How much money have YOU spent on SOE games/subs over the years? - Page 2

Trafalgar · 2012-07-01, 08:45 PM

$0. I've never really trusted Sony enough to buy a PS3, and I have this impression that they only make PS3 games and MMOs.

As for MMOs, I just don't subscribe to those because for the most part, I don't enjoy the genre as it tends to be grindy, repetitive, and lacking in story (and when it has story, it makes no sense - for example WoW, where every player has the exact same quests from the exact same NPCs, as if they haven't already been done).

I have played DCUO a bit, but I'm not really invested in it enough to want to buy stuff from their store. I think I have a level 10-15 character, and another lower level than that, and only rarely log in, when I feel like playing something with superheroes in it whose plot feels exciting-ish instead of boring and terrible (Cough City of Heroes cough, which I tried for... two days before quitting because of the awful plot/quests - although the teleport power and call-your-questgiver-instead-of-returning mechanics were nice).

I look forward to PlanetSide 2 in the hopes that it will be different from every other MMO I have tried.

(I have not tried Tribes Ascend. I read the TOS/EULA, said "What. I [can't|won't] agree to this," and shrugged because I had no expectation that I would even enjoy a game whose entire premise is Whoever-Has-The-Fastest-Reaction-Speed-And-Aimbot-Wins)

Stew · 2012-07-01, 08:55 PM

Little less than 1000 $ planetside 1 and ever quest mostly

Captain1nsaneo · 2012-07-01, 08:55 PM

...$2000

That's just Planetside.

Luieburger · 2012-07-01, 09:14 PM

Original game cost + (monthly fee x months played) = total.

I played everquest for about 3 months back when it was only $10 a month. Quit when they popped it up to $12 a month.

$30 + ($10 x 3) = $60

Then I played SWG for 6 months before finding that there is no end game.
$45 + ($15 x 6) = $135

And... there you go. A grand total of $195.

We'll see if PS2's premium features/content can pull more out of me than that.

Arkaiden · 2012-07-01, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by capiqu

was it 50.00 + (13.00x12)9 = X ?

More like Everquest from 2000 to 2009, EQ2 for 3 months, PS1 for ~1.5 years.

Forgot to average out the sub cost though, so probably more around $1600.

Noivad · 2012-07-01, 10:04 PM

2 planetside game boxes in feb 2004 1for me 1 for wife.
2 planetside core combat boxes 1 for me 1 for wife - they gave it away 3 months later to everyone for free.
2 accounts 1 for me - 1 for wife $360 per year.
Way over $1500.00 - but a happy wife makes it worth it.

GreatMazinkaise · 2012-07-01, 10:08 PM

No idea, but probably less than I'll spend on PS2 if it turns out to be decent. I'm excited now, but my expectations can be easily crushed by an inferior product. It's still bound to have a longer shelf life than T:A has had.

Vydofnir · 2012-07-02, 12:02 AM

I've never purchased a single SOE product, nor have I ever even played one of their games. That probably wouldn't be likely to change any time soon if it wasn't for PS2 and its F2P model. They want to make an incredible game and give it to me for free, so now I want to give them a bunch of my money. It's a truly brilliant business model.

TheApoc · 2012-07-02, 12:05 AM

prob 4 or 5 hundred in station passes over the years.

Astrok · 2012-07-02, 02:14 AM

i paid around 500/700 to soe for ps1.

i did have a time i had a ps1 sub and a other game sub called ww2:battleground europe.

i liked that more after playing ps1 for a few years and stopped ps1 and kept playing battleground europe.

sumo · 2012-07-02, 02:45 AM

0$. but PS2 could change that if they make a decent FPS game.

Sardus · 2012-07-02, 02:52 AM

I don't even want to think about it >.> probably in the several thousands. 12 mo/year * $15/mo * 9 year = $1,620

I also played some EQ2, Star Wars, and EQ1 on the side.. hell.. even a month of that other failed RPG I forget the name.

SniperSteve · 2012-07-02, 06:04 AM

over $500.

EVILoHOMER · 2012-07-02, 06:57 AM

I haven't subscribed to an SOE game since Nov 15th 2005 so not very much for me. I'm also not the kinda gamer who will generally play a game for years as I get bored and move on. I generally play an MMO I like for a month or two and then quit and come back a year later. There's just lots of other games to play out there and having to pay a subscription stops me from picking it up as often as I'd like. So I'm loving how they've gone for the F2P model with Planetside 2 because it means I don't have to feel like I've got to burn through the game in a month before my sub runs out. It means I can play fewer hours but not get burnt on it at fast so I'll stay playing it over and year or two before it becomes dated.

Vreki · 2012-07-02, 07:10 AM

Around $170 in subscribtions, plus the purchase price of EQ, SWG and PS1 + CC.
Not really that much considering we are talking more than a decade.