FFXI Online Only, the price.

Digi_Tilmitt

It been anounced that FFXI will be online only and I be a wanderin how will they chaarge us as regards online gaming. Will we have to pay a monthly fee and phone calls?

Funky

cooel sounds good , any idea what itll look like?
EQ , UO LOM what?

Hobbes

Monthly fee tends to be around $9.99.

However more recent games like Anarchy online +WWII Online have charged more, up to $15 a month. Of course these games were total and utter sh!te so I would guess the people who buy future games are going to be a bit more wary.

I wouldn't pay more then $10 a month, that's for sure.

Digi_Tilmitt

I don't think I'll buy it if you have to pay for the calls and the monthly fee.

Funky

um so the games company should pay for your phone calls while you play for just $10 ?

Digi_Tilmitt

Originally posted by Funky
um so the games company should pay for your phone calls while you play for just $10 ?

Even at that rate, the amount of money you would pay over the years is quite a lot. Plus what about young ppl who could barely afford that, very unfair of Sony and Squaresoft.

Funky

Originally posted by Digi_Tilmitt


Even at that rate, the amount of money you would pay over the years is quite a lot. Plus what about young ppl who could barely afford that, very unfair of Sony and Squaresoft.

well the games companies paying for our phone bills is quite laughable imo , its free internet for $10 or so a month :rolleyes:

SickBoy

I think its a disgrace that Squaresoft/Sony are releasing this game as online only! Why can't they release the game and also have an online feature for those that want to avail of it. Its bad enough shelling out close to £60 for a game(PSX/PS2) but having to pay extra to play it is almost like permanently renting it. I love the FF series but I can't see myself buying this one

Digi_Tilmitt

Originally posted by SickBoy
I think its a disgrace that Squaresoft/Sony are releasing this game as online only! Why can't they release the game and also have an online feature for those that want to avail of it. Its bad enough shelling out close to £60 for a game(PSX/PS2) but having to pay extra to play it is almost like permanently renting it. I love the FF series but I can't see myself buying this one

I worship FF too, but I won't stand for this.

Rev Hellfire

You havent seen phone bills until you've played a mmrpg
Welcome to a world of pain.

Funky

i used to play UO on nolimits but alas thats gone

DrunkLeprachaun

Originally posted by SickBoy
I think its a disgrace that Squaresoft/Sony are releasing this game as online only! Why can't they release the game and also have an online feature for those that want to avail of it. Its bad enough shelling out close to £60 for a game(PSX/PS2) but having to pay extra to play it is almost like permanently renting it. I love the FF series but I can't see myself buying this one

It's not just a multiplayer game, it's a mmorpg. If it's anything like any of the other ones, it wouldn't work at all with just 1 player. I'm a bit pissed that it's a mmorpg asweel, but maybe they'll follow Phantasy Star Online's example, and have no monthly fee(don't get your hopes up, we're talking about sony).

Digi_Tilmitt

They should make the calls free, it takes the entire fun out of it knowing that for every 60 seconds of joy there is an equall but opposite amount of pain when the phone bill arives.