The only thing that will keep me from investing in Planetside 2

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So far, I found Planetside 2 to be quite fun. In fact, the only thing that will be keeping me from investing my money into Planetside 2 is the same thing that has kept me from going back to Everquest 2 and Vanguard, the monthly subscription tier.

I will never pay a monthly fee for a game, ever, but I always spend money in the cash shops of games I enjoy. This extra tier of player SOE has created with the monthly fee in their games is repugnant to me.

At this point, I am just not sure about Planetside 2. As I said, I have completely written off Everquest 2 and Vanguard, as well as Everquest 1 because of their monthly fees giving access to things that should be available to everyone. No one should be limited to what gear they can equip and how much currency they can have.

I may play PS2 for a little while after release, but I doubt I will pay money. I just won't see myself sticking around. Especially if that involves sitting in a queue I normally wouldn't be sitting in. Right now there are just too many games competing for my time and money and many of those have better f2p models.