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I always see this response in "I quit" threads....
"Well I paid for a lifetime subscription so good riddance."
Question....
What happens to the game if all thats left is lifers?
How much does it cost to run the server monthly, would there be a way to keep it running without people paying monthly fees?
Would the game go the way of D&D online and be free, but you pay for new content (lifers get the new content for free there)?
"Well I paid for a lifetime subscription so good riddance."
Question....
What happens to the game if all thats left is lifers?
How much does it cost to run the server monthly, would there be a way to keep it running without people paying monthly fees?
Would the game go the way of D&D online and be free, but you pay for new content (lifers get the new content for free there)?
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you seem to be implying that the consequence of lost subscribers is at hand.
well, plenty of people play it, and the people who make the decisions will keep this game going for a good long time regardless.
Perhaps you don't realize that the vast majority of the games that have the "failed" label on them are still around.
So if you want an answer to your question, don't hold your breath.
Cryptic made enough bank off of lifers to keep the servers running and keep up with content updates for a while I'm guessing, even if most subs left after three months time as the threads here would seem to suggest.
The new business savvy in offering lifetime is quite smart. The lifetime subscription base creates a dedicated group of players that will almost always support the game since they really have no advantage to do so otherwise. Subers can quit or come and go based on the games performance but a lifer gives all their money for over a years worth of subscription fees which obviously provides a great boon in financial resource and stability for Cryptic. This is good business on Cryptics part and you have to respect that.
I myself almost became a lifer but I decided to wait since Cryptic hasn't had a great reputation with Champion's Online. After the "meh" reception from critics and consumers I'm definitely relieved I didn't commit to lifetime now of course. Taking into consideration the major content additions being added shortly, I think this game has at least a few more months to offer us. I trust that Cryptic will use the mountain of money they made off of lifers to drive expansions, improvements, and other content updates for STO and not let it stagnate and tank.
Look, I've spent money with good results, and also badly. I've spent a couple hundred bucks for a concert of a band I really liked only to find out they sound like TRIBBLE live. As noted, the lifetime subscription could equal a good night out with friends, about 2 dates, my electric bill each month, whatever. If the game folds, the game folds. If the game lasts at least 2 years, I'll 'break even", but even if it doesn't its not like our world is ruined, OMG I cannot go on!
Micro Transactions.
Make **** shiny enough, and you can get anyone to spend money on it.
I find people busting on Lifers amusing. I mean, it was my decision and my money. Too many people seem to want to stick their noses in others business.
Funny thing is this past weekend I went to Kobe with some friends and they showed me where you can bet on horse races. Well, jokingly I put down 20$ on a horse randomly, that had so so odds, but it took first and I took home 2000$.
Lifetime Subscription: Paid for and accounted for. lol
For regular gamers the lifetime subscription is the best way to go no doubt in fact I would not do it any other way. I say that because if you have played many MMO's you know the bumps that we are having right now are only temporary.
Lets hope Cryptic keeps pumping out patches/content. Space is BIG and they have all of it to work with.
I wouldn't be surprised if they made some worlds completely explorable, with missions and grouping and random monsters you could kill/hunt.
Well for me it wasn't even about the game so much. I knew from beta I enjoyed playing the game, and saw it had serious potential.
The reason I went lifer is because even if I switch games, I will often times go back to old games after a couple months to play them and see whats changed. Generally speaking I have enjoyed all of the MMO's I have played starting from The Realm Online, and even last summer I went back to Ultima Online and played for several months.
The thing that the lifetime sub gives me, is the option to ALWAYS go back, regardless of what is happening in my life. I don't have to worry about paying a subscription ever again.
Also, I find it amusing that people say this game will fail and be shut down when Vanguard was a total FLOP and is still up and running, and SoE has put quite a bit of time into developing it up and making it a better game.
Mission accomplished LOL!
Everyone who bought a lifetime subscription knew this.. ..
The people that didn't were too busy yapping and complaining to shut it for a minute and think about it in the simplest way...
The lifetime sub was Cryptic's way of saying they were sorry and that sticking around will be worth it...
The only people who don't get that are the same one's who are loud and belligerent in the forums about how stupid buying one was... and how everything is evil and "poopy"... and 9/11 was an inside job, and Cryptic are amphibian- minions from planet Zeta and yadda yadda yadda.......
..When if fact they are perception-less gimps who need to be led to a thought at the end of a sturdy rope....
(for instance , look at the guy above this post .. I think he *actually* thinks he is smart in some ...strange ...sad little way... when he actually just doesn't get it... or much else...)
I actually loved Vanguard! But... yeah it just didn't have the population to sustain such a huge world. The concepts were amazing, but some were broken... like crafting -.- GREAT concept, AWEFUL implementation.
/yawn... <insert comment about no job> <insert comment about mommy not paying> <lol>
Someone is jealous.
Ha funny story almost the same as yours. After i paid for mine (i wanted the borg and to save moola)
played the local lottery and won $500 on 2 bucks
You know the same thing happened with LOTRO and now it is the deepest game on the market so lifetime subs are a great idea as long as the developer continues to back it up. And that is what happened with LOTRO they have a full crew running that game and it is so deep now that doing all the quests alone on fast track would probably take you 6 months to a year. That is how many there are and then all the other stuff to do on top of that.
hehehe nice.............I
Indeed...in fact I would dare to say that most of the truly great MMO's started out as a solid foundation, then built themselves up...
We will be charged more at some point, but again... We have a brains and hence, careers that allows us to take a good deal when we see it..I know fourteen months I will be playing for free, at my leisure... I have no doubt... Many who say they won't be...will be...and that's why they bother being here ... They just think throwing a fit is going to get them something for free when it's actually being smarter than a tantrum that eventually will
I keep hearing good things about LOTRO... Maybe one day if I can stomach the fantasy theme, I should try it...
Almost exactly the same for me. (even the UO part
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