Quote Originally Posted by Elamys View Post
The cost of a subscription for an MMO hasn't changed in 20 years. Do you really think our subscriptions, alone, cover operating costs? But if the subscription cost was raised to really reflect the cost of running an MMO, everybody would freak out. There's a reason nearly every single subscription-based MMO has been $14.99 a month, it's what we expect.
$15 absolutely covers operating costs.

$15/month, with 3 months in between patches amounts to $45/patch...
Practically a new AAA game (pre-ordered through Amazon Prime with the 20% off).
Or a discounted game off the zillion PS Store sales that go on...
Or a metric ton of Steam sales games....


SE has you hook, line, and sinker with the idea that they can pump out each patch, charge you the cost of a brand new game, and then gut that content by placing it on the cash shop for whales to purchase it in addition to their "new game"....