Linux Users More Likely To Pay For Games?

Teppy writes "I noticed something unexpected the other day when reviewing the subscriber counts for our MMORPG, A Tale In The Desert. Of everyone who tries our game, Linux users are definitely more inclined to pay money to subscribe. In fact, overall, about 15.6% of Windows users who do the free trial will subscribe, while among Linux users the number is 19.3%. Furthermore, Linux users tend to remain subscribers for a longer time. Are we the only game company noticing this?" Is this down to loyalty, choice, or other mysterious factors?

Comments

Paying monthly is horrible

[RancidLM]

Having some one pay monthly is the most horrible thing a company can do ...

i mean why Go out and spend 80$ on a game and pay an aditional cost on top of that.. i understand its to maintain servers but its stuppid..

Personaly i am waiting for the next version of Planeshift
www.planeshift.it
its totaly free Massive multiplay Online RPG.. 100% free
In another note i would rather pay +60$ more of the game price just for a unlimited subscirption for a massive multiplayer RPG game.. then have to pay monthly
But, As a linux user .. i relly have respect for almost any company that offers a linux version of thier software.. its really about time.. i think Nvidia and ID software are setting a good examples off releasing linux related version of their games/drivers

-"i come from a planet ruled by carots"

Re:A good number of reasons

[MrResistor]

And there are Linux users that actually care about copyrights and piracy.

Exactly.

I made a decision to live a more honest life, and part of that was giving up pirated software. Since I find Windows overpriced, I switched to Linux. The irony is, I spend far more on software now than I ever would have under Windows.