If Guild Wars had a monthly fee...
stefan_moore
wouldnt have started to play i like guild wars becuase of the fact you can take breaks form it and dont need to play it constantly because you have subscribed for a month
Bryant Again
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Originally Posted by Destro Maniak
Oh btw ANET Compleately hates grinders.
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GodofAcid
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Originally Posted by Rene Saliere
No I wouldn't pay to play - because I am already satisfied the current ANET business model makes them sufficient profits.
Much kudos goes to Guild Wars for breaking the stranglehold of pay to play commercial MMO's, and for that many cool people have got to experience a different type of gaming they would not have tried before. |
DreamWind
I can afford to pay for it, I just choose not to because I think the model sucks. If I buy a game, I want to be able to play whenever I choose, not whenever I feel like stopping constant payments.
I do think it is rather humourous that many people are saying "no if I had to pay for this game I'd go play another game, such as WoW". LoL...I wonder how it makes Anet feel that their game would probably be dead with a monthly fee involved??
I do think it is rather humourous that many people are saying "no if I had to pay for this game I'd go play another game, such as WoW". LoL...I wonder how it makes Anet feel that their game would probably be dead with a monthly fee involved??
Amon Warrior
No monthly fee. Period.
They've proven that is possible to have an excellent game without reaching for our pockets every month like vampires. Falling into the dark side of the online gaming industry would be a real tragedy.
But Anet should have more stuff available on the online store for those who wouldn't mind paying an extra buck for whatever available upgrades.
They've proven that is possible to have an excellent game without reaching for our pockets every month like vampires. Falling into the dark side of the online gaming industry would be a real tragedy.
But Anet should have more stuff available on the online store for those who wouldn't mind paying an extra buck for whatever available upgrades.
Tachyon
I wouldn't pay for Guild Wars, well not unless they seriuously sorted out the problems with the game.
I'd go and resurrect my EVE Online account, or start a new one.
I'd go and resurrect my EVE Online account, or start a new one.
GodofAcid
I must say, it's refreshing to see the number of people who can think for themselves. By the number of people playing WoW, I was beginning to think this planet was filled with mindless sheep waving their money in the air, waiting for someone to swoop in and grab it from them.
I dunno, it was a good thought but I found it hard to articulate. You get what I meant tho
I dunno, it was a good thought but I found it hard to articulate. You get what I meant tho
Gimme Money Plzkthx
It's hard to say. If it were 15 dollars, probably not... on the other hand, if it were 5 or 10, I would, because that is a tolerable subscription for the game, and anet would actually have to listen to us now that we directly pay their salary...
Zinger314
Guild Wars as a game would be better with a monthly fee; with the increase funds, they would hire more developers and easily push out things like an AH.
Of course, less people would play...but the amount of funds ArenaNet would get from the few who pay would eclipse their current revenue nearly tenfold.
And yes, there are more immature people in GW than WoW due to the lack of a monthly fee, and that's coming from someone who's actually played both games.
Of course, less people would play...but the amount of funds ArenaNet would get from the few who pay would eclipse their current revenue nearly tenfold.
And yes, there are more immature people in GW than WoW due to the lack of a monthly fee, and that's coming from someone who's actually played both games.
Darkobra
I'd sooner eat broken glass. Again. Well it was a dare... and was also coated in JD. And it'd make the game worse. THEN you'd get spoiled little kids swarming in and saying "I PAY FOR THIS GAME AND YOU WILL MAKE IT HOW I WANT IT! I PAY FOR YOUR WAGES!" and then I'd die slowly and painfully as I LAUGH myself to death at these idiots.
Mr. Monk
I wouldn't play it. I need to afford other games. Not just one.
Master Tantrum
I wouldnt play.
Ninna
I'm against monthly fees
paying fees doesnt mean you get what you want
- visit the WoW forums
if GW had monthly fees, I'd still play but I'd probably quit after 2 months
paying fees doesnt mean you get what you want
- visit the WoW forums
if GW had monthly fees, I'd still play but I'd probably quit after 2 months
Nuclear Eclipse
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Originally Posted by DeVaNeY121
The Good:
-Developers would have a constant income which means that the mission pack would be free , there would be much more content such as sorrows and domain of anguish and we 'may' get a better service due to the money available for them to increase equipment and staff. The Bad -Pay to play , I personnaly dont mind if the game is good , when guild wars was first released I would have happily paid monthly because it rocked ,right now the games in abit of a freeze to eye of the north but if we did play monthly we'd get constant content most likely. If GW2 has a monthly fee it will be a sustainable better game , if not itll be the same as guild wars , great for so long but will drain the fun. But Ive played guild wars since release and ive enjoyed 95% of my time in it and would have paid monthly fees just to clean the game up abit. |
Molock
The game is pretty good now... however it would be better if it had a monthly fee.
