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How would players react?

Would the majority organize their time better? Would it lead to grouping situations where players have to go- they're overusing their 'package' or whatever? Just wondering. I know from a business perspective mmorpgs prefer the subscription as casual players who play bugger all and get little value for money are quite prepared to pay that subscription fee meaning a lot more extra revenue than otherwise but as I say, just wondering.

The korean alternate pay model is pay per hour. but that is because most koreans game in cyber cafes where item mall and pay per hour previal.

I garuntee you i wouldnt play any game that had an hourly pay rate.

In china, you can pay by hour for WoW :P

Originally posted by nomadian

How would players react?

Would the majority organize their time better? Would it lead to grouping situations where players have to go- they're overusing their 'package' or whatever? Just wondering. I know from a business perspective mmorpgs prefer the subscription as casual players who play bugger all and get little value for money are quite prepared to pay that subscription fee meaning a lot more extra revenue than otherwise but as I say, just wondering.

Actually most MMORPG's seem to run about 15$ a month at the most... so if a casual even plays a couple of hours or so a week it is still a pretty good value. Compare that to going out to see a movie... and at 15$ it still beats watching TV.

I assume America Online and CompuServe may count --- 20 years ago

during the 1990s they both charged by the hour and supported some online games

Originally posted by sanders01

In china, you can pay by hour for WoW :P

What you meant to say is:  "In China, you can GET PAYED by the hour to play WoW! ;)

Originally posted by nomadian

How would players react?

Would the majority organize their time better? Would it lead to grouping situations where players have to go- they're overusing their 'package' or whatever? Just wondering. I know from a business perspective mmorpgs prefer the subscription as casual players who play bugger all and get little value for money are quite prepared to pay that subscription fee meaning a lot more extra revenue than otherwise but as I say, just wondering.

Back in the day there were pay by the hour subscriptions for games line NWN and Shadows of Yserbius.  $15.00 is very cheap compared to what it cost back then.

Originally posted by dterry

Originally posted by sanders01

In china, you can pay by hour for WoW :P

 

What you meant to say is:  "In China, you can GET PAYED by the hour to play WoW! ;)

But seriously, in China you only pay by the time you play. There's no other form.

id play f2p games.

If it was something like 25 cents an hour...nah, I wouldn't do it haha. $15 is a good value overall, for a whole month...plus some games offer those other payment plans on top of that.