I am so pissed off by the original poster...
But pouring my emotions and arguments about what a MMO is on page 4 does not really do anything, so I'll just give a somewhat related fact.
I live in Russia, in Siberia, in the city of Tomsk. It is a 500 thousand city famous for its universities. There are a lot of poor students here. I pay 500 roubles (~18 USD) a month for 2Mbps of out-of-city traffic, 100Mbps in-city, and cable TV. There are offers like 512kbps for $5/month.
I am a programmer, I earn almost a $1000. This is a good salary here. An uneducated shop assistant can make $200-500.
My point is, for some people $5 out of 200 is a nice price for Internet access. Much more affordable than a $60 game. Stop complaining.
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But pouring my emotions and arguments about what a MMO is on page 4 does not really do anything, so I'll just give a somewhat related fact.
I live in Russia, in Siberia, in the city of Tomsk. It is a 500 thousand city famous for its universities. There are a lot of poor students here. I pay 500 roubles (~18 USD) a month for 2Mbps of out-of-city traffic, 100Mbps in-city, and cable TV. There are offers like 512kbps for $5/month.
I am a programmer, I earn almost a $1000. This is a good salary here. An uneducated shop assistant can make $200-500.
My point is, for some people $5 out of 200 is a nice price for Internet access. Much more affordable than a $60 game. Stop complaining.