You won't pay, but the 250,000 people that pay $9.95+ a month to EQ and other online MMORPG's do.. I suspect, even if it costs then 1/2 of their audience.. it would be worth the while.
And yes you will pay - or you will have to sacrifice the right to demand 'server patches, client patches, security patches' 4+ years after the product has been released! The one time fee we have paid to date has carried /very/ far. in my opinion of course ;) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ooks Server" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Pay to play response from Gabe Newell. (?) > Who will pay $9.95 a month for Half-Life 2 and related content? I sure as > hell won't. They had better walk softly here, or they are going to loose a > lot of customers. I predict that their monthly fee based plan is going to be > an absolute flop unless they can come out with some seriously kick butt > content. And what will they come out with? HL2? CS2? TFC2? Historically, CS > and TFC were free downloads once you purchased HL. They could probably sell > CS2 and it would be quite sucessfull based on how CS was. TFC2 would > likewise be a hit, even though TFC seems to have been abandoned. But are > those worth a recurring $9.95 fee? (probably not). > > They are treading on thin ice...... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 1:22 PM > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Pay to play response from Gabe Newell. (?) > > > > It's definitely real, Gabe has confirmed multiple times. > > Before anyone freaks out, no, you won't be forced to 'subscribe' to Valve. > Subscription is an option to rent games you would normally have to buy in > the store. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
