15$ Big ones per month? shesh

millbro · October 2004

I just saw that the monthly sub is going to be 14.99 a month ... thats like 3 dollars more than i pay per month to play eq 1... shesh and there charging 89Bux for the collectors edition... ok ok this game has to be the best game ever to be worth this much cash.... i mean you figure your paying over $100

per year to play?.. Soe has over 1 million costomers ..thats what i hear.. so i am almost going to faint on how much they are making off this.../faint

aeric67 · October 2004

Put it into perspective. If you are entertained for a year for only $100 or whatever, wouldn't you consider that a screamin' deal? I sure would.

diegofrgc · October 2004

Erhm......... almost every new MMORPG costs 15 bucks/month now

Examples:

Anarchy Online (not that new but a good game) , Lineage 2, Star Wars Galaxies,City of Heroes, EVE Online i think, Saga of Ryzom..........

I think WOW will charge the same........Every new SOE and NC MMORPGs will cost $15/month.

SO no, its not weird.....ya know how money influence everything......lets hope they wont charge you $20 in the future....

aeric67 · October 2004

Buy the game and play for a month. Consider the purchase like any other single-player game you'd probably tire of in a month. After playing, if you can justify the $15 to play another month then do so. Otherwise, just don't renew! It's a real simple equation.

metalfoxus · October 2004

It's the economy, prices are going up for everything. Sheesh, it costs me like $40 for a full tank of gas now.

millbro · October 2004

True ... but that doesnt mean that that million that payed $11 or so for eqlive.. will pay 15 for eq2... and if the CS (customer service) in eq2 is going to be like eqlive i dont think it will be worth 15 ... the only way to get that is to be on that 40/month server... where all the Gms are all the time

Enigma · October 2004

for the last 2 years typical mmorpgs run $14.99 a month. That's a very common price for a decent mmorpg.

bukshot · October 2004

Millbro I agree with you 100%. Thats way too much money! Everyone says "Oh well if your having fun its worth it", "I pay $3,000 a day for gas." Uh that still does not make it right to keep raising the price. So what happens when its $15 a day, is everyone gonna keep playing if they are "having fun"? There are alot of young people who play these games that are in school and only have a part-time job. Those people cannot afford to keep their computer up to date and pay a rediculous monthly fee. Well this is a never ending argument but this is where I stand! From what I hear EQII isnt gonna be worth the $15 anyway!

hercules · October 2004

To be honest it was a sign of relief for me.

SoE is always first to hike prices and i thought they use EQ2 as a chance to do it again.

I am going for the all access pass though because i plan to keep planetside and it works out cheaper that way.

Doomsayer · October 2004

Originally posted by metalfoxus
It's the economy, prices are going up for everything. Sheesh, it costs me like $40 for a full tank of gas now.

Yes, true....but consider this.

If you play a ton of EQ2, you won't be going anywhere. So you save money on the gas, by playing EQ2.

I mean, if you consider that...can you really afford not to play?

Everything born must die. All that is, will come to ruin. This is the essence of Doom. So sayeth the Doomsayer.

ElElyon · October 2004

If it cost 20 dollars a month I would still do it. the amount of time I put into these games is insane and 15 dollars a month probably works out to be like a 5 cents an hour with the amount I play.
So the more you play, the more your getting out of your money.

15 a month is nothing, a kid on a paper route can afford that.

StormDog · October 2004

Err... Big ones?

I thought Big Ones were $1,000 or at least $100 (for the small fry)

I can manage 15 small ones, np. I was afraid they'd want $19.95 myself, at least they didn't increase the going rate.

Aeryith · October 2004

I got over the 'Ohmygawd 15 dollars!' when I played Lineage 2. Although, I don't think I'd pay $10 a month for that game. They can't even PAY me to play that game anymore. Anyways...

Ya it's $14.99, but you can't just release the best game ever and charge prices from 3 years ago. That's only $2 more a month, less than .07 cents a day, $24 dollars a year. If you can't afford that kind of extra money, then you must be eating mac and cheese everyday (been there done that).

rathma · October 2004

Ugh, this sucks. It's going to be around 21 dollars for Canadian citizens. I won't be buying EQ2 anyways though. Whenever i buy an SOE product a part of me dies a little inside. Maybe it's my diginity that rots away, not too sure.

Has WoW confirmed their monthly fee? I HOPE it's 12.95 a month. I have a feeling it will be.

"The Crimes of the Servers are No Servers ONline and BLIZZARD KNOWS this! We play to beta test to WOW play the game that we Tested... FOR THEM!! Why then to the Devs give us excuses for the Servers of Delays on their DElays. CRIMES! I'm a Elf and need levels because I couldn't Play THURsday. I couldn't play FIRDAY either because Ther servers DOWN and Today's Friday!" - Catavari

Aeryith · October 2004

Originally posted by rathma
Has WoW confirmed their monthly fee? I HOPE it's 12.95 a month. I have a feeling it will be.

Honestly, I doubt it. It's going to be $14.99 a month, just like everyone else. Remember, Blizzard is a commercial business too.

zcandymanz · October 2004

i was paying $10 a month 5 years ago, when i was in 7th grade. $15 is no biggie, when i'm not playing a decent MMORPG i spend at least $40 a month on games. And I think this game will be amazing, voiceovers and graphics.

<"Oh lets call him George W."

-Hilary Clinton

Serien · October 2004

would it make you feel better if it were "$15 small ones a month?"

OracleP4 · October 2004

Ok, so why don't you just not waste the money on their crappy game? They charge what they do because they know the EQ fanboys will sell their homes and kidneys in order to play if they have to.

And obviously you're not all that convinced in their product, otherwise you wouldn't be complaining about the price. It's not like it's all that different from any other new MMORPG that hits the market.

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Khalathwyr · October 2004

Yeah, put me in the group who doesn't understand what the heck the fuss is over.

It's $15! Sheesh! I know everyone easily spends that amount or more a month on junk food or other things that they don't absolutley need. Buy 1 less CD a month. Take 2-3 less trips to McDonalds a month. Buy a t-shirt from Wal-Mart instead of Old Navy. Heck, for kids, offer to do a chore or two around the house for the $15. If your parents aren't willing to see that you are willing to work for something you really want and reward you for it, well......I don't envy you and I would offer to help a neighbor with something (mow grass, take out garbage, etc.). If you want it, you can make it happen.

Also, for those who say they are kids or in school and can't afford it, how do you think the rest of us do? We have jobs. We go out and do some task/chore so that someone pays us. We may not like our jobs, but we do them anyway because we have stuff we want to buy, bills to pay and games to play. Might as well start doing it now because unless you win the lottery or a rich relative dies and leaves you in the will, you're going to have to do it sooner or later.

xephmaiden · October 2004

I'd rather spend $15 to spend one night out at a crappy movie and eat stale popcorn while the people behind me talk through the only good parts, and then miss the end because the annoyingly bubbly concessionist convinced me to buy a large drink instead of a small one, causing more bathroom trips......

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Oh, wait, no--I'd rather play EQ2 for an entire month.

BaFooN · October 2004

hahahaha, I like your perspective.

faydeaway · October 2004

Heh. It's $15 a month. I don't even have to go to work for an hour to cover that. Hell, just going to see a movie with a friend costs me that and at best that's two hours worth of entertainment.

It'll be the cheapest monthly bill that I pay and I can live with that:)

Aeryith · October 2004

Originally posted by OracleP4

Ok, so why don't you just not waste the money on their crappy game? They charge what they do because they know the EQ fanboys will sell their homes and kidneys in order to play if they have to.
And obviously you're not all that convinced in their product, otherwise you wouldn't be complaining about the price. It's not like it's all that different from any other new MMORPG that hits the market.

Next time, how about posting something that's relevant.

Jackdog · October 2004

LOL i spent over $100 taking the wife and my brorther in law and his wife to dinner yesterday. It was fun for about two hours, then flush...it's a memory. I guess it is all a matter of perspective, if I get 10 hours of fun from a game I consider it a bargain for 50 skins.

Doomsayer · October 2004

Originally posted by Jackdog
LOL i spent over $100 taking the wife and my brorther in law and his wife to dinner yesterday. It was fun for about two hours, then flush...it's a memory. I guess it is all a matter of perspective, if I get 10 hours of fun from a game I consider it a bargain for 50 skins.

Hehe...then "Flush, its a memory"...hehe...too funny

Anyone else actually hear a toilet flush in their heads when they read that?

Anyone?.....

*wanders off to use the restroom*

Everything born must die. All that is, will come to ruin. This is the essence of Doom. So sayeth the Doomsayer.

aeric67 · October 2004

While I see the point in encouraging price hikes by accepting them easily, I have to bring up an old cliche: "Choose your battles..."

Gas is one thing, but Everquest is quite another. Gas prices involve the economy, questionable politics, and dubious Middle-Eastern countries. An MMORPG involves what you are going to do tonight.

Fight the battle to bring gas prices down, because you would be doing so much more than paying less for gas. As far as EQ2, what will you really cause by refusing to buy a game that is a couple bucks more than the last one you played? Because one, it just isn't that expensive; and two, it is really quite trivial for you to do so (and you will miss out on so much). These guys have to pay for their expenses too. I'd imagine it's quite a risk to start an MMORPG and there are so many alternatives, I am sure they try to be quite competitive. Gas is a whole different story.

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