Now This Is Why You Pay Monthly Fees!
Geminosity
:3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
:3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">CoH content patch o.O</div> <a href='http://www.cityofheroes.com/features_update1.html' target='_blank'>OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG ~has a fit and collapses~</a>
For the lazy: new enemy factions, new areas, outdoor instanced missions, costume tailor, enhanced indoor missions (lose a fight versus the 5th column? now you have to jailbreak XD ) and much much more.
~huggles CoH devs~
For the lazy: new enemy factions, new areas, outdoor instanced missions, costume tailor, enhanced indoor missions (lose a fight versus the 5th column? now you have to jailbreak XD ) and much much more.
~huggles CoH devs~
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It just keeps getting better!
agreed.
However, how else is the company that made the game going to get compensation for their time put into it? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo--> Of course, running a server DOES take alot of cash... but i am sure that the amount that some companies require you to pay is a bit extreme... perhaps even gouging out your eyeballs into bloody pools of gore.
$30 a month is like paying for the game every other month, if you bought it strait from the shelves. (and if it costed 60$, which i doubt it did) 15 dollars is like paying for the game every 4 months (which isn't too bad) and paying something like $5 a month is like paying for the original game's cost <i>for a year</i>. If you can make a killer MMO game and have it at 5-15 dollars a month, you will attract SWARMS of players, simply because it's killa-cheap to pay for when you need to.
However, you always have examples of those really <i><b>nice looking</b></i> games but dont offer jack-all in terms of gameplay, replayability, or even enjoyment. Especially at "higher levels" of the game. Level 50 doesn't seem as fun as the first 49... <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> NTM the chance that you could have your credit card number stolen... "YOUR CHECK IS IN THE MAIL!" is best for paying MMO games, IMO.
OH NOES!!!
~rolls eyes~
OH NOES!!!
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Unless there's a <i>drastic</i> discount for a year's subscription, I think you just pulled that number out of your arse. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Good, more room for me. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Anyway, lesse...
Minimum wage is $5.15/hr in most US States.
$5.15 * 8 hours a day = $41.20 a day.
$41.20 * 2 days = $82.40 total.
Prices for City of Heroes, directly from their website, are:
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->1 month for $14.95
3 months for $41.85 ($13.95 per month)
6 months for $77.70 ($12.95 per month)
12 months for $143.40 ($11.95 per month)<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So it would actually be about 4 days in a minimum-wage job.
okies, lets use my cruddy job as an example then... it pays about £5.00 an hour. the fee ($15USD) roughly translates to what; £8?
each day at work I'll do around 7-9 hours (depends how my time is.)
let's do the math!!! =D
8 (fee) x 12 (months in a year) = £96
now lets divide that by my wage, and assume I average 8 hours a day.
£96 / £5 = 19.2 (hours) / 8 (hours in a workday) = 2.4
That's 2.4 days of work. Hodge gets a slightly better wage than me so I think his did actually fall under 2 days.
See, it's not as expensive as you think =D
...heck, my busspass costs £35 a month, what's £8 compared to that??? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<b>edit:</b> lol CF did the math too.. though I was just going by my job or hodges job which while aren't mininmum wage are still incredibly bad pay to be honest =/
Also, CoH DOES offer a discount if you buy in bulk though I don't remember exactly what, and even with US minimum wage calcs it comes to a measly 4 days work out of a year. That means you could work for 4 days then play CoH for the rest of the year lol <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
...gah CF showed the discounted rates. Oh wells, I should've used those for my calculations too =P
*EDIT: Gemmy gemmy gemcaeks, the annual feel, $140.40 works out roughly ?80, give or take 40p or so. At your ?5 wage, working 8 hours a day, that is exactly 2 days work. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
And this is wicked awesome. I haven't even ventured out of Skyway City/SC/KR/Boomtown/Perez yet, and they're adding new areas?
Damn.
I really need to stop dieng while I solo, it's really cramping my leveling.
CoH is one of the few MMOs I'd genuinely recommend, and I'm sure you guys know by now what I'm like about MMORPGs ^^;
Think about it... the times when you actually 'play' (ie: combat and whatnot) have a max of 32 players. The 'lobby' areas where you shop and chat are the big areas =3
wow
when is this patch coming?
Oh and what's your char name Gem.
And I'm <a href='http://www28.brinkster.com/geminosity/cohamy.jpg' target='_blank'>Amy</a> ^^
He's the blue one named Jefe that shoots ice.
(Note the In-N-Out reference)
Edit: Attaching the picture is a good first step