Is it worth it to pay monthly for a game ? *your opinions*

Hi...

Recently I've been thinking about playing monthly paid games like Warhammer online or WOW, because a lot of my Internet and real friends play WOW.

But is it worth it to pay just to play a game ?

I was thinking like : lets say I've been playing WOW for 3 years for example, once I get bored of it, I will be thinking that I could had used the money I spent it on Wow on better things like PC hardware, FTP game...etc.

So whats your opinion ?

Sorry for the bad grammer:oops:

I have never personally grasped the allure of paying a monthly fee for a single online title. I can understand paying a monthly fee for access to an online gaming community and a platform as a portal to additional online services (like an XBox LIve account). I think that it is awesome that there is a customer base for this market place that provides s different business model within which gaming can exist.

But I have determined that it is not for me. I am like the earlier poster who indicates that he (and I) spread our time over several titles (and platforms). I typically play on three different platforms in the course of a week, so the thought of spending time on a PC for a predominant amount of that time to play one game has not appealed to me.

Each time there comes a title that I think may be the one that brings me over. City of Heroes came close. The concept of Champions Online and the Star Trek MMO may be the ones...I guess I'll have to wait and see.

- Vr/GulliverJR.

I don't think its worth it.

So far I've played four MMO's. They are Ultima Online, World of Warcraft, Tabula Rasa, and Guild Wars.

The common theme here is repetition. As long as you like doing the same thing over and over to the point it starts to feel like your working at a assembly line then MMO's are for you.

If you don't, but still want to play on-line then I suggest Guild Wars. Of the four I've played it keeps the grind levels lower then any other title.

I was a huge Warcraft fan Pre-World of Warcraft. I can't call myself a Warcraft fan nowdays because instead of discussing the best way to get the original game to run on a DOS emulator, you will talk about LOL OMG RUNNING INSTANCE PVP LEVEL 70 PRIEST RAID EPIC MOUNT LULZ XDDD... >:|...

I spent $60 on World of Warcraft (midnight, best buy, whole deal) only to bring it home and find out that I had to use a credit card. I didn't have one back then. So it was back to the store for a $30 game card. With tax this puts me at about $100.

Tried the game, HATED it, of course I couldn't return it for obvious reasons. The game wasn't even in the same GENRE it was REDICULOUS, its like if someone suddenly decided to make Halo a role playing game.

Basically, paid $100 for a game that I thought would change my life but ended up costing me $100 only to feel sad and dissapointed.

Uhh... What was I talking about again. Yeah monthly fees are stupid unless its Xbox Live, fabulous service.

No.thusaha

Here's the deal. Gamers that pay monthly fees probably spend less money than gamers that don't.

If I was to spend $15/month on WoW for 4 months (assuming the only game that I play is WoW for those 4 months, and from what I've seen, people that play WoW really only play WoW) that's $60. Now in these last 4 months I've picked up Fallout 3, Call of Duty: World at War, GTA 4, and a few others. Each of those games runs me about $60 each. So I've ended up spending far more money than the WoW addict has in the last 4 months.

I don't think so, I find it kinda rediculous that we are charged $15 to play a game we already paid $50-60 for and then another $20-30 per expansion pack. If it was say $5 a month for a MMO I think that would be fine but $15 is too much. Seriously that is $180 per year, thats three other games you could have bought and had equal enjoyment out of.

I don't mind paying $5 a month for Xbox Live though because that covers all games as opposed to only one and comes with some nice features.

I don't think so, I find it kinda rediculous that we are charged $15 to play a game we already paid $50-60 for and then another $20-30 per expansion pack. If it was say $5 a month for a MMO I think that would be fine but $15 is too much. Seriously that is $180 per year, thats three other games you could have bought and had equal enjoyment out of.

I don't mind paying $5 a month for Xbox Live though because that covers all games as opposed to only one and comes with some nice features.

DarkGamer007

A game like WoW is utterly worth $15 a month, because you'll spend such an insane amount of time playing it, you won't spend money on much else.

Honestly, though, it includes dedicated servers, customer service, and content updates.

A peer-to-peer matching service, like XBL, should be free. The only reason it's not is because it's the only way to play online. Instead, they charge you for the service, AND cover their interface in advertisements. It's the worst of both worlds.

Normally no... but if the game gets my attention (Star Trek Online), then i'll be open minded and consider it!Curlyfrii87

Same here. Star Trek Online is the first MMO that has peaked my interest. Well that and Conan online came close.

I don't think its worth it.

So far I've played four MMO's. They are Ultima Online, World of Warcraft, Tabula Rasa, and Guild Wars.

The common theme here is repetition. As long as you like doing the same thing over and over to the point it starts to feel like your working at a assembly line then MMO's are for you.

If you don't, but still want to play on-line then I suggest Guild Wars. Of the four I've played it keeps the grind levels lower then any other title.

Drosa

Exactly. Most MMO's out there today really suck you in for a while, and then one day it leaves you and you're stuck grinding away until you quit, and realize that you've wasted a whole lot of money and time on something you didn't really need. I don't hate games like WoW, but I've demo-ed them, and let's just say I was at a point of grinding after a few days. All I remember was click, slash, loot; repeat.

I spent a few months on iracing.com and it was OK...I did cancel my membership as given a years time..... it would have been hundreds of dollars.....IMO ..it was not worth it

Hi...

Recently I've been thinking about playing monthly paid games like Warhammer online or WOW, because a lot of my Internet and real friends play WOW.

But is it worth it to pay just to play a game ?

I was thinking like : lets say I've been playing WOW for 3 years for example, once I get bored of it, I will be thinking that I could had used the money I spent it on Wow on better things like PC hardware, FTP game...etc.

So whats your opinion ?

Sorry for the bad grammer:oops: