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Old 06-10-2010, 07:24 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Lasereth View Post
I see nothing wrong with them adding pay for services. A lot of the services are amazing features, really. I wish they were in the game when I played WoW.
I remember when I was tired of looking at my character thinking, "I'd like to change my hairstyle, I'd pay $10 to do that."

A lot of these monetizations are not just thoughtless money grabs. Many of them are based on something that wasn't available when gaming was in it's infancy... the internet connection: blogs, forums, chats, and other direct feedback. They took information from the best players and consumers and listened to them. Are they still doing that? I'm not 100% sure, but I cannot today think of ANY single company that is shareholder driven that holds to their founding principles.
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