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3rd August, 2010 at 02:34:28 -

If so it would be cool if you posted your characters

My main: http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Darksorrow&cn=Laronia
My priest: http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Darksorrow&cn=Morteus

I got other characters, but they got pretty crap gear.

 
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3rd August, 2010 at 03:12:35 -

Wow those look awesome. I always wanted to get into world of warcraft, is it easy for a noob to step in? I wonder if there is a demo so I can try it out before paying the subscription for it.

 
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3rd August, 2010 at 07:39:37 -

Rikus - There's a 14 day trial available. If you wanna help out a friend, get them to recruit you from the website. That'll give them some bonus stuff.

Also, the game is very easy to get into. I know 50 and 60 year olds who play

I'd post my character but I haven't played for ages. Will start again when Cataclysm comes out though.

 
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3rd August, 2010 at 08:46:25 -

I avoid it like the plague

 
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3rd August, 2010 at 09:40:54 -

Me too. I refuse to play and pay for subscription games.

 
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3rd August, 2010 at 10:04:19 -

I don't mind the subscription fee on a game like WoW. Normally when a game comes out - it stays pretty much the way it is. Patches might come out, if you're lucky, that fix problems.

But with WoW a patch is sometimes just that - something that fixes problems. But a lot of the time you'll get a patch that introduces totally new stuff. And to me that's ok.

Though I must say I like the payment model of games like League Of Legends and Battlefield Heroes much more (micropayments).

 
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3rd August, 2010 at 10:11:25 -

I like 1 time payment.

 
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3rd August, 2010 at 10:25:50 -

I just think it's wrong. I want to pay my dues once, patches that fix functionality or problems should be free (and really the game should be fixed before it's released - something that bugs me with internet era. So many publishers ship out games before they should as it's OK for everyone to download gigs of patches ... was it ea that shipped a game that out the box did not work and required a multi gigabyte download to get it working?)

I do not mind paying once for add on packs, like Roller Coaster Tycoon add on packs (I love rct ). It's a one off deal. $15 to $13 a month for patches and an odd update to content? IMO thats just wrong and is using the addicted players as a cash cow.

IMO online internet play should be free. I will never pay for Live on my xbox 360 either.

 
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3rd August, 2010 at 10:55:02 -

According to my bro WoW is for nerds and you should play Guild wars all day long instead.

 
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3rd August, 2010 at 11:03:03 -

I think you have to accept that some games have a payment model that requires a subscription. Most games that are single player (oblivion, fallout etc.) or multiplayer (battlefield, other fps games) either don't require servers or have the players create their own servers.

With online games this is not true. Using WoW as an example again, patches do more than just fix things and that requires a team and servers. And I know Blizzard make much more money from WoW than what is required for all these things but they're not a wellfare organization - they're a business.

But the bottom line is - some people find subscription fees acceptable, some don't. That's just how it is

Also - Guild Wars = Yuch...I bought it at like a 75% discount or so on Steam and I still regret spending the money. It's such a horrible game..

 
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3rd August, 2010 at 11:22:51 -

Some people will always be ok with it , and I personally think the subscription model is purely for business as they are not happy with just the profit from the game sale alone, and I personally think they do not need a subscription - it's just greed.

I just cannot see how Valve can maintain their entire infrastructure for free yet Blizzard mysteriously needs a subscription for what I am told is an addictive game. Valve has little content updates sometimes (like Portal with the radio sounds with slow scan TV images,and different ending) and patches are quite often.

It's not my cup of tea and never will be

On a lighter note

http://www.theonion.com/video/warcraft-sequel-lets-gamers-play-a-character-playi,14240/



 
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3rd August, 2010 at 12:44:56 -

You've got a point there.. I guess if people are willing to pay the price, then the price is what it'll cost

 
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3rd August, 2010 at 13:43:02 -

Yep

I am just an old gamer and set in my ways. I think the cartridge era was so much nicer in many ways, had to play with real life friends on MP, games just worked (no updates!), one off payment and to be honest I think the gameplay is superb on a lot of old games .

For me nothing beats a game of bomberman with my mates

 
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3rd August, 2010 at 15:14:37 -

I hate subscription games because they force you to play. It's like a waste of money if you don't waste your time playing. I was thinking about getting Guild Wars, but Guild Wars 2 is almost out. I would pay for a game that charges you by hour, though.

Guild Wars is a PvP game, though. If you're playing to run solo or explore the world, you're not going to have much fun

 
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3rd August, 2010 at 16:25:28 -


Originally Posted by ..::hagar::..
I just think it's wrong. I want to pay my dues once, patches that fix functionality or problems should be free (and really the game should be fixed before it's released - something that bugs me with internet era. So many publishers ship out games before they should as it's OK for everyone to download gigs of patches ... was it ea that shipped a game that out the box did not work and required a multi gigabyte download to get it working?)

I do not mind paying once for add on packs, like Roller Coaster Tycoon add on packs (I love rct ). It's a one off deal. $15 to $13 a month for patches and an odd update to content? IMO thats just wrong and is using the addicted players as a cash cow.

IMO online internet play should be free. I will never pay for Live on my xbox 360 either.



WoW is $15 a month. That's the only fee. Patches with bug fixes and such are free. Content patches, basically DLC, is free, and are released about every 4 months; These content patches often have dozens of new NPC models, dozens of new models for new weapons and armor, and hundreds of new spells (which are just scripts), and are generally considered to be worth much more than a new weapon pack or packs of old maps updated to have the newer graphics. Expansions do cost money, but those aren't strictly required to keep playing, and they only come out about every 2 years.

WoW is a big game. Hundreds of servers that need to support some 11 million players worldwide. Blizzard has a portion of their staff dedicated to simply monitoring and maintaining the servers and minimizing downtime 24/7. That's a lot of people and a lot of hours to pay for each day (and you know they're getting paid more than minimum wage for their CS degree). On top of that, they have a huge customer support staff to handle the entire worldwide network, with CS reps for every major localization (english, russian, italian, japanese, etc, about 10 total). Customer support needs to be available 24/7 too. Again, that's a lot of people who need to be paid. If WoW was a one time fee instead of a subscription model, then Blizzard would have gone out of business a long time ago.

 
   

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