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But why do you guys think they deserve the $15 a month? I'm not saying its not worth $15 a month to an individual (since it often is, myself included) but I don't see how its possible that costs are still that high per month.
The math is pretty easy to do for total sum. Anyone know the current subscription number blizzard has? Pretty sure its in the millions per month. Where is all that money going? Programmers don't cost millions to pay. Bandwidth doesn't. I can't prove it but I have a feeling $15 is a total ripoff.
I remember when, it was either EQ2 or WoW was in beta and they were considering going below 12.99 a month (the current cost of EQ1 at the time) but decided to go with 15 a month once they each heard the other was willing (I think they made a deal behind closed doors). If they were considering less and still wanting to see a profit, I can't see it costing more than $10 a month. Probably more in the ballpark of 6-8$.
Especially when one considers all the free MMORPGs out there that still make a profit when only like 30% of the player base is paying for cash shop items.
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