I wouldn't be shocked if the first month is free. It'll probably have a free subscription code with the game. Most, if not all, MMOs do that. Even WoW did that, got the first month free to decide that game wasn't for me.
At one point, not too long ago, they said there was not going to be a sub. fee...that kinda pissed me off. I was going to get DCUO and FFXIV but now I have to choose (guess which company isn't getting my money).
[QUOTE="GrandJury"]It better be a damn good game.hazelnutman
For $75 + $15/month, it better turn into a hot chick from Holland who makes me sandwiches and massages my feet.Make it a woman from Brazil and the game has a deal lol. Either way I got ya.
That was expected its an MMO, BLEH , i want to play an MMO bad too.
It would be nice if we just had to pay for microtransactions or something instead.
You can always get Free Realms or The Agency. I heard they're free. Also, it's ridiculous how MMOs on consoles have subscription fees. It's like it's not enough 60 bucks for each purchase. I'd be ok if it was around 80 bucks, because there's server maintenance and blah blah blah, but if a small, free game like League of Legends can make money, a giant like DC and SOE can't? Also, your avatar's pretty cool.
That was expected its an MMO, BLEH , i want to play an MMO bad too.
It would be nice if we just had to pay for microtransactions or something instead.
You can always get Free Realms or The Agency. I heard they're free. Also, it's ridiculous how MMOs on consoles have subscription fees. It's like it's not enough 60 bucks for each purchase. I'd be ok if it was around 80 bucks, because there's server maintenance and blah blah blah, but if a small, free game like League of Legends can make money, a giant like DC and SOE can't? Also, your avatar's pretty cool. LoL isn't an MMO. It actually takes a lot of developers to maintain an MMO, stamp out bugs, add new content in, etc. I was actually looking forward to this game somewhat, but I have a feeling that this is an ill-fated MMO, just like all the other hundreds of MMO's out there. Shame really.
That was expected its an MMO, BLEH , i want to play an MMO bad too.
It would be nice if we just had to pay for microtransactions or something instead.
You can always get Free Realms or The Agency. I heard they're free. Also, it's ridiculous how MMOs on consoles have subscription fees. It's like it's not enough 60 bucks for each purchase. I'd be ok if it was around 80 bucks, because there's server maintenance and blah blah blah, but if a small, free game like League of Legends can make money, a giant like DC and SOE can't? Also, your avatar's pretty cool. LoL isn't an MMO. It actually takes a lot of developers to maintain an MMO, stamp out bugs, add new content in, etc. I was actually looking forward to this game somewhat, but I have a feeling that this is an ill-fated MMO, just like all the other hundreds of MMO's out there. Shame really. Then how is LOTRO free up to level 50? Most players aren't there yet. How are shooters free, also? Modern Warfare 2 takes a lot of developers to keep the servers from crashing, so does Halo 3 and Killzone 2 when it came out.
.....Oh no, an MMO has a subscription fee. .....Where will it end? Who could have possibly seen this coming?
Then how is LOTRO free up to level 50? Most players aren't there yet. How are shooters free, also? Modern Warfare 2 takes a lot of developers to keep the servers from crashing, so does Halo 3 and Killzone 2 when it came out.
The Lord of the Rings just became free after years of being out and two expansions. The people who will be level 50 and over are the ones who are going to keep playing and keep paying, especially years after the game came out. Making it free will attract new people, keep the old playing, and get them more money when new users reach 50 or buy from the store that they added. MMOs are frequently making expansions, customer support, adding new content through patches, changing and fixing things through patches, and the amount of people playing WoW is very likely to be a little higher than people playing the average FPS game online, especially over years.
.....Oh no, an MMO has a subscription fee. .....Where will it end? Who could have possibly seen this coming?Then how is LOTRO free up to level 50? Most players aren't there yet. How are shooters free, also? Modern Warfare 2 takes a lot of developers to keep the servers from crashing, so does Halo 3 and Killzone 2 when it came out.
The Lord of the Rings just became free after years of being out and two expansions. The people who will be level 50 and over are the ones who are going to keep playing and keep paying, especially years after the game came out. Making it free will attract new people, keep the old playing, and get them more money when new users reach 50 or buy from the store that they added. MMOs are frequently making expansions, customer support, adding new content through patches, changing and fixing things through patches, and the amount of people playing WoW is very likely to be a little higher than people playing the average FPS game online, especially over years.
Just to play devil's advocate here: Global Agenda went free-to-play today. Global Agenda launched in February and is definitely not in the same position financially that LoTR or DDO is. I completely agree with you, but there are plenty of MMO's that have proven that a subscriptionless business model can work; it's a matter of choice. Personally, I would prefer to pay monthly; it guarantees constant new content and updates. I'm just sayin...
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