usualy in profit already.

Of course, they could offer the software for download, the costs of that are much lower than boxed copies, although still significant. But the problem for that is how to offer significant content at modern quality, without forcing people to endure a huge download taking hours, even on broadband.

slicer15 05-19-2003 02:53 PM

I am not an avid online gamer, but I do think that the first copies of an online game should be cheaper than normal games. I was surprised when I heard World Of Warcraft is going to cost £30 to buy. I was like, "Huh? That's a little too much, considering there is an online fee..." But because they still make sales, nothing's gonna change, I don't think. :( As long people will buy the games, they won't do a thing...

Sir Taliesin 05-19-2003 02:56 PM

<font color=orange>There is going to be a new Middlearth On-line game! Go here and down near the bottom in the Tolkien News Section is a link. It's under this title: "Play the Greatest Story Ever Written".

Here's the link http://www.tolkienonline.com/
</font>

Luvian 05-19-2003 03:10 PM

I see nothing wrong with having to pay 10 or 15$ a month to play a good game that get updated often. Watching a good movie at the cinema cost about that, and this only give you about two hours of enjoyment. 10-15$ is very cheap for unlimited time.

Rokenn 05-19-2003 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Luvian:
I see nothing wrong with having to pay 10 or 15$ a month to play a good game that get updated often. Watching a good movie at the cinema cost about that, and this only give you about two hours of enjoyment. 10-15$ is very cheap for unlimited time.
Agreed. I know in the three years I played EQ I saved a bundle on buying games. Before I started playing EQ I Would buy a new game every 4-6 weeks. When I got hooked on EQ I bought maybe one a year. I've been EQ free for over a year and half now ;)

geez, sounds like I'm at an AA meeting, lol.

Rokenn 05-19-2003 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sir Taliesin:
<font color=orange>There is going to be a new Middlearth On-line game! Go here and down near the bottom in the Tolkien News Section is a link. It's under this title: "Play the Greatest Story Ever Written".

Here's the link http://www.tolkienonline.com/
</font>

The first version of Middle Earth online featured permanent death. When your avatar died there was no respawning. The publisher felt this was too radical a concept and axed the game.

Sir Taliesin 05-19-2003 10:33 PM

<FONT COLOR=ORANGE>Made more like real life though! Wow! You certainly have to pick your fights! Man that would suck if you had a high level character.
I could see a lot of weeping and wailing going on in that game. </font>

Harkoliar 05-20-2003 06:43 AM

hmm there are too many online games if you ask me.. everquest asherons call.. the new ps2 everquest game.. starwars.. dungeons & dragons.. so many..

Wulfere 05-20-2003 07:11 AM

I am really getting bored with DAoC. It's always the same thing. Go kill this and bring me that. Go kill that and bring me this. All the missions you go on are exactly the same for the most part. Running around killing things gets dull fast. Yes, they update frequently and have added new gear, content, spells and have an expansion pack, which I will not buy. I think now it was a mistake to even get started on the whole Online gaming thing. I play only once or twice a month now. Some months I don't play at all. It would be nice if they only charged you for the months in which you actually played. But, it's more lucrative this way and easier for them. As said before though. It's all about choice. Sometimes you make bad ones.


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