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evelinjones · Jan 29, 2009, 08:24 PM // 20:24

hi

is it me or are people playing less ,i find more and more guilds with 10-20 members ,some not logging on in weeks or some cases months ,are they going to other mmorpgs?,do others feel the same as me ? would it be a good idea if gw had a small monthly charge to allow more funds to go into further development ,im thinking at one time we were a direct competitor to wow ,but now wow has pulled so far ahead ,i for one want gw to catch wow and better it, so i would be in favour of said payment to give our game the much needed boost it requires and to encorage new and old players to join guildwars instead of looking elsewhere ,just a idea .

Eddie Frenzy Spam · Jan 29, 2009, 09:19 PM // 21:19

You think that by putting a monthly fee in the game GWs player base will increase?

Hahahahahahahahaha.

bartjé · Jan 29, 2009, 09:27 PM // 21:27

Dude why would you want to add a monthly fee? you think people will start playing more when they have to pay €15 a month? I am not sure but I would stop playing this game then...

Tharg · Jan 29, 2009, 09:31 PM // 21:31

There is a solution - it's called..... GW2

Xanatas · Jan 29, 2009, 10:24 PM // 22:24

lol, if Anet thought it a good idea to put up a subscription fee for GW, they could as well NOT contest Worlds.com court case against them, get a gun and blow off the top of their skulls.

I dont play GW anymore, i'm here waiting for GW2, That will stop the moment i gotta put more money in between now and then.

Karate Jesus · Jan 29, 2009, 10:28 PM // 22:28

GW is a fringe game. One of if not the primary reason many people bought and continue to play GW is because it's free. If it wasn't free, you'd lose AT LEAST half of the players.

riktw · Jan 29, 2009, 10:35 PM // 22:35

game fee, would be very lame, and there are enough guild with active members, look better

Tyla · Jan 29, 2009, 10:38 PM // 22:38

Giving it a monthly fee at this stage would just kill the game to death.

wind fire and ice · Jan 29, 2009, 10:44 PM // 22:44

what Tyla said..just no...you dont make people pay for a game there tired of playing..

Konig Des Todes · Jan 29, 2009, 11:56 PM // 23:56

If they started the game with a monthly fee, and used that to add content more frequently, then it would work. At this point, and for GW2, it would be a nail in the coffin.

evelinjones · Jan 30, 2009, 12:02 AM // 00:02

It was just a idea ,i meant only a few pounds just to give them more money to invest in the game ,making it better for us ,ofc they dont want to lose more ppl heavens knows what would happen then ,but look at other games like wow with a monthly fee where there is funds avalible to improve the game they have like 20 million customers ,so i thought we as gamers invest in our game by paying a few pounds would benifit us in the long run ,again was just a idea ,there is a saying ..you only get what you pay ,for so i guess ppl paying for wow having it improved with updates etc each wednesday morning they get a better game ,i for one prefer gw i just wish we were on par with wow again

Karate Jesus · Jan 30, 2009, 12:05 AM // 00:05

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Originally Posted by evelinjones

It was just a idea ,i meant only a few pounds just to give them more money to invest in the game ,making it better for us ,ofc they dont want to lose more ppl heavens knows what would happen then ,but look at other games like wow with a monthly fee where there is funds avalible to improve the game they have like 20 million customers ,so i thought we as gamers invest in our game by paying a few pounds would benifit us in the long run ,again was just a idea .

The problem is ANet would invest that money earned from GW into other games, not GW itself. WoW makes enough to sustain new content for itself as well as fund other Blizzard projects, GW would not be able to do that.

Even if the cost per month was minimal, I sincerely doubt we'd see any benefit in GW and we'd lose players who wouldn't want to ask their mommies and daddies for the money.

MisterB · Jan 30, 2009, 12:10 AM // 00:10

This action would result in exactly the opposite effect of it's intended goal: the future of Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, and ArenaNet would be eliminated, nearly all current players would leave, and numbers of new accounts would rapidly decrease.

edit: Why is this in concept classes?

Enon · Jan 30, 2009, 12:19 PM // 12:19

The future is in your hands. Right?

No, I don't think adding a monthly fee would make much of a difference. Decent content has to be developed which takes times. By the time there is such a decent content, GW2 beta is starting. No wait, that's a lie... (Or not?)

In all seriousness, the 'content' added has to be big and unique and completely new if I ever start paying a monthly fee.

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Originally Posted by evelinjones

you only get what you pay ,for so i guess ppl paying for wow having it improved with updates etc each wednesday morning they get a better game ,i for one prefer gw i just wish we were on par with wow again

I never played WoW myself, I did play other MMO's though, but I highly doubt there's new content added every Wednesday. Probably just bug fixes and what not. On that same note: Why would compare WoW with GW? They're pretty much completely different.

Hailey Anne · Jan 30, 2009, 08:10 PM // 20:10

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Originally Posted by Karate Jesus

Even if the cost per month was minimal, I sincerely doubt we'd see any benefit in GW and we'd lose players who wouldn't want to ask their mommies and daddies for the money.

I AM the daddy and I still wouldnt pay for this or any other game. One fee for the purchase of the game is plenty.

Spike Stritter · Jan 30, 2009, 09:55 PM // 21:55

/signed...if you pay my monthly fee

otherwise hello PS2

Lourens · Jan 31, 2009, 12:09 PM // 12:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spike Stritter

/signed...if you pay my monthly fee

otherwise hello PS2

/signed...if you pay my monthly fee

otherwise hello Xbox360*

Spike Stritter · Jan 31, 2009, 03:33 PM // 15:33

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Originally Posted by Lourens

/signed...if you pay my monthly fee

otherwise hello Xbox360*

im old school

HawkofStorms · Jan 31, 2009, 05:54 PM // 17:54

Obviously /notsigned

And to the OP. If you are depressed because your friends aren't online... make some new friends. I've known a lot of people over the course of the three years I've been on this game. But sometimes people just move on to other things. Depressing, yes. But the best solution if you are a social gamer is to meet people who are playing, not try to come up with convoluted solutions to drag people back.

warrior running · Jan 31, 2009, 06:08 PM // 18:08

notsigned no one would play gw if u had to pay casue honestly gw is not all that great