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Massive Business Model Wars

Posted by Zonk on from the business-pvp dept.

Next Generation has an article up discussing the throwing down of the gauntlet that Guild Wars' business model represents. There is, indeed, more than just a monthly fee. From the article: "We're not the only ones in the industry looking at business models...If our competitors did this, would we be cheesed off? The answer is yes. We would view this model as one that might be used against us. So we wanted to be there before our competitors."

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  1. Brilliant! by Tachikoma · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I must be out of the loop, the last online game I played was star craft (3v3 nrmm like its my job)

    Let me get this straight....you buy a game...with real money...which really cannot be played OFFLINE, and then you pay MORE real money to play it. Isn't that like buying a computer, and then paying a monthly fee to turn it on?

    So how long until I don't have to physically get off my fat ass and buy a game, instead I simply download it and pay for it to suck?

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    i don't care