Guild Wars 2 was buy-to-play from the start, with an additional shop for some microtransactions. They seem to be doing rather well for themselves.
I'm frankly surprised Frontier "only" offers ship recolors currently.
would you pay a subscription for ED?
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Guild Wars 2 was buy-to-play from the start, with an additional shop for some microtransactions. They seem to be doing rather well for themselves.
I'm frankly surprised Frontier "only" offers ship recolors currently.
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I would be interested to know how many of these people who are happy to "suggest" subs are ones who merely paid for the game on launch or for minimum price- possibly £30 gamma or £20 KS.
I find it mind bogglingly unrealistic that some people seem to expect folk who have paid upto (and in some cases far over) £200 for the game to be happy to suddenly expect to pay subs on top.
NO THANKS!.
IF FD wanted to make new accounts have to pay subs, well that is on them (though I suspect it will kill the game off) but I persnally do not play subs based games, I would not have backed a subs based game, and I WOULD be demanding a refund of all monies paid if I was expected to pay to keep my access. (and that includes all DLC which I have already paid for)
thankfully I do not think FD are that daft. IF they had wanted a subs game, they needed to propose that from the get go. Not gonna happen now!.
Generally, outside of VERY limited scenarios most companies are leaving the subs model (ie ESO) or in some cases going fully free to play (Defiance) NOT the other way around.
I find it mind bogglingly unrealistic that some people seem to expect folk who have paid upto (and in some cases far over) £200 for the game to be happy to suddenly expect to pay subs on top.
NO THANKS!.
IF FD wanted to make new accounts have to pay subs, well that is on them (though I suspect it will kill the game off) but I persnally do not play subs based games, I would not have backed a subs based game, and I WOULD be demanding a refund of all monies paid if I was expected to pay to keep my access. (and that includes all DLC which I have already paid for)
thankfully I do not think FD are that daft. IF they had wanted a subs game, they needed to propose that from the get go. Not gonna happen now!.
Generally, outside of VERY limited scenarios most companies are leaving the subs model (ie ESO) or in some cases going fully free to play (Defiance) NOT the other way around.
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I wouldn't subscribe to this for the following reasons
1) There's not enough content to warrant paying a monthly subscription for it
2) The long outage times when they're updating the server/patching the game. Yes all MMO's have this, but it's usually a set day of the week when there's not many people on. Frontier just take the server down when they want, even at peak times. I put up with it because it's free to play. If I was paying I'd be a bit more upset.
1) There's not enough content to warrant paying a monthly subscription for it
2) The long outage times when they're updating the server/patching the game. Yes all MMO's have this, but it's usually a set day of the week when there's not many people on. Frontier just take the server down when they want, even at peak times. I put up with it because it's free to play. If I was paying I'd be a bit more upset.
Robert Maynard
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I'm quite delighted that Frontier have not resorted to selling anything more than in-game cosmetic items in the store.
How about merging this with all the other threads on the same topic?
This is the last thing FD needs...
The business model is just fine at FD... It also prevents whiny little idiots from have another invisible stand to whine from too.
The problem is that they have not finished the core game before the releasing the add-ons... That is a problem and with so little information being released, its not helping, as everyone is guessing and not discussing things to look forward too.
The business model is just fine at FD... It also prevents whiny little idiots from have another invisible stand to whine from too.
The problem is that they have not finished the core game before the releasing the add-ons... That is a problem and with so little information being released, its not helping, as everyone is guessing and not discussing things to look forward too.
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i am playing the devils advocate here, but its not hard to compensate for - just give those who already purchased the game some free game time equal to the value they already spent.
that is how things usually go when games transfer to a subscription model.
Robert Maynard
Volunteer Moderator
I expect that that would lead to not insignificant refund claims.
It could probably be argued to be a form of bait and switch.
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So they can play the game they paid £200 for, for just a limited time?
@ OP: No, nope, no way hosay!
We are already getting very close to that line. Look at what was sold to kickstarters compared to where the game is heading. I bet DB is awesome at card tricks.
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Sure has, but with far less evidence of what FD will do with the game in order to pursue ongoing revenue.
Philip Coutts
Volunteer Moderator
No, never ever, ever. I paid £200 during the Kickstarter and that's more than enough. Any introduction of a subscription and I'll be gone faster than you can say "ripped off"
Robert Maynard
Volunteer Moderator
.... launching on XBox One may tie their hands somewhat (on that platform at least) as the game is not advertised as requiring a subscription.
+1 and eight characters
And I will do what I see fit. Everyone has choices!