I been lurcking around this forum for about a week and finally registered. I just wanted to add my thoughts in about this. Read before you flame please.
There are many reasons I would like there to be a monthly fee, or at least wouldn't mind it.
1. Keep the kiddies out. I am tired of 14 year old punks ruining my gaming experience. With a monthly fee, that is payable by credit card not game card, it would get rid of a lot of immaturity and would result in a better game. The game is rated M for a reason. Go watch your bob the builder and leave the gaming to the adults, thanks.
2. If blizzard plans to regularly update this game like wow, then I don't mind one bit paying for the content. It would give extra money to blizz for new enhancements and whatnot. We were all complaining about how d2 hardly ever got updated. Well, why should they when they have no reason incentive to. Added levels, bosses, items, bug fixes, and world events is way worth the cost to me.
There are many other reason however those are the main two.
Also, something else i thought of. Let say they start out with a fee of 5-10 dollars a month. Thats cheap as hell. However, every time you are caught using a hack, cheat, or exploit they raise that price 5 dollars. It would be a incentive not to cheat because it would start effecting the wallet.
Lastly, to the people who say they they cant afford a monthly payment. Honestly, if you cant afford 15 bucks max a month then you really need to get a better job or something and not play games. Im sorry, but if you are struggling to pay that small ammount of money you have other issues.
Bring your lunch to work 3 days a MONTH and save that money.
Dont spend 19 bucks at the movies and have that money.
Dont buy a case of beer and you can have the money.
If you are responsible with it you can easily find extra money.
Monthly fee's dont keep out children, they do have parents you know. And not having a month fee does not mean they wont update. There still updating d2... lol
All the kids i know that play WoW use game cards, not credit cards.
Still updating d2? 1.11 came out what, 3 years ago? Thats hardly updating. WoW is 15 bucks a month because there is a patch of some sort that comes out every week.
What about those of us who would barely be able to afford the game itself and would not be able to pay a subscription fee? In any case, Diablo III is a Battle.net game and as such will not require any additionals costs short of tax when purchasing it online or at a local store.
Your telling me you can not make or save 15 bucks a month to pay for it? I find that hard to believe for anyone. Millions of people are able to find way to play WoW. Where there is a will there is a way.
I'm fine with paying a monthly fee because 10-15$ a month is nothing and I can find that by just searching around my house each month, Laundry taxes are the greatest, especially when they leave a 10 or 20 bill in their back pocket.
I won't pay a fee for a game like Diablo II though. If i'm paying blizzard, I want to be able to talk to a great population of the game without having to stop playing. I do not want to have to join a game and be limited talking to only 7 other players. This is 2008, i'm sure Blizzard can do something good with the new Battle.net that they are promising.
No, I cannot. Usually any excess cash I get is either invested in something of dire importance or used to buy food, pay bills etc.
in that case learn to stop living paycheck to paycheck. It's a bad habit anyway....It's nobodies fault but your own that you do not know how to manage your money.
I also Agree with this one on both points from above the game does not have to be built like a MMORPG and in no way change format from D2. Frequent patches that add additional items, monsters, areas, dungeons, Superuniques balance and many other easy additions would be worth paying for.
I actually think that Hellgates Method of subscription would have been good in theory if they had of released a finished game and not just slapped it together to make a buck.
No, I cannot. Usually any excess cash I get is either invested in something of dire importance or used to buy food, pay bills etc.
I find it hard to believe that someone cant find that small amount of money. I mean eat ramen noodles a few nights a month and bam save you some money. If you look for it im sure you can find something.
I find it hard to believe that someone cant find that small amount of money. I mean eat ramen noodles a few nights a month and bam save you some money. If you look for it im sure you can find something.
When you have your parents paying for every thing, 15-10 bucks may seem a small amount, but when you move out on your own, it's completely different.
Easier said than done when you have to support others while economy is falling apart and prices for everything from food to gasoline increases.
