Comments on: World Of Warcraft: Ding! The Final Cost. http://checkyourhud.com/world-of-warcraft-ding-the-final-cost/ No one knows where a ninja goes... Fri, 18 May 2012 02:26:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Psychoman http://checkyourhud.com/world-of-warcraft-ding-the-final-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-99145 Psychoman Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:50:06 +0000 http://checkyourhud.com/?p=2201#comment-99145 http://www.grafixjam.com/wordpress/?p=85 http://www.grafixjam.com/wordpress/?p=85

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]]> By: Jessica http://checkyourhud.com/world-of-warcraft-ding-the-final-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-66078 Jessica Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:12:57 +0000 http://checkyourhud.com/?p=2201#comment-66078 I was thinkn about what I spent on WoW since my account has been hacked and Blizzard doesnt give a shit!! I was inactive for about 2months then went to put time on it and had to merge it to a battle.net account....blah u all knw...well I was the Guild Master, a good friend of mine said that I have been online and he said I was "acting weird and wouldnt talk" then "my lvl 80 priest took out over 500 in gold and then this person kid everyone from my guild. But its not just the money...and all you other dedicated WoW players know that this is almost like ID theft in my real life!! All the time, and gold I put into my toons and making my guild, healing in raids and taking the game serious, like when I let someone die... Ya know I just WANT BLIZZ TO GET OFF THEIR ASS AND GET ME MY ACCOUNT BACK THIS IS PISSING ME OFF!!!! THEN THEY SAID THAT MY ACCOUNT MAY BE BANDED....WTF??? SOMEONE HACKED MY ACCOUNT AND BLIZZ IS GONNA PUNISH ME IF I CAN GET IT BACK AFTER THIS PERSON HAS STOLEN EVERYTHING I was thinkn about what I spent on WoW since my account has been hacked and Blizzard doesnt give a shit!! I was inactive for about 2months then went to put time on it and had to merge it to a battle.net account….blah u all knw…well I was the Guild Master, a good friend of mine said that I have been online and he said I was “acting weird and wouldnt talk” then “my lvl 80 priest took out over 500 in gold and then this person kid everyone from my guild. But its not just the money…and all you other dedicated WoW players know that this is almost like ID theft in my real life!! All the time, and gold I put into my toons and making my guild, healing in raids and taking the game serious, like when I let someone die… Ya know I just WANT BLIZZ TO GET OFF THEIR ASS AND GET ME MY ACCOUNT BACK THIS IS PISSING ME OFF!!!! THEN THEY SAID THAT MY ACCOUNT MAY BE BANDED….WTF??? SOMEONE HACKED MY ACCOUNT AND BLIZZ IS GONNA PUNISH ME IF I CAN GET IT BACK AFTER THIS PERSON HAS STOLEN EVERYTHING

]]> By: Collyn http://checkyourhud.com/world-of-warcraft-ding-the-final-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-58321 Collyn Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:10:14 +0000 http://checkyourhud.com/?p=2201#comment-58321 As I became a designer in the professional world I learned that the rules of design are suggestions that the novice designer should follow in order to play it safe. My professors would kill me if they heard me say this but, if there is a good concept behind your work and it’s done extremely well; the rules no longer apply. As I became a designer in the professional world I learned that the rules of design are suggestions that the novice designer should follow in order to play it safe. My professors would kill me if they heard me say this but, if there is a good concept behind your work and it’s done extremely well; the rules no longer apply.

]]> By: Samich http://checkyourhud.com/world-of-warcraft-ding-the-final-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-18173 Samich Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:33:27 +0000 http://checkyourhud.com/?p=2201#comment-18173 I've been playing the game for 4 years. My total play time is probably close to...almost a full year on all characters. I’ve been playing the game for 4 years. My total play time is probably close to…almost a full year on all characters.

]]> By: Zelinda http://checkyourhud.com/world-of-warcraft-ding-the-final-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-17615 Zelinda Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:04:16 +0000 http://checkyourhud.com/?p=2201#comment-17615 Here are my stats: Approx. $512 spent over a little more than 2 years (841 days exactly) 152 days played $0.01 per hour of gameplay $0.61 per day subscribed 18.1% of my life was spent playing. (Odd, as my rough calculations were getting 35%. I guess I can't live up to the ideal.) I don't think you're getting your money's worth. Here are my stats:
Approx. $512 spent over a little more than 2 years (841 days exactly)
152 days played
$0.01 per hour of gameplay
$0.61 per day subscribed
18.1% of my life was spent playing. (Odd, as my rough calculations were getting 35%. I guess I can’t live up to the ideal.)

I don’t think you’re getting your money’s worth.

