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| Username | Drothian  |
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| Rank | Novice Member |
| Joined | May 10, 2008 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 32 |
| Location | Soham, United Kingdom |
| Last Visit | September 10, 2008 |
| Post Count | 3 |
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- The pay to play paradigm - its time has passed
I have played many of the MMO/MMORPG's, and i have to say that as of this moment in time the ONLY one worth paying for is LOTR Online, I stopped playing WoW a while ago, BUT, i do intend to go back to it with the release of 'Wrath' later this year. I just don't see the point in continuing to upgrade my chars gear if it will be obsolete in a few months. EVE while good isn't really my thing, hence i haven't included it in the ones worth paying for. As for Everquest I +II, Asherons Call i think that while they were worth the monthly fee upon release, they are now to old/dated to command such a fee. I appreciate that there are costs in running games such as these, BUT in the case of these older ones i think they either have to be overhauled/ modernized or they need to lower their fees to around $5pm or maybe even bow out gracefully. In the case of games that have made HUGE profits then they may decide to run them for free for a while as thanks to the loyal players{ obviously not all MMO's could do that, as quite a few have failed and made nothing at all.}. Just my 2cents..:)
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What people must remember is that computer technology and software is constantly developing, so whats cutting edge this week will be old hat next week (quite literally in some cases), ergo..games that are 5 years old are the OAP's of the gaming world. Software is outdated soo quickly that to charge a fee for a 5+ year old game that is the same (or there abouts) to what new games are charging is ridiculous.
- Posted: 5/13/08 3:43 PM
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