How much subscription are you willing to pay?

duck · 2011-02-27, 09:07 PM

I haven't seen any thread on this, so I am curious as to what we are willing to dish out for PS Next.

Assuming the retail game will go for $40 or 50, how much should we pay per month?
I am not a fan of free 2 play games, because the quality of the game sucks and paying for perks will just give the rich a cheap advantage over other players.

I believe the current subscription is $14.99, which is more than what I paid when it first was out. I don't think that subscription is justifiable. WoW can pull it off because players get amazing support, and constant updates with new content.

I think we can agree that SOE customer support isn't the greatest, and the devs for the original Planetside seemed to have abandoned the community after they released the game. $14.99/month is a lot for a company with this kind of background. SOE needs to offer in-game support, as well constant updates to fix bugs and prevent cheaters.

I think $9.99/month is an appropriate amount. Pricing it any higher I'm sure will deter a lot of FPS gamers, especially the ones who are new to MMOs. My opinion of course is subject to change as we gain more insight about this game and what it has to offer.

Sirisian · 2011-02-27, 10:01 PM

Does it matter? People will pay whatever price SOE sets. :P I'd expect 14.99 a month. We can be lucky if an unlimited subscription is offered.

I'm willing to pay 14.99 a month forever. However I would be willing to pay 49.99 for the first month. It's amazing how much I'd pay to see the new Planetside. If It was good after that they might get 49.99 out of me for a few more months.

Furret · 2011-02-27, 10:10 PM

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Grimster · 2011-02-28, 02:55 AM

10-12€ seems reasonable.

I don't remember what is it today but I believe its 10€ or something?

Wrath · 2011-02-28, 03:03 AM

I payed £15 for eve online for many years so if they where going to support the game like eve is support with many free content upgrades then yeah i'd pay that much. if not then £9 would be a reasonable amount it all comes down to what support sony are going to give the game.

Baneblade · 2011-02-28, 03:18 AM

The question is silly. Because the answer can only be: Absolute minimum required.

CutterJohn · 2011-02-28, 03:40 AM

I expect 15$ a month, which would be quite fine.

I would prefer that it is a free to play game though, for the long term health of the populations.

Jonny · 2011-02-28, 06:18 AM

Id probably be most happy with £5 a month, I don't see why it should be as high as paying for a media package that gives you internet etc.

Same argument about what if I don't have much time to play per week/month, being a busy bee.

Infektion · 2011-02-28, 06:54 AM

lol... Wasn't it like 9.99 a month? Oh yea, that was also a time when I was paying 1.75$ a gallon and I had a minimum wage job. So if I'm not whining, I don't think anyone should.

Lorgarn · 2011-02-28, 08:05 AM

Even though I'm currently not to wealthy, I consider any reasonable MMO subscription a pretty cheap hobby. At least for the amount of hours of entertainment I get.

So anything between 10-18$ a month is totally fine with me.

I can just skip going out with my friends one night and I'll save a few months worth of subscription. Just like that.

Jonny · 2011-02-28, 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by Lorgarn

Even though I'm currently not to wealthy, I consider any reasonable MMO subscription a pretty cheap hobby. At least for the amount of hours of entertainment I get.

So anything between 10-18$ a month is totally fine with me.

I can just skip going out with my friends one night and I'll save a few months worth of subscription. Just like that.

And that kinda sums up the problem with an expensive fee. You feel more compelled to play to get your moneys-worth, and become more addicted to a game, which is obviously a bad thing.

I try and keep a balance and I don't want to feel like because i'm paying for a game I enjoy, I have to play it loads when I might not have the time.

I also have made the argument before of where does the money go for games like WOW, I think a game subscription should be £5-8 no higher.

Sometimes I think they should spell out the costs of running the game to the customer, so where their money goes, if they are putting a monthly fee.

EDIT: It also depends on the quality of the product, I'd pay more if it was really fantastic

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Lorgarn · 2011-02-28, 09:38 AM

Personally I don't have that problem, I play because I want to. Not because I have bought a month of subscription or two. I also don't feel bad for not playing for 2 weeks, not because of any money anyways.

I guess I'm lucky that way.

Also, there has been quite some time since I got addicted to a MMO. A few years at least.

Hamma · 2011-02-28, 09:44 AM

I would pay the same as it costs now. I do think hitting the 9.99 price point for an MMOFPS would be a better sweet spot though.

Bhopx · 2011-02-28, 10:34 AM

I think $14.99 is pretty standard, with possible discounts for buying in advance, like $12.99 if you buy 3 months, $10.99 for 6 months.

Aractain · 2011-02-28, 10:38 AM

I still think having a required sub is going to be bad for a game competing in a space that has mostly 'free' games.

There needs to be an option for those who play casually or they wont play at all. Its not even just about the money remember. Low pops = no fun, no fun = canceled accounts and LOWER pops. Planetside had this problem. The perm trial helped for a while but was a poorly implemented idea - there was no way to monatise those players.