The Shooter MAG, already has 1 problem

OK, I am telling the truth so please don't say I'm a load of ****. I read an article about MAG(can be found at end of message), and they are surveying people about payment options. At first I couldn't believe this, because this is the ps3... and no game on the ps3 should be pay to play. But as soon as I found this out, I looked on google. Sadly it was true but another sad part is that activision and more are partnering this survey. So its the truth, PSN might charge for online. But hopefully they realize this idea is a boat load of crap, and leave it.

The article can be found here-http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26612881

I don't get why you said "no game on the ps3 should be pay to play" that is a problem.....

Sony has the right to charge whatever they want....however the PSN is still going to be free, there is just a possibility of MAG being subscription based....only that one game subscription like you do with Qore, not the entire PSN.

omg its just a rumor why does everybody think its true dont believe everything u hearNuKkU

I'm not getting MAG if there are fees to play online for it. It's a bad idea, everything in the game like online multiplayer and downloadable content should be free after you pay for the game itself in stores. (Or over PSN for downloadable games)GeoffZak

no where does it say PSN will charge pal. just MAG

its an mmo shooter. im not surprised. i doubt it will go through though. stop jumpin the gun.

MAG should really be considered an MMO.

It uses dedicated servers to host battles... and those servers arent to cheap. that also means almost no lag, though

another up side to paying is they want you to subscribe more so they make dlc and patches more often than any other game.

I wouldnt mind a 5 dollar fee anyway... even if your a kid you can go take out the trash for 5 days or something

no where does it say PSN will charge pal. just MAG

its an mmo shooter. im not surprised. i doubt it will go through though. stop jumpin the gun.

ronniepage588

LOL.. I said I would prefer to pay for PSN... no where did I say PSN was charging...

i don't get why people are so surprised about this....it takes money to keep up servers for massive multiplayer games. Unless you want blatant advertising between every game you enter or leave then your going to have to cough up an extra $5 or $10. I won't be getting this game, because i don't pay for online, but it's understandable that their going to charge for it.

i play MMO's so am no stranger to monthly subscriptions. to be honest if MAG lives up to the expectations i have for it i will have no problem in paying for it.

MAG is basically a small scale MMO so there will be servers that need to be run and maintained along with continued bug fixes and addition content being added these things are not free.

Why is everyone saying that because it's MMOish that it has to have subscription fees, plenty of MMOs are either entirely free, have extras you pay for or just have a initial cost like a normal game.

It comes as no surprise that they are considering subscription fees but I think it's a bad idea and will put a lot of people off from buying the game including me.

Final Fantasy XII on the Xbox360 has a subscription fee, on top of your xboxlive fee...ikn3z

It can be played on silver account.

OK, I am telling the truth so please don't say I'm a load of ****. I read an article about MAG(can be found at end of message), and they are surveying people about payment options. At first I couldn't believe this, because this is the ps3... and no game on the ps3 should be pay to play. But as soon as I found this out, I looked on google. Sadly it was true but another sad part is that activision and more are partnering this survey. So its the truth, PSN might charge for online. But hopefully they realize this idea is a boat load of crap, and leave it.

The article can be found here-http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26612881

EliteCouncilor

I don't really have a problem with having to pay. It's not going to be expensive.

I think that the only reason that they would be charging is so that they could maintain such a large game (256 players at once) and make it great. If it improves the online capability of the game, then I say charge. Subscriptions are why games like WoW have become so popular. Blizzard is able to maintain their servers so that the quality is high. If MAG (assuming the article is indeed talking about MAG) is able to maintain high quality with 256 players playing at once, I'll be glad to dish out a monthly subscription for it.cebcubs1

Investment to keep a mmo update and running is far more costy then a normal game like MAG. Even though mmo's monthly fee is a boat load of crap. Blizzard makes profit when you buy a game and they make THAT much more profit with monthly subscription, it never cost that much to upkeek their server.

[QUOTE="cebcubs1"]I think that the only reason that they would be charging is so that they could maintain such a large game (256 players at once) and make it great. If it improves the online capability of the game, then I say charge. Subscriptions are why games like WoW have become so popular. Blizzard is able to maintain their servers so that the quality is high. If MAG (assuming the article is indeed talking about MAG) is able to maintain high quality with 256 players playing at once, I'll be glad to dish out a monthly subscription for it.LordReithgar

Investment to keep a mmo update and running is far more costy then a normal game like MAG. Even though mmo's monthly fee is a boat load of crap. Blizzard makes profit when you buy a game and they make THAT much more profit with monthly subscription, it never cost that much to upkeek their server.

Do you know how long it takes to pay off the loads of fiberoptic cable thats wired to the server warehouse? How about paying for the actual service? How about how much energy it takes to cool a server farm - and when your energy rate goes up, what then? And when the hardware fails (because it is hardware and it does have a lifespan)? With a one time pay game, they would have one time pay expenses... but a continuous outside operation incurs so called operating costs. At the point when support costs exceed a certain amount, they would drop support for the game entirely to maintain the overall goal of PROFITABILITY... because they have a legal obligation to shareholders.

[QUOTE="LordReithgar"]

[QUOTE="cebcubs1"]I think that the only reason that they would be charging is so that they could maintain such a large game (256 players at once) and make it great. If it improves the online capability of the game, then I say charge. Subscriptions are why games like WoW have become so popular. Blizzard is able to maintain their servers so that the quality is high. If MAG (assuming the article is indeed talking about MAG) is able to maintain high quality with 256 players playing at once, I'll be glad to dish out a monthly subscription for it.RomanticFool

Investment to keep a mmo update and running is far more costy then a normal game like MAG. Even though mmo's monthly fee is a boat load of crap. Blizzard makes profit when you buy a game and they make THAT much more profit with monthly subscription, it never cost that much to upkeek their server.

Do you know how long it takes to pay off the loads of fiberoptic cable thats wired to the server warehouse? How about paying for the actual service? How about how much energy it takes to cool a server farm - and when your energy rate goes up, what then? And when the hardware fails (because it is hardware and it does have a lifespan)? With a one time pay game, they would have one time pay expenses... but a continuous outside operation incurs so called operating costs. At the point when support costs exceed a certain amount, they would drop support for the game entirely to maintain the overall goal of PROFITABILITY... because they have a legal obligation to shareholders.

This explains the issue for all to understand.

I don't believe in a pay to play system. Never have, never will.

Subscription fees are just an excuse to get more money while spinning webs of lies about servers and high costs. But those are really minor expenses when you think of the revenue you make off the amount of people playing.

Blizzard make huge amounts of revenue, by now I'm sure their expenses are relatively small which amounts to large profits. Not my thing.

OK, I am telling the truth so please don't say I'm a load of ****. I read an article about MAG(can be found at end of message), and they are surveying people about payment options. At first I couldn't believe this, because this is the ps3... and no game on the ps3 should be pay to play. But as soon as I found this out, I looked on google. Sadly it was true but another sad part is that activision and more are partnering this survey. So its the truth, PSN might charge for online. But hopefully they realize this idea is a boat load of crap, and leave it.

The article can be found here-http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26612881

EliteCouncilor