To answer question 2, yes I would still play... I have no problem with a monthly fee if it means that there are less bugs, hackers, bot users, immature idiots, etc. They would also have more money to add quests, more servers for PvP, etc.
To answer question 2, yes I would still play... I have no problem with a monthly fee if it means that there are less bugs, hackers, bot users, immature idiots, etc. They would also have more money to add quests, more servers for PvP, etc.
RJ Fighter
I wouldn't play. The only reason I got Guild Wars in the first place was because it had no fees to deal with.
Aragorn
i´ll play, if the monthy fee allows me to: get acces to a balanced pvp, many events, free content every x months(like faction,nightfall, gwen...)
Seriously, i dont know how anet would manage to maintain gw2 with no fees, with lineageII, wow and many others that will make a LOT more cash for the owners.
Just my opinion.
(Sorry for my bad english)
Seriously, i dont know how anet would manage to maintain gw2 with no fees, with lineageII, wow and many others that will make a LOT more cash for the owners.
Just my opinion.
(Sorry for my bad english)
T N Player
the only way i would ever pay is if they use the money to hire more ppl to add updates that make the game more fun and fix some problems like bots, leechers, ect.
the Puppeteer
wouldn't play it if it had a fee
Diablo???
I wouldn't play. My play schedule is highly irregular, and I'd hate to think that if I don't play, I'm wasting my money.
Healers Wisper
I play no other MMO because IHate the idea of having to pay to play a game. I would go back to role playing games like NWN or something that I could play by myself and for No monthly charge. So if GW went to pay to play then no I would not play
Croco Clouds
Money is god. It can control everything. If they charge monthly fee, who the hell will play GW anyway?
Phantom Gun
I would not pay to play this or any other game, although I am kind of tempted to play Age of Conan. The main reason is I would feel like i'm re-buying the game over, and over, and over. 
With GW I can just come home, play the game whenever I feel like it, and use that extra $15 a month for some cold ones or something.
With GW I can just come home, play the game whenever I feel like it, and use that extra $15 a month for some cold ones or something.
Destro Maniak
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Originally Posted by DreamWind
I can afford to pay for it, I just choose not to because I think the model sucks. If I buy a game, I want to be able to play whenever I choose, not whenever I feel like stopping constant payments.
I do think it is rather humourous that many people are saying "no if I had to pay for this game I'd go play another game, such as WoW". LoL...I wonder how it makes Anet feel that their game would probably be dead with a monthly fee involved?? |
Bazompora
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sLiceR
no, I don't think the game is good enough, I would not pay a monthly fee for it 
bart
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Originally Posted by sLiceR
no, I don't think the game is good enough, I would not pay a monthly fee for it
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Ms Utena Tenjou
I really do like free
arcanemacabre
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Originally Posted by Ms Utena Tenjou
I really do like free
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In other news: Free-to-play is Arenanet's #1 selling point for their game. Sure, if it was pay-to-play from the beginning, they would still have people playing it, but I guarantee it would be not nearly as many as there are now. I also guarantee that if they change business models at any point, they will lose nearly everyone. It has less to do with Guild Wars not being worth a monthly payment, and more to do with breaking a good model ("It was fine when it was free, now it just sucks").
Ms Utena Tenjou
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Originally Posted by arcanemacabre
I know this is off-topic, but i have to say, your avatar rocks my socks.
In other news: Free-to-play is Arenanet's #1 selling point for their game. Sure, if it was pay-to-play from the beginning, they would still have people playing it, but I guarantee it would be not nearly as many as there are now. I also guarantee that if they change business models at any point, they will lose nearly everyone. It has less to do with Guild Wars not being worth a monthly payment, and more to do with breaking a good model ("It was fine when it was free, now it just sucks"). |
PS Thanks for the Comment.. you can steal if you really want it
Cherrie
...I wouldn't be playing.
Not because it ain't good enough to play or smthng like that - I love GW and I think its the best MOG ever, but simply because I refuse to pay monthly for games. Little maths shows me it costs more than I agree to spend on one kind of entertainment every month, and defenetly more than I agree to spend on a game.
Not because it ain't good enough to play or smthng like that - I love GW and I think its the best MOG ever, but simply because I refuse to pay monthly for games. Little maths shows me it costs more than I agree to spend on one kind of entertainment every month, and defenetly more than I agree to spend on a game.
