Pay To Play? or not?

zakumura · 05-02-2007, 11:42 AM

Hi!!!

Someone knows if Aion will be a pay-to-play game?

PZeplin · 05-02-2007, 11:59 AM

For all we know, yes, it'll work like 99% of the other mmo's out there... You'll pay a monthly fee.

Tobias Nightbringer · 05-02-2007, 12:26 PM

If Aion was free, I'd need a new pair of boxers.

I think the closest thing we got to a free MMORPG is Guild Wars...but I hardly consider that an actual MMORPG.

Expect the pay-to-play price to be $14.99 like the others. Though, I am really hoping it'll be cheaper like $9.99 like it used to be ;_;

Trevyc · 05-02-2007, 02:13 PM

I've come to the realization that if the online games are not P2P then they aren't as good as they seem. At least that is how it is for me.. so I would be very disappointed if this game wasn't P2P.

etherfreeze · 05-02-2007, 03:19 PM

there were plenty of good FTP games out there. Unfortunately, no new ones worth playing have been released. It seems like there was a boom of them 2-3 years ago =( now I'm waiting on multiple P2P games to come out (Aion, Warhammer, GW2) because there's no new free games!
(Runs off to play Flyff or something that one is pretty good albeit cartoony)

Kumori Okami · 05-02-2007, 03:38 PM

Guild Wars to is not P2P as far as I know.

P2p is bad in my opinion. What if Im broke? What If all I can afford is the game, and have to spend my income on other things? Why must it be a MONTHLY fee? Why not 100 bucks a month...like a magazine subscription.

I say: Expansions FTW! How did guild wars get all their money? eh?

zakumura · 05-02-2007, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Guild Wars to is not P2P as far as I know.

P2p is bad in my opinion. What if Im broke? What If all I can afford is the game, and have to spend my income on other things? Why must it be a MONTHLY fee? Why not 100 bucks a month...like a magazine subscription.

I say: Expansions FTW! How did guild wars get all their money? eh?

youÂ´re my voice...

totally correct....

Mark · 05-02-2007, 04:32 PM

That only works for GuildWars because...

ANet doesn't have to pay for a ton of servers.

Their players host their own games. Everything is instanced.

Tranquility · 05-02-2007, 05:40 PM

Well i damn sure hope its not over 10bucks ,and if theres a monthly fee i EXPECT tons of new stuff being added at a somewhat reasonable pace.

osric · 05-02-2007, 07:18 PM

well by it's very nature a true MMO (persistent world, not instanced like GW) needs a butt load of servers and those cost money. $14.99 a month is NOT a lot to pay for unlimited hours of gameplay. anything more than that is really pushing it, but that's about standard. they create these games to make money, not lose it, so i expect to be charged a bit

Trevyc · 05-02-2007, 07:23 PM

GW in my opinion sucks. It bores me to sleep.

And if Aion is P2P then it will most likely be $14.99 a month. If you're broke, don't play the game. Most (I say most cus I have not played all P2P MMOs) online p2p MMOs are more stable, less bots, faster customer service in-game and out.

Tranquility · 05-02-2007, 07:57 PM

Time will tell eh?

plasma06 · 05-02-2007, 11:16 PM

I hope its p2p i don't want people that have no money to come into aion and ask me for gold because they cant play and make it them selves.

Tranquility · 05-03-2007, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plasma06

I hope its p2p i don't want people that have no money to come into aion and ask me for gold because they cant play and make it them selves.

Uhh? how does RL money and ingame gold have anything related? unless you plan on breaking the end user agreement of course ,hope you dont.

Or are you implying that people who cant afford P2P games cant play ? Either way its a rediculous statement.

Ipmia · 05-03-2007, 06:55 AM

from my experience F2P games or eazy access ones ( gamecards etc) are awfull to play, the comunauty is horrible and usually filled with people that dont give a cent about other.

Not saying that never happens in P2P games, dont get me wrong, but the fact of paying usually responsabilize more the players.

Gamecards is another matter, it's a helpfull nice stuff and it's a bit better than free game but in the end it's not muh different than a F2P game as nowdays the money given to "kids" is more than enough to afford a gamecard.

that is jsut a general statment, it doesnt mean that every "freebie" is a immature idiot and its doenst mean either that each kid is one too.

i think the best exemple would be all the free games arround ( SR, LC, etc) and WOW/GW.. those comunautys are horrible ( eventhough you still can find some rgeat people in there).

personnally i d like to see visa only games, but i realize that would be asking for too much, and in place of dev's i wouldnt want to eliminate a big "younger" market from the equation

05-02-2007, 11:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
zakumura Daeva Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Beja, Portugal Class: Templar Legion: I have none. Invite me... Race: Asmodians	Pay To Play? or not? Hi!!! Someone knows if Aion will be a pay-to-play game? __________________ ______________Hakkeshou Kaiten_______________

05-02-2007, 12:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tobias Nightbringer Soldier Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cali-for-eye-A! Race: Undecided	If Aion was free, I'd need a new pair of boxers. I think the closest thing we got to a free MMORPG is Guild Wars...but I hardly consider that an actual MMORPG. Expect the pay-to-play price to be $14.99 like the others. Though, I am really hoping it'll be cheaper like $9.99 like it used to be ;_; __________________ Wars take many lives away. Humans never forget the grief, but they also never stop fighting. Streams of blood and tears are only an ornament for thier destructive ritual.

