Kumomeme
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those who 'complaint' about monthly subscription base think it like this:
to make good content need money and time. there is no free stuff in this word. there always a catch. devs always need recoup their cost. ever wonder why those f2p game end up with microtransaction grab to the point some of it become p2w?all to cover the cost elsewhere. not just for patch content but also for maintaing server and stuff. some game even end up needed player to spend their money on those shop for better looking and even better stats gear/item because the developers need the money.
while monthly subs no need rely on microtransaction grab. developers no need to held good looking and stats gear in game. infact for FFXIV the microtransaction shop merely for cosmetic and optional. you can play whole game without spend any cent toward the shop because there is tons of good stats and cool looking item(gear, mounts, minion etc) in the game.
monthly subs guarantee steadly budget flow which is can guarantee steady stream of content(some other game even experiencing months of dry content). devs still human nobody gonna do new contents, making asset, new music etc for free. the operation not running by its own. one of reason why game like FFXIV can continuously stream quality content is due to this.
Well wow situation today they more focused to keep player subbed with those time gated content while ffxiv didnt do that. thats more problem with blizzard itself. they no need to do that at first place.
p2w, monthly subs, gacha etc all bussiness model has pro and cons. nothing 'free' in this world especially good stuff.
to make good content need money and time. there is no free stuff in this word. there always a catch. devs always need recoup their cost. ever wonder why those f2p game end up with microtransaction grab to the point some of it become p2w?all to cover the cost elsewhere. not just for patch content but also for maintaing server and stuff. some game even end up needed player to spend their money on those shop for better looking and even better stats gear/item because the developers need the money.
while monthly subs no need rely on microtransaction grab. developers no need to held good looking and stats gear in game. infact for FFXIV the microtransaction shop merely for cosmetic and optional. you can play whole game without spend any cent toward the shop because there is tons of good stats and cool looking item(gear, mounts, minion etc) in the game.
monthly subs guarantee steadly budget flow which is can guarantee steady stream of content(some other game even experiencing months of dry content). devs still human nobody gonna do new contents, making asset, new music etc for free. the operation not running by its own. one of reason why game like FFXIV can continuously stream quality content is due to this.
Well wow situation today they more focused to keep player subbed with those time gated content while ffxiv didnt do that. thats more problem with blizzard itself. they no need to do that at first place.
p2w, monthly subs, gacha etc all bussiness model has pro and cons. nothing 'free' in this world especially good stuff.
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