I agree, the article could have used more than one example to back up his statement. Plus his example is from the UK, not the main representative of the english speaking movie industry.
You bring up an interesting point. Your premise is that players will only play one mmorpg at a time. This is because of the subscription fees. If a player is paying $20 (US$) for the game and $15 for each month , then playing two at a time will cost $30 a month for subscription fees. This monthly model will bring $155 (11 months plus initial) a year to the company.
But if Guild Wars charges $45 for the game and then 6 months later charges $45 for the optional expansion pack. Then you get a year of enjoyment for $90. But not only that, you also can keep playing for free and have no other fees. This should be very attractive to gamers. Arenasoft is banking on being able to retain more players to offset the cheaper fee. And I think they can.
I am glad to see that this game will not be basesd on paying monthly fees. That is what has held me back from trying mmorpgs. Optional expansion packs are a much better idea. I will definitely try this one.
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When you say "ground" do you mean floor?
I agree, the article could have used more than one example to back up his statement. Plus his example is from the UK, not the main representative of the english speaking movie industry.
You bring up an interesting point. Your premise is that players will only play one mmorpg at a time. This is because of the subscription fees. If a player is paying $20 (US$) for the game and $15 for each month , then playing two at a time will cost $30 a month for subscription fees. This monthly model will bring $155 (11 months plus initial) a year to the company. But if Guild Wars charges $45 for the game and then 6 months later charges $45 for the optional expansion pack. Then you get a year of enjoyment for $90. But not only that, you also can keep playing for free and have no other fees. This should be very attractive to gamers. Arenasoft is banking on being able to retain more players to offset the cheaper fee. And I think they can.
I am glad to see that this game will not be basesd on paying monthly fees. That is what has held me back from trying mmorpgs. Optional expansion packs are a much better idea. I will definitely try this one.