05-02-2007, 02:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Trevyc Star Officer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Character: Asivia Class: Assassin Race: Asmodians Server: Israphel	I've come to the realization that if the online games are not P2P then they aren't as good as they seem. At least that is how it is for me.. so I would be very disappointed if this game wasn't P2P. __________________ ::Stigma Calculators:: Chanter - Cleric - Sorcerer - Spirit Master - Gladiator - Templar - Ranger - Assassin Thanks to Terhix

05-02-2007, 03:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
Kumori Okami Daeva Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rock n' Roll, Ohio Race: Undecided	Guild Wars to is not P2P as far as I know. P2p is bad in my opinion. What if Im broke? What If all I can afford is the game, and have to spend my income on other things? Why must it be a MONTHLY fee? Why not 100 bucks a month...like a magazine subscription. I say: Expansions FTW! How did guild wars get all their money? eh? __________________ The End of time Nears... http://miniprofile.xfire.com/bg/co/type/2/gunnerx9.png

05-02-2007, 05:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
Tranquility Officer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sweden Legion: Creating Guild Race: Asmodians	Well i damn sure hope its not over 10bucks ,and if theres a monthly fee i EXPECT tons of new stuff being added at a somewhat reasonable pace. __________________ Quite possiably the coolest kid ..ever http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCOPNuuGeKA Would you kill 1 to save many?

05-02-2007, 11:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
PZeplin Soldier Join Date: Mar 2007 Race: The Chosen	For all we know, yes, it'll work like 99% of the other mmo's out there... You'll pay a monthly fee.

05-02-2007, 03:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
etherfreeze Officer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York Race: Undecided	there were plenty of good FTP games out there. Unfortunately, no new ones worth playing have been released. It seems like there was a boom of them 2-3 years ago =( now I'm waiting on multiple P2P games to come out (Aion, Warhammer, GW2) because there's no new free games! (Runs off to play Flyff or something that one is pretty good albeit cartoony)

05-02-2007, 04:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mark Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Character: Mark Legion: AionBlah.com Race: Undecided	That only works for GuildWars because... ANet doesn't have to pay for a ton of servers. Their players host their own games. Everything is instanced.

05-02-2007, 07:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
osric Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: the OH Race: Undecided	well by it's very nature a true MMO (persistent world, not instanced like GW) needs a butt load of servers and those cost money. $14.99 a month is NOT a lot to pay for unlimited hours of gameplay. anything more than that is really pushing it, but that's about standard. they create these games to make money, not lose it, so i expect to be charged a bit __________________ Live and die with grace.

05-02-2007, 07:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
Trevyc Star Officer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Character: Asivia Class: Assassin Race: Asmodians Server: Israphel	GW in my opinion sucks. It bores me to sleep. And if Aion is P2P then it will most likely be $14.99 a month. If you're broke, don't play the game. Most (I say most cus I have not played all P2P MMOs) online p2p MMOs are more stable, less bots, faster customer service in-game and out. __________________ ::Stigma Calculators:: Chanter - Cleric - Sorcerer - Spirit Master - Gladiator - Templar - Ranger - Assassin Thanks to Terhix

05-02-2007, 07:57 PM	#12 (permalink)
Tranquility Officer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sweden Legion: Creating Guild Race: Asmodians	Time will tell eh? __________________ Quite possiably the coolest kid ..ever http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCOPNuuGeKA Would you kill 1 to save many?

05-02-2007, 11:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
plasma06 General Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Blog Entries: 1 Class: Templar Legion: [GM] Blood Lust Race: Asmodians	I hope its p2p i don't want people that have no money to come into aion and ask me for gold because they cant play and make it them selves. __________________ CPU:AMD X2 6000+ GPU:9600GT RAM:4GIG 800 If fear is darkness then i can't see any black it is all light http://bloodlust.mmoguildsites.com/

05-03-2007, 06:55 AM	#15 (permalink)
Ipmia Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2007 Race: The Chosen	from my experience F2P games or eazy access ones ( gamecards etc) are awfull to play, the comunauty is horrible and usually filled with people that dont give a cent about other. Not saying that never happens in P2P games, dont get me wrong, but the fact of paying usually responsabilize more the players. Gamecards is another matter, it's a helpfull nice stuff and it's a bit better than free game but in the end it's not muh different than a F2P game as nowdays the money given to "kids" is more than enough to afford a gamecard. that is jsut a general statment, it doesnt mean that every "freebie" is a immature idiot and its doenst mean either that each kid is one too. i think the best exemple would be all the free games arround ( SR, LC, etc) and WOW/GW.. those comunautys are horrible ( eventhough you still can find some rgeat people in there). personnally i d like to see visa only games, but i realize that would be asking for too much, and in place of dev's i wouldnt want to eliminate a big "younger" market from the equation

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