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Originally Posted by Faille  Not just that it encourages people to do it their way, people just prefer and trust more official setup then the black market way of doing it. I'm sure the amount of isk you can buy for is greater then you can get from trading in time card, but its less hassle, no risk, and perfectly legitimate.
And I disagree with the argument that people here don't object to the monthly fee. For one or two games that might be true, but I think there's very few people who maintain subscriptions more then that, ignoring bulk deals like sony station.
Is it finally time that timed payment is viable? pay $15 for 100 hours play time, doesn't expire, so you can play as much or as little as you want? |
Well, I think anyone here is far more likely to be willing to pay a sub fee than your average joe. We've all been doing it for almost a decade or even longer now, it's expected. Of course, when you get into 2-3 MMO's, that's a different story all together.
All these other ways to get around sub fees are just don't seem worth it. I think ads have proven to be a viable income generator, so why not just go for it and put out a free client and a pay client. All this other stuff seems more complicated and they don't even completely eliminate a fee. If people are willing to watch a 10-20 second commercial just to watch a 2 minute video clip, I don't think anyone would have a problem with the same thing for hours of game time. For those who really don't want that hassle though, charge the normal fee that virtually every other MMO charges and everyone wins.