Quote Originally Posted by Sythex View Post
I personally cancelled my sub for the time being. If my gameplay consists solely of running alliance raids or normal raids (depending on the patch cycle) and the one thing I want besides that is my own space large enough to decorate how I want is gated behind a luck based system, then why should I give them my money on a monthly basis? especially if they incentivize keeping a persistent sub to prevent you from losing said house.
Why have you been continuing to give them money until now if you feel the game isn't worth it without a house?

Certainly you should make the best choice for yourself as a consumer. If you will get more entertainment value spending your $15/mo elsewhere, then do it. Part of the problem in the game industry is they're used to players throwing money at games without actually looking into the game play to see if the game is any good and they'll like it. As long as people keep throwing money around like that, game developers have no reason to change.

Personally I'm satisfied with what I get for my money here. Even if I didn't have a house, there's still a lot of other content in the game I enjoy (crafting, hunts, etc.). I'd still be getting my money's worth and so I continue to play. On the other hand if content underwent major changes and I stopped enjoying the rest of the game, not even housing would keep me subscribed. RIFT Dimensions are a lot of fun as housing but the rest of the game is meh is best so I quit playing it.

And to correct the common perception that you need a persistent sub to keep a house in this game, you do not. Sub for a month, unsub for 6 weeks. Repeat. As long as you remember to enter your house at the start and end of your subscription period so the demo timer resets, you're not going to lose it. That's only 40% of the year you need to be subscribed, and lucky time with their free log in campaigns can reduce it even more.