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[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 19 points 10 months ago

Honestly I don't regret paying a subscription for WoW. Maybe it's different now, but when I played it felt fair. You got reliable servers, frequent updates,somewhat reasonable balance changes, and seasonal events. You didn't get any loot box bullshit, just playing the game regularly generally got you the rewards with minimal effort.

Sure expansions also cost extra, but that was $30 and about 1 every 2 years.

For a game that ate all your free time, it didn't hit your wallet that hard.

[-] Katana314@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Yeah, it kind of just keeps the agreement honest.

“We need ideas to find a way to monetize our active playerbase!”
“We already are. They pay us money each month. In turn, we continue to make sure the game is fun and has stuff that keeps them interested.”
“Aha! Carry on.”

[-] Blackmist@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

If only they'd carried on with that idea.

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

The subscription also helped with spamming. There was plenty in wow, but it was nothing compared to f2p ganes that I've tried.

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