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esthetic · Sep 06, 2012, 07:18 PM // 19:18

Was wondering how many of you GW1 fans would pay to play GW1 if they kept a full time staff on and made the future content upgrades and what not.

If so how much per month?

I have a feeling that no one would pay for somthing that had been free before... but was curious. I would pay like $5.00-$10.00 a month if they maintained everything and kept it going.

Thrilla Killa · Sep 06, 2012, 08:28 PM // 20:28

uh no. The game being free was the main reason why i bought it. If theres a fee, i'll for sure be gone.

ectogasm · Sep 06, 2012, 08:57 PM // 20:57

This is a solution in search of a problem. And it's not really a solution either. Anet has no plans to shut down GW and there are marketing reasons not to. Additionally, if they want to monetize new content for GW they already have an existing channel for that, the shop. The subscription model has failed almost every other MMO, so your thinking runs counter to the direction that the entire industry has been going, and is likely to do more harm than good.

king cougor · Sep 06, 2012, 09:00 PM // 21:00

If they continued to release new content, maybe even a new campaign??

I Would for sure, probably like $5. But this would NEVER HAPPEN because it could draw more people away from gw2. And gw2 is what they really want everyone to play. I really dont think anet gives 2 craps about guildwars1 anymore, its become a flashback quest for gw2 where all anyone does anymore is grind HoM for stuff for their gw2 accounts..

Andemius · Sep 06, 2012, 09:11 PM // 21:11

GW was never made to be subscription based, and that's why it succeeded. Full support team or otherwise, subscriptions would just cause nearly everyone left to leave.

Since this'll never happen, I put to you the hypothetical question, Why would you pay to play GW1 when you can play GW2 for free?

Linksys · Sep 06, 2012, 09:18 PM // 21:18

"Why would you pay to play GW1 when you can play GW2 for free?"

Some people may like GW1 so much more than GW2 that, if GW1 became subscription based, they may be willing to pay to play it. Then again, some people may say things like "I hate GW2 so much that I'd rather pay to play GW1 than play GW2 for free", but if it later happens, they actually won't.

Anet/NC Soft could pull a really d*** move and make new GW1 content that requires a linked GW2 account, for storyline or other reasons. Content that costs a real money fee and done to try to get people to get GW 2. Maybe a major content update. I'm sure they wouldn't really do that. I hope. Not insinuating that they would.

Andemius · Sep 06, 2012, 09:43 PM // 21:43

Whether you prefer it or otherwise, paying subs to play a game which is to all intents and purposes very quiet, but also has a new F2P successor is plain stupidity.

Even if there was a full support team and new events, that fact that GW1 is sub free is why I play it. If it had ANY type of subscription, I would not have picked it up.

Tundra · Sep 06, 2012, 10:05 PM // 22:05

some 30 Euros/$ a year would be still ok, if they would continue by adding new content, missions, areas, weapons etc to the game regularly.. but since its not going to happen, why bother. Its the same game as it was before. People are still playing either for titles or for the game. yesterday i realised that there is no point of worrying. people who like it will still play it and who dont will leave it and Anet is not going to do anything to get the leavers back. so why bother and worry

just enjoy gw1 while it lasts.

Linksys · Sep 06, 2012, 10:05 PM // 22:05

"Even if there was a full support team and new events, that fact that GW1 is sub free is why I play it. If it had ANY type of subscription, I would not have picked it up. "

That's a point you had that I was going to comment on, but forgot. That point is completely valid and I do agree. GW started as an alternative to World of Warcraft and people ate it up initially because there were no monthly fees. And there would be people who will feel betrayed if that changed.

**cosyfiep** · Sep 06, 2012, 10:33 PM // 22:33

I already PAID for it, why would I pay again? (also have done many micro-transactions).

so NO!
just leave it as it is. (though would like to see the 'live team' come back and finish the projects they started).

Mintha Syl · Sep 06, 2012, 11:00 PM // 23:00

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Originally Posted by Andemius

GW was never made to be subscription based, and that's why it succeeded. Full support team or otherwise, subscriptions would just cause nearly everyone left to leave.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andemius

Even if there was a full support team and new events, that fact that GW1 is sub free is why I play it. If it had ANY type of subscription, I would not have picked it up.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosyfiep

I already PAID for it, why would I pay again? (also have done many micro-transactions).

I quote those cause they pretty much resume my thoughts.

Bad idea, bad idea.

Linksys · Sep 06, 2012, 11:07 PM // 23:07

I agree and I'm not saying that to tow the line. When I said that some people would pay more to play GW1 over playing GW2, I wasn't saying that I would do that. I just figure some people dislike GW2 to the point of being willing to pay more to play GW1 if they had to.

drowze · Sep 07, 2012, 12:47 AM // 00:47

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Originally Posted by cosyfiep

I already PAID for it, why would I pay again? (also have done many micro-transactions).

so NO!
just leave it as it is. (though would like to see the 'live team' come back and finish the projects they started).

What Cosy said (except for the many micro-transactions ><)

Andemius · Sep 07, 2012, 01:21 AM // 01:21

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Originally Posted by Linksys

I agree and I'm not saying that to tow the line. When I said that some people would pay more to play GW1 over playing GW2, I wasn't saying that I would do that. I just figure some people dislike GW2 to the point of being willing to pay more to play GW1 if they had to.

Yep, each to their own and everything, but imo people who go "I hate GW2, I'll never play it again" after it's been live for like 10 days are just overreacting.

I don't figure why you'd pay a sub for GW1, especially at this late stage, when GW2 and other games are sub free.

Cuilan · Sep 07, 2012, 01:24 AM // 01:24

One of the things that attracted me to the game was the lack of a monthly fee, but with that said I'd be willing to pay for new content and better staffing whatever way I could.

Linksys · Sep 07, 2012, 05:03 AM // 05:03

As much as some people would pay more to play GW1, especially for major additional content, I'm sure if they started a monthly fee then most GW1 gamers would say bye bye. In fact it's obvious that most would, especially those who faded away and don't give GW much thought if any anymore. They would just let their GW accounts get locked down or whatever.

Imagine if Apple bought out NC Soft and Arena Net and tried to make changes to Guild Wars to 'hip it up.' And they required monthly fees and those who decide to decline don't just get their accounts locked down. Their accounts and everything gets terminated like none of it ever happened. Only good thing would be that they'd make a version of the GW program for Mac computers. Makes me glad that NC/Arena didn't sell itself to a company like Apple.

godis · Sep 07, 2012, 06:20 AM // 06:20

I would however pay for another expansion !

Mintha Syl · Sep 07, 2012, 08:13 AM // 08:13

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Originally Posted by godis

I would however pay for another expansion !

Yeah that's a totally different story. One time payment like we did for the rest of the game previosuly has all another sense. But they stopped doing that so...

headlesshobbs · Sep 07, 2012, 08:26 AM // 08:26

I really don't know why anyone in their right mind would suggest forcing a game through a subscription model. Most MMO's are going free to play, but if you were to pressure one to go from the promise "pay once, play forever" into monthly fees, you just committed marketing suicide.

None of us who play GW would ever go with that. Also if anyone thinks the lack of funds were what's killing support, remember they put all their effort into GW2 well before it was even ready to hit beta. They made the choice, the fault is all theirs, nothing more.

Highlander Of Alba · Sep 07, 2012, 09:20 AM // 09:20

As I also have many Alts no way would pay for something thats always been free.

If you like to pay a sub have a look at Blade and Soul the other game coming your way from NCsoft that on a sub.