I really wish people would stop complaining about the "Pay and play" system

Kyrvias · 08-16-2006, 11:36 PM

In countless magazines, the official forum, many, many people complain about it.

$2.25 for some tiny add on? ZOMG! Bethesda is trying to rip us off, those n00bs!

Quite frankly, I don't much understand it. You oculd easily find 2.25 in your couch/car seat. Even if you walked around town for a week collecting all the loose change you could find, you would easily come up with enough.

Thoughts?

SpiritWarrior · 08-16-2006, 11:53 PM

Well I am one of those people [img]smile.gif[/img] . The point is not the money it's the fact that they are charging for content (that isn't even original IMHO and can be created for free by players).

Yes, you could easily find that money around the house but why should I give it to a game I already paid for in full? It's like buying a loaf of bread only t find that the last few slices are missing and must be purchased seperately. MOst people would say "screw it" and not bother - even if they were charging 2 cents per slice.

I feel that instead of asking why people won't pay a measly $2.25 for a tiny addon, we should be asking why they aren't releasing it for free since it is already so dirt cheap?

Sever · 08-17-2006, 12:45 AM

Apparently coz microsoft wants xbox users to pay for their mods on Xbox-live so PCers must follow suit. (sounds pretty smeggin' familiar to a dozen other Oblivion features if you ask me

.)

If i didn't know the money isn't going to get spent making quality content, i'd not really have a problem with it. But it won't, so i do.

And it's pretty lame askin' people to shell out for content that they've already paid for...

Hivetyrant · 08-17-2006, 01:08 AM

Exactly, if Oblivion cost Half what it did, or even 2/3's I wouldn't mind paying for updates to content.
But we have paid for their time, and we deserve this sort of stuff to come with the game.

Expansions are another matter.

johnny · 08-17-2006, 02:16 AM

I wouldn't complain if they'd wait a couple of months, put all the extra content, including a few quests on a DVD or CD, call it an addon, and charge us 20 or 30 bucks, like they did with Morrowind's expansions, but not like this. Have you seen the Horse armour plugin ? Can anyone tell me what it adds to the game that is really worth the additional 2$ ? Or the Orrery plugin, that too is just another useless plugin that should have been in the game in the first place.

It's not a matter of money, it's a matter of principals.

SpiritWarrior · 08-17-2006, 02:22 AM

Plus the fact that there are tons of free plugins out there with the same function and some with even better function.

Kakero · 08-17-2006, 07:05 AM

Ditto the aboves. They should have really put them together with the game before shipping it out. Or put them in the expansions.

Luvian · 08-17-2006, 02:40 PM

Yeah it piss me off too that they would try to sell me a game I bought already.

08-16-2006, 11:53 PM	#2
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Well I am one of those people [img]smile.gif[/img] . The point is not the money it's the fact that they are charging for content (that isn't even original IMHO and can be created for free by players). Yes, you could easily find that money around the house but why should I give it to a game I already paid for in full? It's like buying a loaf of bread only t find that the last few slices are missing and must be purchased seperately. MOst people would say "screw it" and not bother - even if they were charging 2 cents per slice. I feel that instead of asking why people won't pay a measly $2.25 for a tiny addon, we should be asking why they aren't releasing it for free since it is already so dirt cheap? __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

08-17-2006, 12:45 AM	#3
Sever Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: October 31, 2002 Location: Western Australia Age: 43 Posts: 3,293	Apparently coz microsoft wants xbox users to pay for their mods on Xbox-live so PCers must follow suit. (sounds pretty smeggin' familiar to a dozen other Oblivion features if you ask me .) If i didn't know the money isn't going to get spent making quality content, i'd not really have a problem with it. But it won't, so i do. And it's pretty lame askin' people to shell out for content that they've already paid for... __________________ Say say, oh playmate i cannot play with you my dolly's got the flu boo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo

08-17-2006, 02:16 AM	#5
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 58 Posts: 16,981	I wouldn't complain if they'd wait a couple of months, put all the extra content, including a few quests on a DVD or CD, call it an addon, and charge us 20 or 30 bucks, like they did with Morrowind's expansions, but not like this. Have you seen the Horse armour plugin ? Can anyone tell me what it adds to the game that is really worth the additional 2$ ? Or the Orrery plugin, that too is just another useless plugin that should have been in the game in the first place. It's not a matter of money, it's a matter of principals. __________________

08-17-2006, 02:22 AM	#6
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Plus the fact that there are tons of free plugins out there with the same function and some with even better function. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

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08-16-2006, 11:36 PM	#1
Kyrvias Lord Ao Join Date: May 15, 2005 Posts: 2,092	In countless magazines, the official forum, many, many people complain about it. $2.25 for some tiny add on? ZOMG! Bethesda is trying to rip us off, those n00bs! Quite frankly, I don't much understand it. You oculd easily find 2.25 in your couch/car seat. Even if you walked around town for a week collecting all the loose change you could find, you would easily come up with enough. Thoughts?

08-17-2006, 01:08 AM	#4
Hivetyrant Jack Burton Join Date: August 24, 2002 Location: Aussie now in the US of A! Age: 37 Posts: 5,403	Exactly, if Oblivion cost Half what it did, or even 2/3's I wouldn't mind paying for updates to content. But we have paid for their time, and we deserve this sort of stuff to come with the game. Expansions are another matter.

08-17-2006, 07:05 AM	#7
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	Ditto the aboves. They should have really put them together with the game before shipping it out. Or put them in the expansions.

08-17-2006, 02:40 PM	#8
Luvian Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 27, 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Age: 43 Posts: 6,763	Yeah it piss me off too that they would try to sell me a game I bought already.

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