Capcom still undecided about Monster Hunter 3 fees

somtime in march of next year but dont know that exact date and if the online is free and i can for say that ill be buying it at the midnight release

PLEASE.

Pretty please with Akantor on top?

The way I see it Geist, is they don't exactly care. MH isn't exactly the most well-known title in the US, besides me and a few friends, I don't know anyone else who plays the game where I live. So honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if they charged us a fee to play 3 online on the Wii. Why?

1) They gave up developing it for the PS3 for "cost issues", as in they felt it would be a waste of money to update the graphics and code it for the PS3, and instead chose a larger console base thats inhabited mainly by those NOT into the kind of game MH is.

2) Like I said, not well-known at all, and considering that there isn't much to lose in charging a fee for the Wii game, they'll do it. They didn't do it to the PSP crowd because they had an idea of how much money they'd make based on those who bought the PS2 games. Hell, the PS2 needed an accessory just to play online, so of course they didn't charge for those games either. Yet the wii? Can't guarantee everyone who owns a PS2/PSP and the other games to also own a Wii. And you can't guarantee those same people would buy a Wii just for that game.

1. How is the switch from PS3 to Wii relevant other than you just wanting to complain?

2. They didn't charge the PSP crowd because THERE WAS NO ONLINE IN THOSE GAMES. They had local wireless unless you used a workaround that involved third party software like Xlink Kai, or the fairly recent Ad-hoc Party that Sony put out.

Every online Monster Hunter game in Japan had a monthly fee. It wasn't about having to buy an accessory. If that were the case the games would've been free to play in Japan, like the original Monster Hunter was here.


Seriously, your reasoning is horrible. We'll have to pay fee for Monster Hunter 3 online because of the switch to Nintendo and it being relatively unknown?

Except that, and correct me if I'm wrong here, they DID charge for the PS2 games in Japan, and not in the West. So your argument is pretty bunk.

Plus if they're worried about sales as-is in NA, why would they charge fees at all?

Yeah Devilsei, only you and a few friends have heard of Monster Hunter. Totally.

Wait what? Mega Man 9 may have dlc that shouldn't have paid dlc, but the game itself neither was pay to play or dlc. So you go ahead and download the game pronto. I want a MegaMan 10.

You're refusing to pay $10 (total, including DLC) for a new, quality Mega Man title?

Your loss.

When a game gives legitimate DLC, it's your loss.

When a great MMO that actually makes it WORTH to spend the money (though I don't believe any good ones came out for a console... only PC), it's your loss again.



I understand you not liking games that already had stuff INSIDE THE GAME but locked away with DLC, but not all games are like that. And it's your loss once more.

yea Nazi face melting artifacts shall solve this problem indeed.

Except the true grail will only stop you from dying from bullet holes before you die from age later on.

Wow. You are awesome. Good job being a total douche.

QUEST CLEARED

btw who the heck are you Omegatwothousandandthree?

Nobody likes you.

there are some quest and monster ya cant defeat alone and really, reaaaaaaaaaaaally need the help from another 2 or 3 partners.

Yeah it's a difficulty thing. It's a lot easier to take down a beast when a friend can lay covering fire with his bow, another friend plays distraction, you're laying a trap, and another friend is hacking at the beast's legs.

Its a simple question of maths

the variables being retail price and monthly fees and expected sales.

if monthly fees are x/10, x being retail price and sales are y/2 then
people who buy the game would have to pay to play it for 2 years before Capcom can justify the decision.

For the consumer, well IMO, I'm not going to buy a retail game and then have to pay monthly fees to play a game I have never played before, I don't know if it's worth it.