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Subscription Friction

As the soon-to-be first MMORPG on the PlayStation 3 (note the '3', forum friends), DC Universe Online might be getting more than its fair share of guff over the $14.99 per month subscription price. "The subscription fee is an interesting thing because console players aren't traditionally used to it in that form. What they are used to is paying more for their games more often than PC gamers do. They're paying $60 a shot versus $50, and you're paying it more often because the games don't last that long. And even if you go and get a rental or a trade-in or a cheaper game, you're still looking at, 'Ok, my game lasted me a week or two... if it's got multiplayer maybe I play it a little bit longer.'

Chris hopes that the promise of monthly content and ongoing support will win periodic payment detractors over. "The way we look at it is, the subscription fee is a lot like DLC. We're charging you a subscription fee because we're going to dedicate developers to bringing you new content every month. We're going to have a team that's going to give you something new every month, even with the expansion coming."

Adding to the mix, cosmetic and costume goods will be available as microtransaction items on top of that subscription price. But Chris took pains to note that RMT is by no means a primary focus for the team. "Without the game being good, the microtransactions don't matter. The rest of the stuff doesn't matter. We have to keep the game entertaining for players.”

Read the entire interview here.

Chris,

No game that YOU are working on has any possibility of being mediocre, much less what any sane human being would call "good".

Do the industry a favor and die in a fire.

Sincerely,

The Vocal Minority

PS: The NGE failed because it is shit, not because of forum posters.

I just LOVE the part where he talks about "other mmos" speeding up their game engines to make the combat seem more actiony and how poorly it actually plays.

Now I wonder where he had that experience?



He just needs to launch his shipment of failure and get it over with. Enough of his half serious attitude and misleading answers.