Optimummind
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I haven't really been keeping up with the development of this game. Will the final product require a monthly fee like other MMORPGs out there?? If so, do you know how much it will cost??
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Originally posted by theNoid
I've never been a fan of MMORPGs, WoW looks great ..... but, $10+ a month to play a game ? ... I guess I'll just have to wait and see how others react once it comes out.
Originally posted by bjork
screenshots don't do it justice... i mean, if THIS is below the waterline....
it's lovely.
and the undead can breathe underwater... imagine marching an unseen army of undead up to an enemy base by cover of water, and then just "lurching" up onto the beach out of the blue... ooh!
Originally posted by UnfaTeFuL
i think the monthly payment is a good way to keep young immature kids out of the game.
Originally posted by bjork
and, oh baby, is it going to be worth it.
i'm in second wave of beta and ooh! ohh! ohh!
FFXI is the only MMORPG i've delved into and WoW blows it out of the water.
FFXI had the "massive" part down... but it just seemed kinda "meh"... big empty plains, joining up with big empty deserts... not very lush or interesting to look at.
WoW is full of doodads, everywhere you go it's just beautiful.
i actually stepped underwater for the first time yesterday just out curiosity, and almost crapped my pants.
screenshots don't do it justice... i mean, if THIS is below the waterline....
it's lovely.
and the undead can breathe underwater... imagine marching an unseen army of undead up to an enemy base by cover of water, and then just "lurching" up onto the beach out of the blue... ooh!
Originally posted by conscript
some woudl say you broke the nda, but to be honest, you just guaranteed Blizzard another subscription. That is awesome.
Originally posted by theNoid
Well $10-15 doesn't sound like a lot, but add the fact you want to play it for oooo lets say 2 years. So on average $13 monthly for 24 months = $312. Thats a lot of cash for a damn video game. True, lots of people already play MMORPGs and don't have a problem with the cash, but ... Blizzards has a HUGE fanbase, and they could release a game called Thralls Pile of Poop and people would buy it. So, by making a MMORPG Blizzard would be genius to draw its fanbase into a monthly agreement eh ? ... Or perhaps they seem to somewhat push/force their fanbase into signing up for service on a gametype they've never played and in turn lose respect ?
Originally posted by EarthwormJim
Yea but think of it this way, how many games give you roughly 520 hours of gameplay (that's assuming you average 5 hours a week for 2 years, which for a MMORPG is quite optimistic.) Let's say the average $40 game gives you 15 hours of gameplay. So in order to get roughly equal hours of gameplay you'd end up buying 35 games for a total of $1400.
Originally posted by ShockValue
Yeah, if the NDA hadn't been lifted weeks ago...
Originally posted by UnfaTeFuL
for 40 bucks, starcraft gave me roughly 1200 hours of gameplay.
Originally posted by UnfaTeFuL
i think the monthly payment is a good way to keep young immature kids out of the game.
Originally posted by ShockValue
I wish.
And as far as the monthly fee goes, I look at it this way:
MMORPG:
$50 + 24x$13 + $50 (expansion) = $412
Regular:
$50 x 12 (1 game every other month for 2 years) = $600
Originally posted by theNoid
That, I completely agree with. Paying for online gaming I think (in time) will be the norm.
Originally posted by dderidex
Obviously very easy to entertain - Starcraft gave me about 1 hour of entertainment.
In any case, you are in the small minority, and, frankly, are not Blizzard's target audience here.
Blizzard's target audience IS the people who pay $50 for a game and get...tops....a few dozen hours out of it.
Originally posted by Stiler
..So that's why blizzard has been so big with people playing Starcraft/diablo/warcraft for YEARS?
Originally posted by dderidex
Really?
How is Blizzard 'big with people playing....for years'?!?
How does Blizzard benefit from you buying a game from them YEARS ago, then never buying anything from them ever again?
How does that help their business model?
Originally posted by NIGHTMARE2
yeah, if there had ever been an nda to begin with...