View Poll Results: Online games - purchase cost and subscription model

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  • They should be free to play, just a one-off cost to buy

    17 58.62%
  • They should be free do download (or production cost to buy), but have a subscription charge to play

    8 27.59%
  • It's reasonable to charge PER MONTH for my subscription

    7 24.14%
  • I should be charged PER IN-GAME HOUR of play, so I get what I pay for

    0 0%
  • There should be a mix of (low) fixed monthly and in-game time charges

    0 0%
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Thread: Would/do you pay to play online games?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MAS
    Yeah, demos seem to be making a bit of a comeback. Still, there are lots of other games you cant try before you buy.
    I generally find if a developer hasn't the balls to release a demo, then the game is a over hyped peice of poop.

    /pats copy of UT2k4.

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    I dont agree with subscription games at all, I think if you pay £50 for a game that you have already paid for development and advertising, profits for some and that should be enough. I dont play mmorpg but do think that it is unreasonable that people should pay a subscription. A game that is impossible to play online in the warez version should be profitable enough without stealth charges, wasn't this always the reason they used to justify their high prices, the fact that users copy the games? Greedy scum if you ask me who have a contempt for their users.
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