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Sanity.
United States704 Posts
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aeronexus
United States392 Posts
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D10
Brazil3409 Posts
On February 18 2008 13:18 aeronexus wrote: pay to play pisses me the fuck off... just letting Blizzard know. I would be happy to boycott SC2 if they slap a monthly fee on bnet. fifty or sixty bucks a copy isn't enough?!?!? go to hell. If you think how you will enjoy the long term services of bnet ... | ||
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Boblion
France8043 Posts
On February 18 2008 15:30 D10 wrote: If you think how you will enjoy the long term services of bnet ... Do you even play broodwar ? Oh wait ... Bnet is free for 10 years. | ||
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Funchucks
Canada2113 Posts
How little is your time worth compared to your money, if you spend hours playing Starcraft every day, but wouldn't pay $15/month for it? I don't think that a subscription model suits the general market (who will play SC2 casually for a couple of weeks or months, then shelf it), but the hardcore community should be begging Blizzard to take some of their money each month, so Blizzard has an ongoing commercial incentive to serve their long-term interests, and not just the interests of the far more numerous casual players. | ||
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Snet
United States3573 Posts
But the fact that Broodwar, and video games in general, are still played by a large amount of minors who still think $15.00 is an insanely unfair amount of money, it might not be a wise choice for Blizzard. Anyway, RTS games aren't really suited for P2P, so I wouldn't stress over it. They don't charge for WC3, and that's the style of BNET I think they are aiming for in SC2, with auto match making and built in ladders and ranking systems, etc... Also, with such a highly anticipated game, I think they will avoid anything that could bring a negative vibe to the release of Starcraft 2. They already bank enough off of WoW, I think Starcraft is more of a passion project for the Blizzard team. | ||
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scunite
Canada6 Posts
Its Very Simple More People More People Want To Advertise. Also MMORPG's Never End So They Users Are Always Coming Back To Do Quest. Starcraft Is So Popular Because No Other RTS Is Like It SC1 Is The Most Balanced Game Ive Ever Played. | ||
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CubEdIn
Romania5359 Posts
On February 19 2008 01:08 Snet wrote: If $15.00 a month would give me a hack-free Bnet, with ongoing built-in ladders, and server upgrades, I would gladly pay it. But the fact that Broodwar, and video games in general, are still played by a large amount of minors who still think $15.00 is an insanely unfair amount of money, it might not be a wise choice for Blizzard. Anyway, RTS games aren't really suited for P2P, so I wouldn't stress over it. They don't charge for WC3, and that's the style of BNET I think they are aiming for in SC2, with auto match making and built in ladders and ranking systems, etc... Also, with such a highly anticipated game, I think they will avoid anything that could bring a negative vibe to the release of Starcraft 2. They already bank enough off of WoW, I think Starcraft is more of a passion project for the Blizzard team. $15 IS an insanely unfair amount of money. Why? Well, take Valve for example. They update games/steam all the time, and don't charge anything. I get the monthly fee in WoW or mmorpgs where they CONSTANTLY program more levels, expand the game further and further, and have to support HUGE servers. But an RTS server? Are you serious? I pay $12 on my internet bill per month. I'm not going to pay $15 just for SC2. Besides, it's harder to pay for some people, we don't all have a monthly salary/credit cards. I do, but most of the kids who play will be under 18, and in Romania you can't have a cc if you're not over 18 and have an income. And so on. I'm not saying it's impossible to pay on a monthly basis, but it IS annoying and if they're going to do it, I expect new units every 2 months or so.  | ||
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scunite
Canada6 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32159 Posts
On February 19 2008 01:08 Snet wrote: If $15.00 a month would give me a hack-free Bnet, with ongoing built-in ladders, and server upgrades, I would gladly pay it. But the fact that Broodwar, and video games in general, are still played by a large amount of minors who still think $15.00 is an insanely unfair amount of money, it might not be a wise choice for Blizzard. Anyway, RTS games aren't really suited for P2P, so I wouldn't stress over it. They don't charge for WC3, and that's the style of BNET I think they are aiming for in SC2, with auto match making and built in ladders and ranking systems, etc... Also, with such a highly anticipated game, I think they will avoid anything that could bring a negative vibe to the release of Starcraft 2. They already bank enough off of WoW, I think Starcraft is more of a passion project for the Blizzard team. It's not the money. I could easily afford it. It's the principal. There's no need for them to charge for it. | ||
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CubEdIn
Romania5359 Posts
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Vin{MBL}
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