Hellgate: London Impressions

January 8, 2007 6:39 PM

Also at GameSpot this evening is their latest Hellgate: London preview, offering brief impressions from the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show.

Maarten Goldstein

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PenicillinX57

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January 8, 2007 7:30 PM

Well that confirms it. The multiplayer is going to be subscription based.

There are both ups and downs to this. The subscription fee keeps a lot of the kiddies away. And it gives a lot of incentive for the devs to continually update the game with new content.

On the downside, though, it makes the game less casual friendly-- a move away from the Guild Wars / Diablo mold. Plus, it means the game could turn into a giant hamsterwheel grind, just to keep people paying.

Please don't screw this up, Bill!
- pillzer
  
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  January 8, 2007 8:12 PM
  
  That's a risky move (and one that'll piss off many people)
- bcyde
  
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  January 8, 2007 9:11 PM
  
  I don't doubt this game will rock, but I'm done with subscription based games :(.
- ikonoklast86
  
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  January 8, 2007 11:15 PM
  
  "The subscription fee keeps a lot of the kiddies away"
  
  More or less: The really obnoxious kids whose parents will get them anything still get to come and annoy us.
  
  Was looking forward to this game but, subscription fees kinda suck. I hate that I'm throwing away 15 bucks a month for WoW.
- nurikabe
  
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  January 8, 2007 11:42 PM
  
  Subscription? :( :( :(
  
  I was really looking forward to this game, but not anymore unless it's really cheap.
  - code-e255
    
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    January 9, 2007 6:52 AM
    
    Yeah, I'm also not too excited about this game anymore thanks to hearing "subscription"... :(
- node
  
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  January 9, 2007 6:49 AM
  
  I hate subscription. I don't mind paying at all, but the fact that I might not play for weeks, or want to go back to it for a bit years down the line, is really hampered by this, it's an annoying extra step. It applies pressure to get your money's worth and I don't like that.