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[SilentSooYun]

Roughly $180 for subscription fees, then another $30-odd for annual expansions, plus another $10-15 for the occasional digital tchotchke or in-game service. But of course, since it only happens in tiny increments, I can barely feel it; lump sums tend to sting a bit more.

[GHQCommander]

BigJim, on 24 June 2012 - 02:42 AM, said:

I don't play *any* MMOs, this is the only one I'm even considering.
I didn't vote "I never pay" because implies I do play but don't pay, which isn't the case.


In the case of MWO (and I can see why this topic was brought up), I'll be going as far as an Elite pack, and then possibly a prem-month every 2x or 3x month, so most of the time I'd be free-loading.
Tbh I'll work it out so I'm paying about as much per year on MWO as I would on maybe one or 2 retail games.

Oops never considered that option did I lol

[BigJim]

GHQCommander, on 24 June 2012 - 04:15 AM, said:

Oops never considered that option did I lol

No probs mate, just didn't want to skew your poll results.

[GHQCommander]

BigJim, on 24 June 2012 - 04:23 AM, said:

No probs mate, just didn't want to skew your poll results.

You maybe never noticed I added an option just for you

[ShadowDarter]

With STO under Cryptic before PWE, i did up to 450$ AU but since PWE 0.00$ so my money is free for PGI and MWO...... love me some mech action,

[GHQCommander]

ShadowDarter, on 24 June 2012 - 04:37 AM, said:

With STO under Cryptic before PWE, i did up to 450$ AU but since PWE 0.00$ so my money is free for PGI and MWO...... love me some mech action,

Makes both of us.

Loved STO. Some of what is being done on it is great, actually Fleet Starbases sound amazing. A year down the line and that game will be something very unique.

But PW turns me away.

This game is sucking me in. Not just the game but the developers. Good decisions being made and delivery of everything seems to happen with great control.

[RenegadeMaster]

GHQCommander, on 23 June 2012 - 09:31 AM, said:

I know it is personal...
I added an option for those who have not yet played an MMO, don't want you feeling left out

I guess I'll come out and say it then:

My name is RenegadeMaster, and I'm an MMO noob.

I wonder who the second user is that had the same poll answer. My anticipated spending is $120 or less per year. If my new home falls apart or if this game's premium/pay features are more awesome than I expect, I may ask friends & family for in-game credit/giftcards when my birthday or Christmas comes around. Hopefully PH will make it easy for in-game credit to be gifted from non-players

[SquareSphere]

lol, there needs to be an option for under 50. These guys I only play F2P "mmos" and then when I spend it only maybe $5 to $10 transaction here an there.

[xengk]

Depending on the game I guess.
In the past, I have played F2P games and never paid a cent, while had pumped over several hundreds on some.

If the I like game and the Cash Shop catches my fancy, I will spend the required amount.
For now, let's just set a $500 cap and see what happen when the game comes out.

[Mantis]

During my WoW multi-boxing days I guess it was quite a bit, a years subscription for the accounts probably cost $900, and that's after purchasing the game + expansions for each account.

There were other expenses as well.

Initially it seemed like a lot, but in reality, I have spend far more on far less entertaining things, and I had a ball doing it (Despite the amount of abuse I would receive)

[Mu]

Er, the poll is implying that Mechwarrior Online is an MMO...it isn't.

Anyways I haven't been subscribed to one for more than a month or two at a time since my WoW days, and I haven't cared about that game since 2008. Tera Online held my interest for a little while but I barely even touched it for the last month so I'm not renewing my subscription. Great game, utterly beautiful to look at, just nothing to do endgame.

[Blizzard36]

I'm usually in the $80-$100 range, which is one reason I don't play subscription games. You can't get that low for a year's play anymore outside of "Free to Play" games. I'm quite willing to pay for my play, just not as much as the subscription market demanded.

[4braxas]

AAaahahahaha!!! Suckers! EVE Online is FREE!!! Bwahahahahaha!!! You pay $15 for few months, and then it's all through ingame currency
And THERE! IS! NOTHING! that you can buy with real money in-game that affects the gameplay IN! ANY! WAY! IMAGINABLE!

But... if I found an MMO to which I would stick around that requires you to pay2play, I would, without any remorse.

Edited by 4braxas, 25 June 2012 - 10:52 PM.

[Bongo TauKat]

I will admit it, I am poor. I have an computer due to genrosity and luck with my usual game purchases inolving saving up for a $60 game. I am pensive about MW turning into a MMO as I wonder how many of us may stop playing for not having the real life resources to keep up with everyone else. I know that I will get a whole bunch of "then don't play" responses. Never the less, I pose the question, will the free to play system ostracize the less financially capable, or create a rift between the haves and the have nots?

[Jenkss]

If you consider this a true MMO, then this will be my first ever.

I've NEVER touched WoW or anything of that nature before. Ever.

[BigJim]

RenegadeMaster, on 24 June 2012 - 06:54 PM, said:

I guess I'll come out and say it then:

My name is RenegadeMaster, and I'm an MMO noob.

I wonder who the second user is that had the same poll answer.

It was me, when GHQ added the extra option.
I've played a load of mp games over the years, but the only comparable game I've played was a fortnight dipping into Project Torque, about 5-6 years ago which was a pretty basic MMO racing sim, which put me off the FTP model for a time, and pushed me back to the sensible world of FPSs like Quake & UT.

The "MMO" part of the equation imo should be about the fact there are myriad groups all fighting over the same patch of galaxy, *NOT* about the game mechanics so common to World of Warcraft type games where players have to grind against the machine in order to level up their muchkin, who just disappears into the ether as soon as the game is discontinued.

The factions (Houses, Mercs, Clans if/when), and the persistent galaxy we fight over, the to & fro of planets being won, lost & fought over, the rivalries & alliances played out by other players - Commonly shortened down to the meta-game - This is the prize we're after.

All the other game mechanics that people associate with MMOs (XP farming, grinding, levelling-up, etc..) can be completely chucked by the wayside so far as I care, and would only serve to detract from the rest of the game. No game should ever be a chore, that's just failing at the first stage of designing a game.

In fact, even the limited XP system we have now could go for me, C-bills to buy mechs, battles to kill them; Job Done.

Edited by BigJim, 26 June 2012 - 06:30 AM.

[GHQCommander]

Anyone want to increase their planned spending now that they have seen the leaked beta footage? lol

[bLitzLRC]

I make it a point to not pay after some experiences with other f2p games a few years ago.

Between the founders pack and necessary upgrades I'm into this for about $500 bucks and not sweating it. MW forever!

About those free hobbies, then there are those antibiotics - they cost money.

[DanielMeier]

Zero, don't play any MMO's. I did play The Old Republic when it launched, came with free 30 days, and i completed the Bounty Hunter story in that amount of time. So didn't spend any other money on it than the initial cost of the game.

[Robovski]

Hmmm, LotRO, I buy the expansions and sometimes I might buy Turbine Points but that is it. I think this year that is about £60.00 ($100 maybe?). SWTOR I'm cancelling, but it has been 6 months of subs plus the software, so £70.00? WoT, I bought £5.00 of gold so I could get some garage spaces and convert some xp.

So I'm kinda still in the $200.00 bracket between the 3. But then I bought a certain Legendary Package...