Originally posted by KrisV
You're paying for the internet connection anyway, because no one can afford both the subscription and pay European dial-up costs, even if POL were $9.95 a month.
Oh, you're paying for both at the same time? That's cool...
Though, if you were using cable (to get a faster connection), you'd still be paying for it, right (PLUS the $9.95 a month)? Unless I did not exactly get what you were trying to say woth "dial-up" cost...
The hardcore fans would be the only ones left, making the game far more enjoyable. And that's the whole point. The question is, of course, if there'd be enough hardcore players for them to still make a profit. <G> But we're not really serious about this anyhow.
Well... I think non-HC players are essential anyway... they contribute to the richness of the game...
Every universe is made of "serious", "important", "unimportant", and "stupid" people... diversity makes the world so great, don't you agree? (above making EA more rich, with their $9.95 a month... <G> )
I'm interested to see how upcoming sci-fi MMPRPG's will do.
http://www.anarchy-online.com is one I have my eye on.
http://www.starwarsgalaxies.com too, though you can be sure that one will do well.
No doubts, no doubts.... Star Wars Galaxies will have a huge success... just look at the millions of fans throughout the world... the problem of customers would not even exist...
Perhaps... a Wing Commander RPG would be quite successful... à la Diablo...
You'd play a character looking for adventure, not necessarily a pilot, but you'd start with a small vessel, that you would "pilot" or move around like in Diablo... with the mouse...
And forget about the combat sim, the game would be in 2D "seen" from above... like Starcraft for example...
For the fights, you'd "click and fire"... you'd land on planets to load up goods or complete "quests"...
In the end, you could even get a small fleet... :cool
Or a spy ship to infiltrate Kilrah...
An idea that requires some thought, but it could work out fine... don't you guys think?
[Edited by mpanty on 05-25-2001 at 18:32]