I'll just quote myself so you can re-read what I said and maybe comprehend it this time...Quote:
Originally Posted by Zumi
I referred to you as a would-be free-loader. In other words, "if you had your way, you would have others paying for your entertainment"Quote:
"You're a would-be free-loader with an entitled attitude who wants others to pay for their entertainment. End of story."
Get it now?
SE consider a free to play option
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11-25-2012, 12:54 AMPreypacer
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11-25-2012, 12:56 AMGreyJorildyn
Where do you come up with this stuff...
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11-25-2012, 12:59 AMElexiaSo they add a F2P...which people could just pay the cheap monthly price and get everything. Free to play is great if you hate paying for your enjoyment, which appears to be what this generation of gamers thrives on given the piracy numbers sky rocketing, but f2P always degrades into b2w and your game fails with the general populace that can't spend MORE MONEY on it than you would a monthly fee.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zumi
In GW2 you can spend $100s in a day...yet people bitch about a $9-$15 MONTHLY FEE. -
11-25-2012, 02:30 AMRivActually my AMEX has no annual fee.Quote:
Originally Posted by Laraul
And yes you're right, it does have a certain "cool factor" over Visa, MasterCard and even Discover. Lol.
But i pay for XIV with a debit card anyway. :cool: -
11-25-2012, 05:48 AMRalos
I've played very few games that are F2P but my limited experience with them has been of low quality which is why I hardly ever make my way back to them. A very limited trial version I can understand, it helps pull in players and build a community, but the monthly fee isn't that harsh. Overall I think the general feeling is that F2P isn't worth the decrease in service and game quality that would probably follow if SE opened that option up. What's more is I don't mind paying a monthly fee but it would bug the crap out of me if I had to watch other people enjoy "1337" gear they bought instead of earned. I like that every item in the game can be earned.
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11-25-2012, 05:57 AModintius
No thanks to f2p rather p2p.
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11-25-2012, 07:01 AMTsuga
I feel like people tend to behave more when the game has a monthly subscription, and based on my experience it would also make sense that paying over time creates a financial investment in the game, and so people are less likely to jump between p2p games. You may get a smaller influx of players when the game launches, but the game will maintain a more steady/loyal fan-base if it is worth playing.
Part of the reason that WoW is so successful is because it is p2p. People not only invested serious amounts of time into the game, but money, too. The other part is that the game was (ghasp!) good at the time that it came out, and very addictive, so the combination of the addictiveness, plus the guilt of leaving behind an investment is what has helped that game maintain its community. No other game has seen that success because honestly no other game has been AS good, while boasting the amount of content to keep people who migrate from WoW entertained past the free month - which to their credit is not easy to do, since WoW has been around for ages.
Free to play attracts a totally different kind of player, and usually they don't stick around for very long. It can work for keeping a game alive, but usually at the cost of sacrificing the community and consistent content updates. -
11-25-2012, 08:26 AMReitsu
If this was F2P it would be another Vindictus all 15+Gear in FFXIV;ARR case all +5Melds and i dout anyone wanna see abunch of ppl running arounds OPing the game like that.
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11-25-2012, 11:40 AMdragnorakno i use eorzian expressQuote:
Originally Posted by Laraul
but on another note you could just pay for subs using ultimate game cards -
11-25-2012, 11:50 AMMessenger
I like p2p :D so when i don't have anymore money, i'll be forced to quit and catch up with console games xD