Surena
Give me proper balance, frequent extensions of the map/enemies/skins and/or expansions and I don't have a problem with paying.
CyberNigma
I paid to play back in the UO days, but got away from it and picked up GW. I got into GW and was turned off by the nerfs so it in fact was motivation for me to try WoW.
I don't even pay for cable tv. Quite a few people will not pay to play for a persistent game, but instead of watching TV over the air (I watch HDTV over the air) or buy/rent a DVD they'll pay ungodly amounts of money to subscribe to cable tv and the premium channels (almost all of which will eventually be on DVD in a single or set and probably even be discounted).
I wouldn't play GW now in its current state P2P. I wouldn't pick up a game by ANet in its current state for P2P. I do play WoW somewhat. I still don't pay money to subscribe to television when I can buy/rent movies or watch tv over the air. If you think about it, the money people spend for a game is nothing compared to how much they spend on cable tv. They'll probably even spend more time on the game than watching cable tv. Then there's people that will subscribe to radio as well lol. Everyone has their own opinions, but I wouldn't really consider the opinion of someone that says they won't pay to play (assuming they play a considerable amount) but would pay for premium cable or satellite radio.
I don't even pay for cable tv. Quite a few people will not pay to play for a persistent game, but instead of watching TV over the air (I watch HDTV over the air) or buy/rent a DVD they'll pay ungodly amounts of money to subscribe to cable tv and the premium channels (almost all of which will eventually be on DVD in a single or set and probably even be discounted).
I wouldn't play GW now in its current state P2P. I wouldn't pick up a game by ANet in its current state for P2P. I do play WoW somewhat. I still don't pay money to subscribe to television when I can buy/rent movies or watch tv over the air. If you think about it, the money people spend for a game is nothing compared to how much they spend on cable tv. They'll probably even spend more time on the game than watching cable tv. Then there's people that will subscribe to radio as well lol. Everyone has their own opinions, but I wouldn't really consider the opinion of someone that says they won't pay to play (assuming they play a considerable amount) but would pay for premium cable or satellite radio.
cyberjanet
I have a problem with the concept of paying to buy the game and then paying again to play it.
If I didn't have to buy the interface, I would probably pay a monthly fee if it wasn't too high.
If I have to buy the interface, I won't pay to play.
If I didn't have to buy the interface, I would probably pay a monthly fee if it wasn't too high.
If I have to buy the interface, I won't pay to play.
Theus
...It would have died quite a long time ago.
loose morals
the only way i would consider paying to play any mmorpg is if the buisness model was more like pay as you go mobile phones. download the client and set up an account for fre but pay for time online. say £6-£10 for 100hours.
That way when you're playing you wouldnt feel costrained buy the fact that your paying for time your not using. e.g buy 100 hours play 7 hours on your first night and you still have 93 hours of game time left when you come back next week.
as is mentioned by some1 else before i am also put off games when i feel i'm not only buying they game but then paying for the privilege of of playing it..the notices on the front of game boxes always seem like an insult when they say
"30 days free subsription with this pack!!" its not free it says £39.99 on the box
That way when you're playing you wouldnt feel costrained buy the fact that your paying for time your not using. e.g buy 100 hours play 7 hours on your first night and you still have 93 hours of game time left when you come back next week.
as is mentioned by some1 else before i am also put off games when i feel i'm not only buying they game but then paying for the privilege of of playing it..the notices on the front of game boxes always seem like an insult when they say
"30 days free subsription with this pack!!" its not free it says £39.99 on the box
Chico
Hmmm... Guildwars does have some sort of a monthly fee with the BIG, no wait HUGE, difference that you can stop paying it anytime and continue playing whatever content you bought. If you bought everything since prophecies you've paid the equivalent of a montly fee for other games.
Now, if it had a monthly fee upfront I wouldn't play it.
Now, if it had a monthly fee upfront I wouldn't play it.
eudas
If guild wars had a monthly fee...
... i would have never started playing it.
'nuff said.
eudas
... i would have never started playing it.
'nuff said.
eudas
Terra Xin
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Originally Posted by SilentAssassin
1) There would be less idiots and pricks
2) I wouldn't play it, I hate monthly fee, I want to pick up a game whenever I want to |
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Originally Posted by cyberjanet
I have a problem with the concept of paying to buy the game and then paying again to play it.
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Originally Posted by sLiceR
no, I don't think the game is good enough, I would not pay a monthly fee for it
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HKSdivision
Nope I wouldn't have even thought about buying the game in the first place. I play because there is no monthly fees.