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Battlefield 3 'probably' shipping with online pass

Aug 9th 2011 1:11AM (Joystiq)
@superklye

I realize this is an unpopular opinion here but... well when does it end?

Should we expect to just buy 1 copy and then they should pay for server maintenance for "my spot" for all eternity?

What people don't seem to realize is that online multiplayer is a service they offer to promote selling games. Why should they keep paying for a service that no longer brings any income to them? (I do agree that they should let private servers keep running and if they don't that is a serious jerk move on their part)

It seems kind of like walking into an "all you can eat" restaurant then paying my fee, then selling "my spot" to someone else so they can keep eating in my behalf because "hey is 1 on 1!". I'm sorry but it just seems pretty unreasonable (unless said server maintenance is extremely cheap)... And you can use the same logic that has been used here several times "but how is that any different from my eating 10 million cows?".

Obviously they have to either charge an initial fee or offer some kind of subscription, they chose charging an initial fee. So now they have to figure out how much time the average gamer plays online (which is not "eternity") and put a price according to that information so they can make a profit out of the whole transaction.

When you allow people to keep selling their "all you can eat spot" you end up with 50 lousy spots sold and a whole lot of people to feed... It just makes no sense.

Kim Jong-il has hackers farming MMOs for in-game coin (and, we assume, Aviators)

Aug 7th 2011 8:30PM (Joystiq)
@BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam

Maybe he is just ronery.

Xbox Live experiencing service outages, including Black Ops and Reach

Aug 3rd 2011 12:26PM (Joystiq)
@Faceless Troll

Maybe he is talking about some sort of plane, an ex-plane.

Xbox Live experiencing service outages, including Black Ops and Reach

Aug 3rd 2011 12:22PM (Joystiq)
@baby sea tuna

I knew I wasn't the only one who find doing that fun!.

En Masse delaying TERA launch to 2012 [Updated]

Aug 3rd 2011 12:12PM (Massively)
@DevilSei

$35 a month sub fee?. Is this normal Japanese pricing or should we expect the same here?. Because I'm excited for this game but not $35-sub excited.

Dragon Age 2 Legacy DLC review: Family outing

Aug 3rd 2011 1:19AM (Joystiq)
@RX3115

I tried that once but the damn thing didn't fit in the ballot box, I don't understand how people do this or how does doing it will improve dragon age 2 or the battery life of the 3DS... but I believe them so I will keep trying.

Rugby World Cup 2011 demo now on Xbox Live, tomorrow on Euro PSN

Aug 3rd 2011 1:01AM (Joystiq)
@GTThaAceman

Maybe that is a design choice, I mean maybe clunkyness is actually a very advanced way of transmitting to the player years and years of unprotected head trauma.

Nintendo marketing exec says GameCube games coming to WiiWare

Jul 20th 2011 2:53PM (Joystiq)
@Soiden

I just want to throw out there that there are gamers in the world that aren't into collecting every system they have owned since the atari 2600. Also, I find it extremely strange that a lot of people commenting in here just assume everybody still owns (or ever owned) a GC and played all games made for it.



Aksys Games on localizing the hot samurai of Hakuoki

Jul 12th 2011 10:07PM (Joystiq)
@Meganinja

Well not everyone here is a Meganinja... some of us are just regular ninjas, or not ninja related at all.

Team Fortress 2 players segregate F2P users with insta-ban

Jul 2nd 2011 1:58PM (Joystiq)
@Mr Esc is the namesarcasm is my

Exactly, the accepted term is "video game enthusiast" and don't you forget it.

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