Yes, I am laughing right now because lifetime subscriptions to MMORPG's are really funny. It seems to be the latest trend for MMORPG's to offer lifetime subscriptions to their games. Are there really any benefits that make it worth the $250?
I think I would rather enjoy fifty cups of coffee at Starbucks than pay that kind of money for a lifetime subscription to any MMORPG. I have read on many blogs about players doing it. The reasons they give make no sense to me.
I read that one player says they don't log in enough to pay a monthly subscription. Okay than why even play the game? If you play a game less than 10 hours a month I don't see how a lifetime subscription to a MMORPG is better than paying a monthly subscription when you can cancel whenever, and save money. If you only have ten hours available to play a game I suggest you log off your computer right now, and buy yourself a PS3, Xbox, or a Wii instead.
Another player stated that when they subscribe for just a month they feel obligated to devote all their gaming time to that game for the month. If that is their logic than how does paying a lifetime subscription to a MMORPG not make you obligated for life to play that game? Would you rather feel like you are married to a game, or single and play multiple games?
This other player talked about it pays for itself in less than two years. What if you buy the lifetime subscription, and three months later you hate the game? You would have to play the game for three or four years to come out financially ahead. In that amount of time you will probably be lured to another MMORPG with better graphics, better gameplay, and etc. Would you make a lifetime commitment after dating someone for a few days? Probably not so why would you do it for a MMORPG?
Even this other player did it for the extra race they could play. Isn't that almost like a RMT? You are paying some gaming company $250 to play one certain race in a MMORPG. What are you smoking? It is probably the same player who complains about paying $10 for a name, faction, or server change even though they are paying ten times that amount to play some special class.
What if the MMORPG closes down after a year or two? Would you be happy?
I can see doing a lifetime subscription to a MMORPG if there were real benefits. Give me double xp, alts that start at level 25, expansions half price, other game titles discounted, any MMORPG made by them included, or something that feels like I am receiving my $250 worth.
What do you think about lifetime subscriptions to MMORPG's?
