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Old 05-10-2006, 04:36 PM   #753 (permalink)
Lhon
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Originally Posted by Mithandriel
I don't have the exact quote but from what I read, it sounded like they would get a pro-rated portion of the all-access sub based on the percent of total play time the person spent playing VG minus some sort of surcharge that goes to SOE for their services. I'm also guessing the amount is capped at the normal VG sub rate.
Ah, this explains why EQ2 had the system where you had to stay logged on as a vendor to sell your goods. It really ups the percentage of play time allotted to EQ2 if you leave your character logged in all night as a vendor.

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Originally Posted by ElGallo
The real benefit here is that it will be basically impossible for anyone to get hard figures on VG's subscriber base after release because so many of them will be commingled with other Station games. I foresee many neverending, no-facts-allowed threads about this subject before I die.
True, but if they only have one or two servers running, it will be an indication of it's level success.
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