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The Elder Scrolls Online to have monthly subs, is not F2P
- Thread starter Tunesmith
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Portugeezer
Member
Too much. And I don't care what is the normal price for a MMO subscription, Guild Wars 2 got it right.
Interrobang
Member
Literally the only reason I barely glanced at this game was because there was no sub.
The art design and gameplay look awful. I MIGHT have played it if there was no sub.
The art design and gameplay look awful. I MIGHT have played it if there was no sub.
childplease
Banned
Yea just wait for it to fail and then go f2p.
KojiKnight
Member
A monthly sub? There went my interest. If WoW can barely do it anymore, what makes anyone "new" to the MMO game have a chance?
OriginalNameGuy
Member
Will become F2P within a year of release.
Benjamin1981
Member
Base game is still 60 and on top a monthly subscription? Yeah...not interested anymore and i love Elder Scrolls.
JetBlackPanda
Member
Unfortunate. I won't be playing now.
I said the same thing in the Wildstar thread but with Everquest:Next on the horizon and the success of other FTP mmo's a sub only MMO is dumb. Look at the response from people on here.
If Bioware + Star Wars can't cut it.. Nobody can. Wow is its own class and Elder Scrolls can't touch it.
I said the same thing in the Wildstar thread but with Everquest:Next on the horizon and the success of other FTP mmo's a sub only MMO is dumb. Look at the response from people on here.
If Bioware + Star Wars can't cut it.. Nobody can. Wow is its own class and Elder Scrolls can't touch it.
maquiladora
Member
Waving bye bye to any interest I had in this.
BattleMonkey
Member
DOA
fastballspecial
Member
Well, I WAS interested...
Triggerhappytel
Member
It's coming to PS4 no? so that's PS+ sub AND £9 a month...lolfuckno.
Is that George Michael Bluth with a moustache smoking a cigarrette?! From what film is this devilry?!
JetBlackPanda
Member
How would everyone feel If a sub was 4.99 a month? I don't understand why they all choose $15 it's asking alot these days. On PC $15 dollars can buy the world.
JetBlackPanda
Member
Well we thought maybe they wanted their game to be a success.
It's coming to PS4 no? so that's PS+ sub AND £9 a month...lolfuckno.
I know F2P games don't require PS+, but are we sure the same isn't also true for retail priced MMO's?
FrontalMonk
Banned
yeah, I completely lost interest in this.
my interest probably peaked at a 6/10 anyway, because I haven't been really into an MMO since I left wow in Cata and never looked back, but this just seals the deal. There are too many other great games out there like Guild Wars 2 if I want to dip my toes in an MMO to deal with sub fees.
my interest probably peaked at a 6/10 anyway, because I haven't been really into an MMO since I left wow in Cata and never looked back, but this just seals the deal. There are too many other great games out there like Guild Wars 2 if I want to dip my toes in an MMO to deal with sub fees.
What I was saying was that Star Wars has a stable subscriber base these days, that pay 14 bucks a month playing that game. Supplimented of course by a larger piece-meal purchasing player-base.
A hybrid model I think is the best bet these days.
JetBlackPanda
Member
The quote in the OP is hilarious. I think a pay to play $ub is the be$t option for thi$ game, not that FTP is bad... Lol
I kind of knew this was going to happen, when they started developing this game FTP wasn't like it is now. I'm sure the entire dev process was driven with the idea of a PtP sub.
Too bad it will kill this game.
Big mistake.
ReplacementPelican
Member
This game just killed itself, which is a shame as I was looking to play it.
I guess I'll just have to wait until it does bomb and then goes F2P
I guess I'll just have to wait until it does bomb and then goes F2P
ricardo_sousa11
Member
Why not follow the same model as GW2 ?
Buy the game - Play the game.
Whenever I see subs, I instantly forget about that game.
Buy the game - Play the game.
Whenever I see subs, I instantly forget about that game.
JetBlackPanda
Member
These guys are blinded by the $$ that WoW did and to an extent still does bring in.
JuiceJones
Neo Member
Was so hype for this game, now it's dead to me until it goes free-to-play.
They must think the Elder Scroll name is enough (Star Wars wasn't...), they see that Scrooge McDuck money vault Blizzard swim in and want some of that. Forget the fact GW2 has done really well, and still has repeatable income in the gem store...
CrazedProfessional
Member
First Wildstar and now this? What kind of stupid people are in charge of such failure-bound choices?
The WoW-Boom is over, P2P MMOs are gone and over the horizon. It is not viable to launch them in this manner any longer. The only exception that I can think of is A Realm Reborn which will be on multiple platforms so it's much more likely to be sustainable but besides that; if you build a MMORPG for PC and for PC only you only have two options, B2P or F2P. These are the rules, deal with it you money hungry publishers.
The WoW-Boom is over, P2P MMOs are gone and over the horizon. It is not viable to launch them in this manner any longer. The only exception that I can think of is A Realm Reborn which will be on multiple platforms so it's much more likely to be sustainable but besides that; if you build a MMORPG for PC and for PC only you only have two options, B2P or F2P. These are the rules, deal with it you money hungry publishers.
fluffydelusions
Member
It's coming to PS4 no? so that's PS+ sub AND £9 a month...lolfuckno.
Wow, totally forgot MP requires PS+ on PS4.
AlimNassor
Banned
14.99 a month? Are they fucking insane? Who can afford 14/month? MMos require time, and most people don't have time.
Freyjadour
Member
Maybe when someone releases a B2P or F2P MMO that isn't shit, I'll start caring.
In the mean time, $10-15 hasn't bothered me in over a decade considering the amount of entertainment that the MMOs I've spent any considerable amount of time with have provided in any given month.
It's certainly preferable to the inherent issues that arise from having a disconnect between your current playerbase and your cash flow.
In the mean time, $10-15 hasn't bothered me in over a decade considering the amount of entertainment that the MMOs I've spent any considerable amount of time with have provided in any given month.
It's certainly preferable to the inherent issues that arise from having a disconnect between your current playerbase and your cash flow.
VicDaMoan03
Member
Wow lost all interest and I'm a huge Elder Scrolls fan.
I've never played a MMO before. So typically you will have to buy the full game at $60 + $15 a month? Thats really expensive. When you suggest F2P do you mean pay $60 and no monthly charge; or do you mean get the game for free and buy content you chose?
I've never played a MMO before. So typically you will have to buy the full game at $60 + $15 a month? Thats really expensive. When you suggest F2P do you mean pay $60 and no monthly charge; or do you mean get the game for free and buy content you chose?