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Re:A Critical Analysis of the Subscription Economy by jonny_eh on Friday July 14, 2017 @03:16PM (#14772416)
If you play World of Warcraft for 20 years, it's easily worth $3600, especially paid out in monthly installments.
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Re:A Critical Analysis of the Subscription Economy by Houshalter on Friday July 14, 2017 @03:32PM (#14772522)
Perhaps, I'm just comparing the cost to other games. If you buy a normal game you own it forever. If you wanted to go into debt and pay for a $60 game in unending monthly installments, you'd only need to pay 25 cents a month.
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Re:A Critical Analysis of the Subscription Economy by TheHegemon on Friday July 14, 2017 @06:56PM (#14773866)
Except that with a normal game you don't expect to be able to play online with other people on a server you don't personally own.
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Re:A Critical Analysis of the Subscription Economy by Houshalter on Friday July 14, 2017 @09:50PM (#14774596)
It's pretty common for games to support multiplayer these days. Many popular games are multiplayer only.
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