Poll: What turns you off about MMOs?

[mokes310]

Monthly fee and you forgot to mention it, but the time commitment. I just don't have the time to sink into a MMO.

 

[YouBecame]

The Fees and what it does to people.

 

[Cinnonym]

There really needs to be an all-of-the-above option.

 

[socialmenace42]

There really needs to be an all-of-the-above option.

Seconded.

 

[Marowit]

I like MMOs, I really do, but I refuse to pay an extra $15 a month on top of the game's cost to play the damn thing. I kinda like the idea of lifetime subscriptions, but I'm not paying $300 for a game, ever. Thus I do not play MMOs.

Oh, and don't give me that "it pays for the servers and added content" shit. I get it, they have an excuse to charge for it, that doesn't make it worth the money.

It's interesting. I play a MMO, because it saves me sooooooooo much money. Seriously. Over the last 5 years I've played WoW I've paid for 3 xpacs ($150.00), and $15.00/month (~$900.00) so $1050 total for 5 years of gaming.

If I bought only 5 console games a year (which is a pretty conservative) over 5 years I'd spend $1,500.00...I'd be willing to bet most people easily buy double that number of console/pc games simply because their not perpetual/evolving with updates (Just in WoTLK we've received 4 ---8 if you include hard modes--- raids, Ulduar through Ruby Sanctum).

Now, I'm not saying the sub fee isn't a valid argument I just know MMOs save me money when I look at the total picture.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Damn, you guys are a bunch of fearmongers.

I've been playing MMOs for decades and I've had a fun time for less money than you've outlaid on some of the War shooters. I've met some great people, had a fun time, ignored a lot of grind and generally had a great time.

ALL the above points I poo-poo.

 

[V8 Ninja]

Basically all of them.

 

[Tartarga]

Those damn suspription fees. If it weren't for those I would have accounts on like 50 different mmos right now.

 

[JoshGod]

all of the options (excluding i like mmo)
my biggest hatred is for its people.

 

[Shynobee]

The money. seriously, I'd rather have like, a one time payment of $100 or something than keep on getting nickle and dimed to death.

 

[IncindiaryPickle]

Probably the time you are obliged to dedicate to it, at least for a monthly fee.
My friend plays a lot of WoW, but I don't really se the appeal as opposed to other games.

 

[MadBlueWinnie]

I have nothing against the games themselves, but to what they turn people into is just wrong, usually giving a bad impression on non-gamers about the gaming industry and gaming as an activity. Most MMO games will:
- Socially neglect others
- Have disrupted sleeping patterns
- Enjoy terrible health and eating habits
- Lack personal hygene
- Experience a decline in social skills like body language. etc etc

(Im not stereotyping, but i known a number of people who play MMO's and they ALL characterise one or more of these points!!)

Thus I will never play an MMO.

 

[MadBlueWinnie]

(sorry double post)

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

I like MMOs, I really do, but I refuse to pay an extra $15 a month on top of the game's cost to play the damn thing. I kinda like the idea of lifetime subscriptions, but I'm not paying $300 for a game, ever. Thus I do not play MMOs.

Oh, and don't give me that "it pays for the servers and added content" shit. I get it, they have an excuse to charge for it, that doesn't make it worth the money.

It's interesting. I play a MMO, because it saves me sooooooooo much money. Seriously. Over the last 5 years I've played WoW I've paid for 3 xpacs ($150.00), and $15.00/month (~$900.00) so $1050 total for 5 years of gaming.

If I bought only 5 console games a year (which is a pretty conservative) over 5 years I'd spend $1,500.00...I'd be willing to bet most people easily buy double that number of console/pc games simply because their not perpetual/evolving with updates (Just in WoTLK we've received 4 ---8 if you include hard modes--- raids, Ulduar through Ruby Sanctum).

Now, I'm not saying the sub fee isn't a valid argument I just know MMOs save me money when I look at the total picture.

the only problem is that your playing the same freaking game. me personally, and obviously alot of people on here, thats just not enough, if i wanna play the same game that much and have that many quests, i can easily play oblivion/fallout 3/morrowind, so why would i pay for 2/3 the price of normal gaming for one game when i can enjoy an abbundance of games like i love to do. so the price for it still sucks dick to me and alot of other people.

if that game had JUST dlc, and not stupid subscription fees, you'd have pocketed probably an extra 850 dollars or so by now, which is utter crap and i dont want to have to pay for that, for stupid little updates that most companies give out for free or they are so small they hardly make any difference.

 

[luckshot]

the menial quests and lack of a consistent story, it seems that whatever you do changes nothing...and when changes do occur they have little or nothing to do with your actions

 

[Chipperz]

I love MMOGs.

I hate the people who go out of their way to slag them off, because it's really, really pathetic.

 

[Metal Brother]

I don't like monthly payments for anything, so that is a show-stopper for me. Also, in order to get the most from the game, you basically need to give up on your real life, which also doesn't work...

 

[Marowit]

I like MMOs, I really do, but I refuse to pay an extra $15 a month on top of the game's cost to play the damn thing. I kinda like the idea of lifetime subscriptions, but I'm not paying $300 for a game, ever. Thus I do not play MMOs.

Oh, and don't give me that "it pays for the servers and added content" shit. I get it, they have an excuse to charge for it, that doesn't make it worth the money.

It's interesting. I play a MMO, because it saves me sooooooooo much money. Seriously. Over the last 5 years I've played WoW I've paid for 3 xpacs ($150.00), and $15.00/month (~$900.00) so $1050 total for 5 years of gaming.

If I bought only 5 console games a year (which is a pretty conservative) over 5 years I'd spend $1,500.00...I'd be willing to bet most people easily buy double that number of console/pc games simply because their not perpetual/evolving with updates (Just in WoTLK we've received 4 ---8 if you include hard modes--- raids, Ulduar through Ruby Sanctum).

Now, I'm not saying the sub fee isn't a valid argument I just know MMOs save me money when I look at the total picture.

the only problem is that your playing the same freaking game. me personally, and obviously alot of people on here, thats just not enough, if i wanna play the same game that much and have that many quests, i can easily play oblivion/fallout 3/morrowind, so why would i pay for 2/3 the price of normal gaming for one game when i can enjoy an abbundance of games like i love to do. so the price for it still sucks dick to me and alot of other people.

if that game had JUST dlc, and not stupid subscription fees, you'd have pocketed probably an extra 850 dollars or so by now, which is utter crap and i dont want to have to pay for that, for stupid little updates that most companies give out for free or they are so small they hardly make any difference.

Ah see, I like the social component that MMOs provide. I've played the Bethesda games, and every time I played them it just felt so isolating which made me lose interest after the first play through. Having the different story-threads weaved through the various zones, many of which I have still yet to level through, keeps the game pretty varied and feeling new-ish the three-times I've leveled through the content.

As for updates, obviously the addition of full-raids and 5-man dungeon content being considered 'stupid little updates' is your personal opinion. But, I've found I spend more time with them than the first two DLC's for Fallout 3. Again though, that may be the social component.

As I've said before, when it comes down to dollars and cents WoW is just cheaper for me, even though it has the $15.00 subscription - I just get more bang for my buck.