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Codemasters Online Gaming has announced that they are offering European players the opportunity to purchase life time subscriptions to Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar.
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6/08/07 10:23:07 AM#2
Yeah so much for the being one of the founding lifetime members. Damnit Turbine is really screwing with their offers, I have to say the Collectors Edition ( which i got because of the lifetime membership) was a major let down aswell. And now this, you know the main reason I got the CE of lotro was because the lifetime membership came with it in the box and it was my understanding that you couldnt get it after the game was released. bah
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6/08/07 10:30:22 AM#3
FYI this is ALL Codemasters doing not Turbine's as CM are handling all the EU cash over our end, although I was going for a life membership anyway it's a big kick in the face for all those in the beta cuz what we actally get out of it now? a priity cloak and those few extra days.. It least lifetime gave us a feeling of a bigger 'thanks' than those.. Also it's a REALLY bad idea to do lifetime for everyone as they'll get a mass injection of cash sure but after 10 months (est gametime paid) that will drop like a stone if most still playing are in fact LT members whats gonna fund the CM side then? Bring on the WARRRRGGHH! |
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6/08/07 10:33:36 AM#4
I didnt think the original offer was offerd to europe, so why are you bitching?
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6/08/07 10:38:11 AM#5
This is a no brainer really. Why not do it? Why not offer this? For it to pay off you have to play a game for over 2 years. Who the hell knows what they'll be playing in 2 years time? This could be a bad move for WOW only and even with that game, i don't know. Oh and they can keep making money from expansion packs which you will have to buy anyway. Who the hell spends 290$ + 50$ and commits to playing a game for 2 years? The best move was the low monthly fee but the american version was much better than the european version because codemasters screwed us over. My previous xp with them and archlord showed me that too. This will only appeal to the biggest of fans no one else. Personally I know how mmorpgs take you away from your real life that's why I commit to playing and having fun for 3-6months and then move on. Two years, good god. PS: "Here you go, 340$ so I can play your game, thank you for this opportunity Mrs Turbine and Codemasters." |
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6/08/07 10:42:15 AM#6
Originally posted by Mrbloodworth Lifetime WAS offered to the EU players as well (same with the 6 months discount), the only big diffrence between the EU/US beta/post launch was US - was unlimited access but limited to a level 15 cap Point being ethier way is that if you bought somthing that was sold to you as a 'limited time offer' and then find out that it's no longer a 'limited' offer it is kinda annoying and misleading Bring on the WARRRRGGHH! |
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6/08/07 10:47:12 AM#7
those that really dont care gona buy that. But every normal player woulndt even touch that.
Remember: if u pay taht u got like 2y subs, what means nothing ells that u wasted your money, almost noone in this world play the same game day by day or weeke by week for 2 years! and then there already new games out, with much better graphic, can u stand taht hype? never! so this si really just for hardcore fans! I personnally couldnt play this game, no pvp, just pve is getting REALLY fast boring, anway, my opinion. |
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6/08/07 10:56:14 AM#8
Originally posted by makii I agree Don't be fooled into thinking this is good value for money. Codemasters know that the majority of people will get bored within 1 year and people will try other games. Maybe people will come back like usually happens in WoW, but LOTRO is not WoW. They are just trying to squeeze as much money as possible from the initial enthusiasm frenzy before all the euphoria cool down. Just keep paying your monthly fee guys, don't be tempted by this marketing gimmick.
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6/08/07 11:41:43 AM#9
Originally posted by ste2000
With the way Turbine is/will be pushing out content, it will be easy to play the game for over a year. Remember.. this isn't Blizzard or SOE where content only comes out every once in a while. Turbine will be keeping us quite busy. |
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6/08/07 1:16:31 PM#10
usually play a good mmo for about 2years minimum.
Its a good deal imo some people will use the deal others will not. 
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6/08/07 4:16:38 PM#11
well, i do intent to play lotro for more than 6 months - especially once housing is out. heck, in ultima online i meet people who played for 4,5, 6 years! now that would definetly be worth the liftetime membership. which i have from the pre-order, and now somehow feel screwed as in nothing special.... i just hope it wasn't a desperate move because of already dropping subscriptions....
