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Stop Complaining About Fees In MMORPGs!

August 02, 2011 in Blog comments 7

An overview on why paying monthly fees for MMORPG games isn't necessarily a bad thing. Though it may seem like too much, a lot of people forget just how much work goes into these online games.

Time and time again I will see people become somewhat interested in an MMORPG, only for them to turn the other way once they hear of a monthly service fee. Now not all MMORPGs these days have a monthly fee. Many of them, like the highly acclaimed Maple Story and Runescape, are all free to play and download (though they do charge for in-game items). Nevertheless, people cannot seem to wrap their heads around why they should pay for a game after they have already paid for it once. At one time I thought the same way.
Calidreth via gamergaia.com »
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  • 1
    Gamesta100 Aug 3, 11
    The way I see it is if paying bothers someone then just don't play the game. I refuse to pay to play any video game but I can totally understand why they charge for MMO's.
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    websod Aug 3, 11
    I understand why they charge but not why they charge for the game. World at warcraft free till level 20 is more like it but even so its not fair. charge the online fee but not the game fees
    • 0
      Hideo1 Aug 3, 11
      WoW being free 'til level twenty is *bleep*ing evil. It's like pimps who give their hookers free crack, and then when they're addicted to it they start making them pay until they pretty much own them. Blizzard are diabolical geniuses.
  • 0
    Bale Fire Aug 3, 11
    The fees are one of the biggest things stopping me from getting into MMO's, well that and the sheer dedication required.

    People can complain all they want, though. Doesn't bother me
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    Shinobi_razor Aug 3, 11
    so far it sounds like Diablo 3 is going to be free to play. plus theres a special auction house where you can sell gear for real money. so that sounds like a win to me. plus its Blizzards best fantasy franchise anyway.
  • 0
    vortis Aug 3, 11
    "How much work goes into these games?"

    You mean when they launch at $14.95 a month and are glitched to Tartarus? Or how about a monthly subscription plus cash shop items so you don't look like the 1001 other clones running around?

    Right now, I think GamersFirst has done it right with APB: Reloaded, that game is extremely addictive and there's no monthly charge if you don't want to pay it. Too many MMOs think gamers who want to try the game will instantly want to throw a lot of money into it, and that's usually where they end up serving more fail pies than win pies.
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      Shinobi_razor Aug 4, 11
      so APB has a monthly fee if you do want to pay it? do you get access to more features if you pay the fee or something? or is it a micro transaction setup?

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