Matrix Online $70!

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They are already charging monthly fees so why are they pricing the game at
$70Cdn + tax retail?
That sure seems like price gouging to me. If the game is good enough, they
will make their investment
back quickly on the monthly subscribers. Of course I think Blizzard is
price gouging for WOW monthly
rates too. Good game or not, I'm not interested in padding their fat bank
accounts any further.

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sayNO2steam wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005, "Rob G" wrote:
>
> you are totally right!
> its an outrage the costs they are trying to make pc games have!
> we must fight against this rise in costs!
> its unexcusable!
> say no to mmo type games cause they will turn pc games into an
elitist
> expensive hobby! and ultimately killing pc games altogether


That's why I don't pay MMO games. I don't have the time to get my
money's worth every month. I prefer to spend some of my time and money
on other hobbies and pastimes.

But some people like spending their cash and time on these games. I
say, let them - it's their decision.

If there's enough of them, then the game and it's genre will flourish.
If there isn't enough of them, then the genre wil change to attract
more players. That will probably include lowering the financial cost.

A final random thought:
Should the game system or genre change to meet the
demands/needs/expectations of the public? Or should the public change
so that the genre is kept alive and healthy?

 

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On Tue, 22 Mar 2005, "Rob G" wrote:

you are totally right!
its an outrage the costs they are trying to make pc games have!
we must fight against this rise in costs!
its unexcusable!
say no to mmo type games cause they will turn pc games into an elitist
expensive hobby! and ultimately killing pc games altogether

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On 23 Mar 2005 02:01:45 -0800, "Chadwick" <chadwick110@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>That's why I don't pay MMO games. I don't have the time to get my
>money's worth every month. I prefer to spend some of my time and money
>on other hobbies and pastimes.

That is why I am waiting for Guild Wars, all the fun parts (for me) of
an MMORPG but with no monthly cost and a good solo mode.
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"Rob G" <lost.in.the.zone@sasktel.net> once tried to test me with:

> They are already charging monthly fees so why are they pricing the
> game at
> $70Cdn + tax retail?
> That sure seems like price gouging to me. If the game is good enough,
> they will make their investment
> back quickly on the monthly subscribers. Of course I think Blizzard
> is price gouging for WOW monthly
> rates too. Good game or not, I'm not interested in padding their fat
> bank accounts any further.
>

I played the beta... I don't think it's going to be that great, personally.
The game has potential but it just felt flat to me for some reason.


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