SOE & Money (PS Costs) - Page 2

Navaron · 2003-05-14, 05:54 PM

Yeah it will. I spend money like it's going out of style, and I'm hesitant. Hell, 70% of psu is under 20 - which means they don't have the bling everyone else does. Most likely no Credit cards- and then they have to have a high speed connection. I can't talk most people into the game because it's so expensive, but 6 bucks I could swing no problem, hell 9.95 I could do.

Navaron · 2003-05-14, 05:56 PM

Originally posted by Unregistered
I'm just saying were proably all better off to wait at least 3 months after release to buy this game. By then you'll have full reports of any of the new content, and they will have had time to fix all the remaining balence issues.

The game I have been playing in Beta is not worth this much money.

Seems like we'd be better off waiting 3 months THEN buying the game and using our free month.

Unregistered · 2003-05-14, 06:02 PM

Um......Nav, that's what I said.

Wait 3 months, then buy the game. Hell if enough people refuse to pay that price at release they'll have to lower it.

LeonStrike · 2003-05-14, 06:03 PM

Jeez, $12.99 is nothing. I ge about $40 a month from change from lunch. I don't really care if it costs $12.99, its just pocket change. And if it's just pocket change, I think this game would be an exellent investment. If the game's fun and it costs about as much money as you leave in tips for waiters a week, BUY AND PAY FOR IT!!!!! Also, higher prices get ride of some of the idiots. If people want to piss people off in a game, they aren't going to pay $13 to do it.

And Navaron, I wouldn't be saying that people under 20 are gonna have crappy computers and no money, I'm 17 with T1 and a couple thousand saved for a rainy day

I can swing 20 bucks no problem, but thats just me

Saethan · 2003-05-14, 06:04 PM

With any MMOG the longer you wait to buy it the more content will be available when you buy it. The only question is how long can you wait.

Saethan · 2003-05-14, 06:06 PM

How many <18's would actually have that much trouble convincing parents out of an extra $13 a month? ;-)

Nitsch · 2003-05-14, 06:22 PM

Actually the median age for gamers is 21 to 28 (depending on which study you read http://www.arcadezen.com/mt/archives/000016.html ) so $12 bucks a month is nothing, hell i spent that on lunch yesterday.

These gaming companies will just let the kiddies bitch and moan, they don't care they are usually high maintenance players. They probably would like # of kids to be low because children have more disposable time and will be online longer than older folks (most likely cause more CS problems than older people).

SOE gets as much money from the person who plays 5 hours a month as they do the teenager who is on summer vacation who plays 50 hours a week.

I wouldn't mind if the price were higher, if it kept more of the wankers out.

WildCard101 · 2003-05-14, 06:29 PM

If they cant get enuff players due to the cost per month, they will prolly lower it. But we'll have to wait and see... I will prolly get it for the free month at least.

Hellsfire123 · 2003-05-14, 07:12 PM

Originally posted by Unregistered
I'm not surprised, just dissapointed.

12.95 is the norm for games that have considerably more content then PlanetSide does. I hate to say it after being such a huge supporter of the game for so long, but it simplely is not worth that much. There is nothing revolutionary about this game, with the exception of possible the maps themselves.

I can name 10 diffrent games, that not only offer the exact style of game play as PlanetSide does, but also offer you other "game modes" as well.

Take SoF2 for instance. You get Death Match, Team Death Match, CTF, Infiltration, and whatever the one with the bomb is called. All that for a one time investment.

So if I can buy a game that offers me the same gameing experience for a one time investment why on earth would I want to pay $12.99 a month for it?

You just cant compare Team Deathmatch Sof2 to planetside. Face it, there are no games you can compare PS to. Its unique. Its tactical, its an FPS, its MMO, and its shit loads of fun. And i clicked on that link in your sig, so now i hate you.

If people want to piss people off in a game, they aren't going to pay $13 to do it.

Not true, i have a "friend" (he talks to me, but hes an idiot) thats been banned from the PVP EQ servers 6 times for doing stupid things like corpse camping. There will always be the rich kids with nothing better to do then ruin your day. All we can hope for is the devs keep track of IPs as well, and can ban those to.

Ive love this game. I would have paid for beta and been happy about it. 13 bucks may not be pocket change, but its exactly what i expected, and i would be worried if it was any less.

SuperGlue · 2003-05-14, 07:21 PM

I am a bit dissapointed in the price.....but it was what I expected.
And until I see a better MMOFPS I will most likely be playing PS.

kinda strange PS has a bit of a monoply at the moment

except for WWIIonline........anyone know if this game has gotten ALOT better since its release?

FearTheAtlas · 2003-05-14, 07:33 PM

Well, $12.99 is pretty good, 4 cents higher then EQ..whoohoo. But anyway, I'm not gonna wait for 3 months, I'm going to get the game (pre-ordered..hopefully get it release day) and play my free month like no tomorrow.

I can almost smell the release date now

ReneG8 · 2003-05-14, 07:34 PM

So for us, not being in teh native language... you know these... europeans over there

Is the other quote actually saying that EU and US version arent compatible? or is it just saying that i cant bill at soe, instead at ubi soft? can someone clarify on this, and make a short summary of it, im too bad at english to understand it.

thx in advance

Miir · 2003-05-14, 07:55 PM

Personally I think the computer hardware industry should be the ones paying the half of the 13 dollars. I mean come on the game industry drives revue in the hardware industry. Us hardcore gamers will go out and buy the top of the line hardware to play these games spending $1000's on hardware yearly only to have the game industry turn around and charge you more to play games that shouldn't cost more. Seems like something needs to give.

I don't think it's an issue that people can't afford it...PS is a great game and I love it..... I was just hoping that since this is the pioneer of MMOFPS games it would set a standard by lowering the online costs to play.

Miir wants some consumer lov'in

Miir= sad consumer

Hamma · 2003-05-14, 08:01 PM

12$ is nothing, people are rediculous. hahaha

Whatever, there will be plenty of people playing. This "content" everyone speaks of? I dont know what that is. I could care less about houses and shit, I am in the game to have fun. People want to be led around by the hand in these type of games. They want missions, and set objectives.

Not everyone wants that. Those who do are better off playing something else. PS offers freedom no other game has.

If you arent going to pay I am sorry to see you go. But you are only missing what this game is going to become. There is allot more to it gameplay and strategy wise than we have ever touched in beta.

FearTheAtlas · 2003-05-14, 08:10 PM

Originally posted by Hamma
12$ is nothing, people are rediculous. hahaha

Whatever, there will be plenty of people playing. This "content" everyone speaks of? I dont know what that is. I could care less about houses and shit, I am in the game to have fun. People want to be led around by the hand in these type of games. They want missions, and set objectives.

Not everyone wants that. Those who do are better off playing something else. PS offers freedom no other game has.

If you arent going to pay I am sorry to see you go. But you are only missing what this game is going to become. There is allot more to it gameplay and strategy wise than we have ever touched in beta.

Here here!