109498-i-feel-ws-is-going-to-follow-gw2

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First 6 months of WoW = 5 5man dungeons, 1 40 man raid (Molten Core) and no pvp


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I hope it doesn't go that bad, at this point though... Suggestion 1.  Go b2p 2.  Lose the mandatory sub through CREDD/Credit card, make CREDD or paying a sub raise allowed amount of EG's a week, and other additional account perks/gains like currency, renown, & prestige all account wide, additional character slots, XP gains, boomboxes, etc...it would be nice to see some unique perks from Carbine w/o all the walls SWTOR does. Perks for a sub, no walls for not having one. 3. Add all the services players want, services>cash shop Good Content doesn't get nerf'd W* becomes more accessible to new players, while bringing back players that have quit. Revenue from: B2p, CREDD, sub, Server transfers, Faction/sex/appearance/race change, Xpacs Bad Ncsoft may choose to add a cash shop taking resources away from the actual game.


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{| style="width: 100%;" If Carbine had the same amount of success Arenanet had with GW2, we'd have pics of Gaffer diving into piles of money like Scrooge McDuck. If only.

The thing is, I do agree that's a good number to finish your first round of in-game additions on and that, yes, all MMOs go through these growing pains. However, there are a lot more polished theme parks that Carbine is competing with now than Blizzard was competing with ten years ago, and a good many of them aren't charging you a monthly sub. Some aren't even charging a box price. Wildstar has to fight in 2014's market, not 2004's.

NCSoft's previous history has been F2P: City of Heroes (with the VIP hybrid), Lineage 2, and Aion. Guild Wars 2 is the odd B2P duck, but Arenanet holds a fair bit of independence. If Wildstar gives up the sub goose, it'll depend if Carbine gets the Anet treatment or gets hoovered into the NCSoft hivemind. As for the down-side, well, players already are leaving with no vested interest in the game. They're just not as eager to come back.

I don't know about your gut, but mine feels like its carrying a spare tire.


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