by Ack Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:35 am
You guys do realize that those people who are paying $15 a month to stay at home and play an MMORPG are actually saving money compared to most of us, right?
I mean, let's face it. An MMO fan will only spend the $15 a month because it is likely that that is all they play(unless it's EvE, which rewards you for not playing). That $15 will bring them however much time they spend playing the game. Perhaps they grind, raid, partake of PvP, start a war, RP, whatever. Then look at how much we spend on video games in a month. I spent $20 a week ago to purchase S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, and I've already finished the game.
$15<$20. The MMO fan paid $5 less in June and ended up with three more weeks worth of entertainment than I did.
Now let's say your MMO fan is antisocial outside of the game. So he(or she) is not going to the movie theater or renting films. They're not going out to eat constantly. They're not visiting stores or buying concert tickets, or buying drinks in bars.
They're paying $15 a month. That's, what, an hour in a bar? Two movies? A big family dinner? Only a part of the price of your average concert ticket?
You guys might bitch about paying monthly, but I've known MMO players that quit and watched their budgets shrink and their lives suddenly become more expensive.