World of Warcraft

[Dozer]

Like I said youre deluded.

How, exactly, does disagreeing with you equal delusion? Or are you just trolling? Whatever, I'm not touching that one.

But it takes a certain lack of perspective and sense to think such a game could be free or nearly free.

No game is "free or nearly free" - you're paying $50 for it (if it's new). If, as you say, ten thousand people are on at one time, then i'll assume that about ten times that actually own the game. So one hundred thousand people pay $50, that is 5 million dollars. I realize that alot of this goes to distributors and stores and the like, but i think a persistant world can be maintained without a monthly charge.


If you don't believe me that can and is being done, take a look at http://www.guildwars.com/ This is a MMORPG with an emphasis on PvP and clan-warring. I'll quote from the FAQ:

Q: Will there be a monthly fee for Guild Wars?

A:  Although we are determining the final business model, there will be no monthly charge to play Guild Wars in North America; in Asia and most areas of the world, a variety of options will be offered using NCsoft?s existing infrastructure.