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Zeraph · 12-31-2009, 01:24 PM

I don't get what you're saying Cyn, that only supports my point

Gyms do do the same thing for the most part and are just as much of a ripoff. Except people don't show up 24/7 so I fail to see how that has anything to do with the subject. If people did start showing up more then they'd change their business model to reflect it and become more profitable. It almost feels like you guys don't see them as a business. Upgrading hardware also attracts new people to the game to an extent, but yes, that is a point, that would be an additional upkeep cost. Still not seeing the total cost though. Server hardware has also gone down a lot since the days of EQ.

In general you can't argue a company is doing something out of kindness or "quality," it is always for profit margins, don't kid yourself. The bigger the company, the better they are at doing it (and hiding it). The question is if those margins are reasonable. When something dominates and gets out of hand and inches toward the monopoly side of things we get things like Windows and I really really don't want to see a homogenized gaming culture.

12-31-2009, 01:24 PM	#103 (permalink)
Zeraph Banned Location: The Cosmos	I don't get what you're saying Cyn, that only supports my point Gyms do do the same thing for the most part and are just as much of a ripoff. Except people don't show up 24/7 so I fail to see how that has anything to do with the subject. If people did start showing up more then they'd change their business model to reflect it and become more profitable. It almost feels like you guys don't see them as a business. Upgrading hardware also attracts new people to the game to an extent, but yes, that is a point, that would be an additional upkeep cost. Still not seeing the total cost though. Server hardware has also gone down a lot since the days of EQ. In general you can't argue a company is doing something out of kindness or "quality," it is always for profit margins, don't kid yourself. The bigger the company, the better they are at doing it (and hiding it). The question is if those margins are reasonable. When something dominates and gets out of hand and inches toward the monopoly side of things we get things like Windows and I really really don't want to see a homogenized gaming culture.