"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?

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

Canada1190 Posts

May 21 2007 09:36 GMT

i'm probably going to pay to play...... considering this game has been good to me and it looks pretty awsome.

SoleSteeler

Canada5468 Posts

May 21 2007 09:36 GMT

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

New York City13113 Posts

May 21 2007 09:37 GMT

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.

semioldguy

United States7488 Posts

May 21 2007 09:39 GMT

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.

CowGoMoo

United States428 Posts

May 21 2007 09:40 GMT

pay to play --> SC1 wont die after all.

Monoxide

Canada1190 Posts

May 21 2007 09:48 GMT

that might not be true... wow has like a million little kids on it

Drowsy

United States4876 Posts

May 21 2007 09:49 GMT

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.

semioldguy

United States7488 Posts

May 21 2007 09:52 GMT

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?

+ Show Spoiler +

yes, I know it's their parents paying... damn those parents.

Monoxide

Canada1190 Posts

May 21 2007 09:54 GMT

#10

lol thats part of the reason why i quit wow... little kids ruining it..

AcrossFiveJulys

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

United States12248 Posts

May 21 2007 09:54 GMT

#12

Close this thread please.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=53534

istealhotelsoap

United States514 Posts

May 21 2007 09:55 GMT

#13

P2P = GG.

Zelniq

United States7166 Posts

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

Eggy-X17

United States133 Posts

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."

Quoted for Truth

IntoTheWow

is awesome32278 Posts

May 21 2007 12:17 GMT

#16

Nope.

Brutalisk

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

Korea (South)96 Posts

May 21 2007 12:54 GMT

#18

I love Starcraft2 !!

Kennigit

Canada19447 Posts

May 21 2007 12:55 GMT

#19

Not a chance in hell