Gasoline is easily avoidable for the most part. If you live within 20 miles of work, start commuting by bike. You'll get in shape and still have plenty of money left over since you are not wasting hundreds of dollars for gas per month.
The economy isn't nearly as bad as some people take it to be. Don't get me wrong, it is worse than normal but there are hiccups always and with a moron leading the country i'm not surprised. Whenever he opens his mouth the markets plummet.
When you have your parents paying for every thing, 15-10 bucks may seem a small amount, but when you move out on your own, it's completely different.
I still live with parents, but i do pay for a lot of my own bills. I work 7-5 mon-friday so I make a nice amount of money. There is always an extra 15 buck laying around.
No monthly fee. All of your reasons for it are stupid.
Valve does weekly updates to most of their games, without a subscription fee. It seems like more little kids play wow than ever played diablo II(per capita). So you're too arguments for Subscription are null and void.
And as for the $15, stfu. You have not right, room, or credentials to comment on what other people can or can't afford. Why don't you save your $15 a month, and give it to a worthwhile cause.
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There are many reasons I would like there to be a monthly fee, or at least wouldn't mind it.
1. Keep the kiddies out. I am tired of 14 year old punks ruining my gaming experience. With a monthly fee, that is payable by credit card not game card, it would get rid of a lot of immaturity and would result in a better game. The game is rated M for a reason. Go watch your bob the builder and leave the gaming to the adults, thanks.
2. If blizzard plans to regularly update this game like wow, then I don't mind one bit paying for the content. It would give extra money to blizz for new enhancements and whatnot. We were all complaining about how d2 hardly ever got updated. Well, why should they when they have no reason incentive to. Added levels, bosses, items, bug fixes, and world events is way worth the cost to me.
There are many other reason however those are the main two.
Also, something else i thought of. Let say they start out with a fee of 5-10 dollars a month. Thats cheap as hell. However, every time you are caught using a hack, cheat, or exploit they raise that price 5 dollars. It would be a incentive not to cheat because it would start effecting the wallet.
Lastly, to the people who say they they cant afford a monthly payment. Honestly, if you cant afford 15 bucks max a month then you really need to get a better job or something and not play games. Im sorry, but if you are struggling to pay that small ammount of money you have other issues.
Bring your lunch to work 3 days a MONTH and save that money.
Dont spend 19 bucks at the movies and have that money.
Dont buy a case of beer and you can have the money.
If you are responsible with it you can easily find extra money.
Well thats my two cents, flame on.
Still updating d2? 1.11 came out what, 3 years ago? Thats hardly updating. WoW is 15 bucks a month because there is a patch of some sort that comes out every week.
Im talking about real, new, playable regular updates.
I won't pay a fee for a game like Diablo II though. If i'm paying blizzard, I want to be able to talk to a great population of the game without having to stop playing. I do not want to have to join a game and be limited talking to only 7 other players. This is 2008, i'm sure Blizzard can do something good with the new Battle.net that they are promising.
in that case learn to stop living paycheck to paycheck. It's a bad habit anyway....It's nobodies fault but your own that you do not know how to manage your money.
I actually think that Hellgates Method of subscription would have been good in theory if they had of released a finished game and not just slapped it together to make a buck.
Gasoline is easily avoidable for the most part. If you live within 20 miles of work, start commuting by bike. You'll get in shape and still have plenty of money left over since you are not wasting hundreds of dollars for gas per month.
The economy isn't nearly as bad as some people take it to be. Don't get me wrong, it is worse than normal but there are hiccups always and with a moron leading the country i'm not surprised. Whenever he opens his mouth the markets plummet.
A lot of them also get Mommy and Daddy to pay with their credit cards. This won't keep them out.
Valve does weekly updates to most of their games, without a subscription fee. It seems like more little kids play wow than ever played diablo II(per capita). So you're too arguments for Subscription are null and void.
And as for the $15, stfu. You have not right, room, or credentials to comment on what other people can or can't afford. Why don't you save your $15 a month, and give it to a worthwhile cause.