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Monoxide
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada1190 Posts
May 21 2007 09:34 GMT
#1
"Blizzard was silent on whether using Battle.net for StarCraft 2 would require a charge or subscription fee. The service will certainly have new features, Blizzard assured the press in the audience, but they weren't willing to get into pricing specifics."

Who will play this game if blizzard charges a monthly fee similar to WoW?
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Poll: Will you pay to play?
(Vote): Hell Yes! SC2 kicks ass!!
(Vote): F*** No, this is bullshit!
(Vote): Maybe... i'll see if i win the lottery or something...

Monoxide
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada1190 Posts
May 21 2007 09:36 GMT
#2
i'm probably going to pay to play...... considering this game has been good to me and it looks pretty awsome.
SoleSteeler
Profile Joined April 2003
Canada5458 Posts
May 21 2007 09:36 GMT
#3
I would pay, but I HIGHLY doubt it would be pay to play... They poorly worded that statement IMO, Blizzard doesn't want to 'commit' to anything if they can...
GrandInquisitor *
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
New York City13113 Posts
May 21 2007 09:37 GMT
#4
Pay to play would suck huge ultralisk cock and singlehandedly cripple the game's popularity. MMO's can be successful pay-to-play, but only because the precedent was established for it. No RTS has ever charged for online play, I believe.
What fun is it being cool if you can’t wear a sombrero?
semioldguy
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States7488 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-05-21 09:40:37
May 21 2007 09:39 GMT
#5
Actually paying to play might increase my chances of playing, it means less immature people most likely. Most people who complain about these relatively small monthly fees are the people without jobs and people I generally don't like anyway.

okay, maybe not increase, but it wouldn't stop me. And there is always LAN.
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CowGoMoo
Profile Joined December 2006
United States428 Posts
May 21 2007 09:40 GMT
#6
pay to play --> SC1 wont die after all.
Monoxide
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada1190 Posts
May 21 2007 09:48 GMT
#7
that might not be true... wow has like a million little kids on it
Drowsy
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States4876 Posts
May 21 2007 09:49 GMT
#8
Depends really. I think that possibly they should allow ladder play and basic b.net gameplay for free. But maybe you could be eligible for prize tournaments and a higher level ladder with prizes if you paid a fee.
Our Protoss, Who art in Aiur HongUn be Thy name; Thy stalker come, Thy will be blunk, on ladder as it is in Micro Tourny. Give us this win in our daily ladder, and forgive us our cheeses, As we forgive those who play zerg against us.
semioldguy
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States7488 Posts
May 21 2007 09:52 GMT
#9
On May 21 2007 18:48 Monoxide wrote:
that might not be true... wow has like a million little kids on it


WTF? Really? Spoiled little kids. It wasn't like that back in the days of EverQuest. What is this world coming to when little kids can pay monthly fees to play games?

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yes, I know it's their parents paying... damn those parents.
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Monoxide
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada1190 Posts
May 21 2007 09:54 GMT
#10
lol thats part of the reason why i quit wow... little kids ruining it..
AcrossFiveJulys
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States3612 Posts
May 21 2007 09:54 GMT
#11
that would really suck, and turn me off to playing starcraft II hardcore online.
Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12240 Posts
May 21 2007 09:54 GMT
#12
Close this thread please.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=53534
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istealhotelsoap
Profile Joined February 2007
United States514 Posts
May 21 2007 09:55 GMT
#13
P2P = GG.
Zelniq
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States7166 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-05-21 09:55:56
May 21 2007 09:55 GMT
#14
wow millions of threads and concerns and questions about things that won't even happen, you guys are worrying too much about every goddamn thing. anyone who knows Blizzard knows a monthly subscription to Battle.net doesn't make any sense whatsoever

CLOSE BOTH THREADS PLEASE
ModeratorBlame yourself or God
Eggy-X17
Profile Joined November 2005
United States133 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-05-21 12:13:19
May 21 2007 12:12 GMT
#15
GrandInquisitor, "Pay to play would suck huge ultralisk cock and singlehandedly cripple the game's popularity. MMO's can be successful pay-to-play, but only because the precedent was established for it. No RTS has ever charged for online play, I believe."


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Jack Kerouac, "I saw that my life was a vast glowing empty page and I could do anything I wanted."
IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32278 Posts
May 21 2007 12:17 GMT
#16
Nope.
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Brutalisk
Profile Joined February 2007
794 Posts
May 21 2007 12:25 GMT
#17
No, never. I'll never pay for a game and then pay for it again every month.
If SC2 would have running costs I'd just play the single player campaign and on LANs.
atomrock5
Profile Joined March 2005
Korea (South)96 Posts
May 21 2007 12:54 GMT
#18
I love Starcraft2 !!
Kennigit *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada19447 Posts
May 21 2007 12:55 GMT
#19
Not a chance in hell
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
May 21 2007 12:59 GMT
#20
i didnt read the comments in this thread, but i do remember seeing about sc2 thread with respect to pay for play...
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