Guild Wars 3 developers ArenaNet explain how their forthcoming "modern evolution" of the MMO will differ from live services with "hidden" subscriptions.
RuneScape can be played without a subscription. Tbh the model they used to use in the past was great. Think it’s full of micro transactions now though.
if a game requires money after it’s bought, it’s not worth it… subscription or in-game stores. both are equally as bad.
I pay once… that’s it. expansions/dlc are fine because I’m not REQUIRED to get it. if the game just… stops because I didn’t get the dlc, you bet your ass I’m never buying from them again.
Exactly my feelings as well, even “time saving” MTX is insidious because it provides an incentive for the developers to slow progress to entice users to buy the mtx.
I’m mostly fine with cosmetic-only MTX but that’s because I’m able to control my impulses on buying those kinds of things the majority of the time, unfortunately I have known people who are not good at impulse control and end up spending literally thousands of dollars on bullshit cosmetics. They don’t even play the game they spent all that money on anymore.
Yeah that’s my problem with the “at least its free for people with impulse control” angle.
The people who dont will buy it, and the company will begin catering to those people for profit if the company itself doesnt have the impulse control to just take the money and keep making the same game.
If theres a time skip, but the game doesnt require the time skip, less people will buy it. Incentivize the time skip and the free players suffer. So even though you dont have to buy it, your experience is worse.
Id rather a sub so i can unsub when im done playing and my time is honored.
RuneScape can be played without a subscription. Tbh the model they used to use in the past was great. Think it’s full of micro transactions now though.
if a game requires money after it’s bought, it’s not worth it… subscription or in-game stores. both are equally as bad.
I pay once… that’s it. expansions/dlc are fine because I’m not REQUIRED to get it. if the game just… stops because I didn’t get the dlc, you bet your ass I’m never buying from them again.
Exactly my feelings as well, even “time saving” MTX is insidious because it provides an incentive for the developers to slow progress to entice users to buy the mtx.
I’m mostly fine with cosmetic-only MTX but that’s because I’m able to control my impulses on buying those kinds of things the majority of the time, unfortunately I have known people who are not good at impulse control and end up spending literally thousands of dollars on bullshit cosmetics. They don’t even play the game they spent all that money on anymore.
I was still playing WoW when Blizzard sold a 90$ mount on the shop, NINETY $, on top of the sub and paid xpacs.
The same day it was available, half of the playerbase got it, people are just stupid.
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Yeah that’s my problem with the “at least its free for people with impulse control” angle.
The people who dont will buy it, and the company will begin catering to those people for profit if the company itself doesnt have the impulse control to just take the money and keep making the same game.
If theres a time skip, but the game doesnt require the time skip, less people will buy it. Incentivize the time skip and the free players suffer. So even though you dont have to buy it, your experience is worse.
Id rather a sub so i can unsub when im done playing and my time is honored.