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6/08/07 4:20:41 PM#12
Wow why do you freaking care? You didn't need a CE to get it, all you had to do was pre-order the game. Why would they NOT offer it to other players it the product sold well. Why do you not want other players to do the same thing? So they found something that sold well and decided to sell more of it. Geeze it doesn't affect you one darn bit. |
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6/08/07 5:10:50 PM#13
Originally posted by Celestian I bought the CE from my local store so that I wouldn't have to buy the lifetime sub online, but thats not the point. The point is it said that the lifetime sub was something unique and only for preorders / CE'ers, which is something that encouraged me to buy it when I did. In other words, it was a part of their special offer which they decided to remove. Now why did I mention the CE? Well because they changed the contents of the package, AFTER people had ordered it. I'm not gonna go into it, and don't get me wrong I love lotro, but so much for being unique and getting special offers for being a founder. ( and no, the preorder cloak does not count, sucks imo). |
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montin
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Joined: 11/28/05
Education is what survives when what has been learnt has been forgotten. B.F. Skinner |
6/09/07 1:53:22 AM#14
For a company to make this type of offer they will have done a business projection on subscription durations of player and concluded that a very small number of people will actually benefit from such an offer. And that in most cases players will drop out of the game prior to spending that amount on monthly subscription fees. Which all in all doesn't say much for the long term playability of the game. Such an offer really only benefits the company and a tiny minority of players.
However for those people that really love it and will keep playing for years and there will be a few of you. Then it's a decent enough deal. But for the other 90% (at least) of people, I suggest just keep paying your monthly amount. |
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6/09/07 2:07:05 AM#15
I really wouldn't spend this much money on a game for lifetime. You'll only be playing this game tops for another couple of months before the new MMos comes out, heck, you might even quit when you reach lvl50. I'll just keep paying monthly to see how it goes, and if your really into it, go ahead, but remember this
Will you be enjoying this game for the price worth? |
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Trevorion
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Joined: 5/09/07
The risk is that you will live in so many worlds that you will forget which one is real. |
6/09/07 2:20:32 AM#16
I am a European CE owber myseld and indeed I understand the dissapointment of certain people at feeling let down cause they are not so unique as they where promised to be. The CE items themselves where quite poor compared to competition CE sets, thus the uniqueness of lifetime membership was a major driving force. On careful evaluation of this offer it rings a deathbell. For marketing to opt for such a move it means that LOTR sales are not going as good as projected and thus they feel the need to make as much cash as possible out of it before it all sinks. On the positive side the more lifetime members the more guarantee of finding someone to play with later on in the years when newer games would have erased memories of LotRO.
To wannabe or not to wannabe? Hey I know the answer and it is not 42! |
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6/09/07 2:22:12 AM#17
either way, it all ends up to the community if LOTRO even will exist in a year or 3 |
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6/09/07 6:20:48 AM#18
The way you feel betrayed reminds me of what I felt when SOE made Jump to Lightspeed a free expansion for SWG as I had payed for it and later on they made the basic product free if you downloaded it. I feel sorry for those that buy the lifetime sub if Turbine makes a big change for the game that the player didnt ask for and dont like, as SOE did in SWG with NGE.
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6/09/07 9:31:24 AM#19
Originally posted by nightbird305
What I recall was that the founder could buy their lifetime sub for 99£ this while other would get their for 199£ in which (if I remember correct before) they now instead will get for 149£. This being in Europe. I'm so broke. I can't even pay attention. |
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6/09/07 9:41:36 AM#20
The one thing I do like about the lifetime sub is the "come back" appeal, how many games have you played, left and come back to? I've done it myself about 4 times with 4 different games, With the lifetime, there will be no hassle to go back to middle earth for a visit a year or two down the road if the next round of MMOs dissapoint. Who knows, the lifetime sub may become a new standard in subscription based MMOs if it works out.
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