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• • mmorpgs are complete rip offs

  • Originally posted by Jimmy_Scythe
    

    Methinks that many of you are missing the point. Yes, MMOs are cheaper than movies, cable TV, beer, whores, etc.... And yes, the cost of one, and exactly one, MMO isn't going to drive anyone to bankruptcy.... BUT how much value do MMOs deliver in comparison to OTHER GAMES?

    It's not an unreasonable question. Consider the fact that I bought The Orange Box almost a year ago, haven't paid anything since and I still play TF2. CoD4 has been out for over a year and there are still people playing the hell out of it. You can buy Battlefield 2 and all of its expansions for $30 and there are still tons of people playing the game regularly. Hell, Madden players drop $50 a year for an entire year of playing.

    BTW, there are still people playing the original Neverwinter Nights. There are still people playing Quake 3. There are still people playing Dawn of War. None of those games have a monthly fee. Pay once, play forever.

    Since I normally only play games online and don't bother with single player games, I only buy about three or four games a year. To make it even cheaper, I buy used and rent games. You can't do either with an MMO.

    From the pure numbers, MMOs are a giant waste of cash when compared to other genres of games.

     

    Value is subjective.  People determine for themselves what is a value and what is not.  If people enjoy one game over another and it provides them the level and quality of entertainment they desire, then it would obviously be of greater value than one that doesn't. 

    MMORPGs are not a ripoff for those who enjoy the entertainment they bring over other forms of entertainment.

  • Posted: 11/30/08 10:11 PM
    General Discussion
• • WoW- theres no other like it

  • Originally posted by Mrbeengreen
    

    Originally posted by Briansho
    

    Originally posted by -Zeno-
    

    Shadowbane is a better game than WoW.

     

    QFT

    QFT, anything is better than wow

     

    You're absolutely right.  I'm simply amazed every day at the 12 milion subscribers flocking to Shadowbane.  It's quality and appeal are second to none.

  • Posted: 11/23/08 5:52 PM
    World of Warcraft
• • WoW- theres no other like it

  • Originally posted by rickwired
    

    To say there is no other game in existence with the level of polish as WoW is simply untrue. WoW has it's bugs.  The reason WoW sits on top of the market is not it's superior gameplay or polish.  The reason it's boss is it's super low system specs, which makes it easily accessible to the masses.   Everybody can play WoW, not everybody can play say, LOTRO or EQ2, but those games, in my opinion, are just as superior as WoW.  EQ2 is not as polished as WoW, but LOTRO certainly is.

    Blizzard also knows how to market their product.  They advertised to those that the others do not.  I mean if some other games on the market would advertise outside of the current player market, their subscription numbers would jump up there with WoW.  I mean I doubt Mr. T, Ozzy Osbourne and William Shatner actually play WoW, but it's a sure fire way to get folks to pick up that WoW box the next time they are in WalMart.

    Don't take this as a WoW hate post.  I played WoW.  It was not the game for me, but I do know it is a good game. Have a good day!

     

    That simply isn't true.  If the fact that the low end specs were key to success, then older games and F2P games would have toppled WoW long ago.  The OP has it right.

  • Posted: 11/23/08 5:50 PM
    World of Warcraft
• • Roblox

  • my son plays it and likes it alot.

  • Posted: 11/16/08 10:34 PM
    General Discussion
• • What is so new and innovative about Age of Conan?

  • Directional combat in an MMORPG isn't new.  AC1 had directional combat.  AoC puts a new spin on it, but it's not a new idea. 

  • Posted: 10/27/08 5:24 PM
    Age of Conan