]]> By: Scrybe http://checkyourhud.com/world-of-warcraft-ding-the-final-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-14351 Scrybe Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:05:05 +0000 http://checkyourhud.com/?p=2201#comment-14351 I'm in agreement with Jenni here. I like to enjoy a game 'holistically' in a way. Cool graphics...check, fun gameplay...check...great story...check...interesting characters...check...challenging...check. But like Jenni I wanna feel okay with the fact that I don't want to finish it or play it anymore and move on. It's akin to sticking to one type of genre of books vs reading books from all over the map. I for one love sci-fi but I also like delving into other genres...playing around but always knowing that good ol sci fi is there waiting for me. WOW screams "committment" and that just doesn't sound fun. I'm sure it actually is fun but in the end I think I'd be kicking myself knowing I spent 2000+ hours on one game when I could have spent 2000+ hours experiencing 20-30 different experiences instead. Or go outside. For a walk. Outside. That's just too much time to invest in any one thing outside of family, religion, health and work. I’m in agreement with Jenni here. I like to enjoy a game ‘holistically’ in a way. Cool graphics…check, fun gameplay…check…great story…check…interesting characters…check…challenging…check. But like Jenni I wanna feel okay with the fact that I don’t want to finish it or play it anymore and move on. It’s akin to sticking to one type of genre of books vs reading books from all over the map. I for one love sci-fi but I also like delving into other genres…playing around but always knowing that good ol sci fi is there waiting for me. WOW screams “committment” and that just doesn’t sound fun. I’m sure it actually is fun but in the end I think I’d be kicking myself knowing I spent 2000+ hours on one game when I could have spent 2000+ hours experiencing 20-30 different experiences instead. Or go outside. For a walk. Outside. That’s just too much time to invest in any one thing outside of family, religion, health and work.

]]> By: Jenni Chasteen http://checkyourhud.com/world-of-warcraft-ding-the-final-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-14133 Jenni Chasteen Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:05:39 +0000 http://checkyourhud.com/?p=2201#comment-14133 It's not really about getting more time out of more games for me... honestly I don't see this as how much you're spending per hour of gameplay... I see both the money spent and the time spent playing as a loss. I have enough hobbies that I neglect, and I have a hard time investing myself in a game. Anything I play I want to be able to walk away from and not feel obligated at any point to go back to. MMOs take out the fun of being able to play to let off some steam or to enjoy the artistic aspects of a game and turn it into a chore... nothing about that sounds enjoyable to me, and realizing how much of my time, energy and money is lost to a game like this just puts me off more. It’s not really about getting more time out of more games for me… honestly I don’t see this as how much you’re spending per hour of gameplay… I see both the money spent and the time spent playing as a loss. I have enough hobbies that I neglect, and I have a hard time investing myself in a game. Anything I play I want to be able to walk away from and not feel obligated at any point to go back to. MMOs take out the fun of being able to play to let off some steam or to enjoy the artistic aspects of a game and turn it into a chore… nothing about that sounds enjoyable to me, and realizing how much of my time, energy and money is lost to a game like this just puts me off more.

]]> By: Svenn http://checkyourhud.com/world-of-warcraft-ding-the-final-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-13949 Svenn Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:02:24 +0000 http://checkyourhud.com/?p=2201#comment-13949 I've put nearly 6000 hours into WoW (5992 according to my Xfire profile) and I quit shortly after Burning Crusade came out. I purchased Collector's Editions for both the regular game and TBC. I estimate that I spent about $233 between box costs and monthly fees across 2 years. Calculating out the number of hours I spent versus cost... it was about $0.03 per hour for me. I'd say that's a pretty damn good price. I could have spent $50-60 per game, played them for 50 hours, and then moved onto the next one. That would have cost me a ton, though. I would have been spending at least $1/hour playing games, quite a large difference from $0.03/hour. On top of that, if I made any mistakes in purchasing I could have ended up with a game that just wasn't fun, or not nearly as much fun as I was having in WoW. So really, in the long run, MMOs are much cheaper than any other form of gaming. Sure, you have to pay monthly but what other game lets you get 6000 hours of enjoyment from it? Jenni, why would it be a bad thing to spend most of your time playing one game compared to switching between games constantly? You just keep progressing, and never have to start over. Personally, I'm waiting for my perfect MMO to be released so that I don't have to purchase another game ever again. Ok, so that's not likely to actually happen, but I can definitely have a ton of fun playing MMOs for years at a time with minimal costs compared to regular gaming. I’ve put nearly 6000 hours into WoW (5992 according to my Xfire profile) and I quit shortly after Burning Crusade came out. I purchased Collector’s Editions for both the regular game and TBC. I estimate that I spent about $233 between box costs and monthly fees across 2 years. Calculating out the number of hours I spent versus cost… it was about $0.03 per hour for me. I’d say that’s a pretty damn good price. I could have spent $50-60 per game, played them for 50 hours, and then moved onto the next one. That would have cost me a ton, though. I would have been spending at least $1/hour playing games, quite a large difference from $0.03/hour. On top of that, if I made any mistakes in purchasing I could have ended up with a game that just wasn’t fun, or not nearly as much fun as I was having in WoW.

So really, in the long run, MMOs are much cheaper than any other form of gaming. Sure, you have to pay monthly but what other game lets you get 6000 hours of enjoyment from it?

Jenni, why would it be a bad thing to spend most of your time playing one game compared to switching between games constantly? You just keep progressing, and never have to start over. Personally, I’m waiting for my perfect MMO to be released so that I don’t have to purchase another game ever again. Ok, so that’s not likely to actually happen, but I can definitely have a ton of fun playing MMOs for years at a time with minimal costs compared to regular gaming.

]]> By: Scott Constantine http://checkyourhud.com/world-of-warcraft-ding-the-final-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-13903 Scott Constantine Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:45:29 +0000 http://checkyourhud.com/?p=2201#comment-13903 That number is actually quite impressive, though. It took me about a year to get to 60 pre-TBC. Not because I was playing casually, but because I was splicing up my levelling time with roleplay and PVP. I'm currently 77, but I dread to think what my /played looks like. :/ That number is actually quite impressive, though. It took me about a year to get to 60 pre-TBC. Not because I was playing casually, but because I was splicing up my levelling time with roleplay and PVP. I’m currently 77, but I dread to think what my /played looks like. :/

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