Comment on What games popularized certain mechanics?
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoEverQuest required a subscription fee every month and created a gold rush. The shutdowns come when you don’t find the gold that they did.
Comment on What games popularized certain mechanics?
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoEverQuest required a subscription fee every month and created a gold rush. The shutdowns come when you don’t find the gold that they did.
illi@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Weird calling out EQ which os still going and even getting expacs afaik
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It is, and I don’t think it’s even the first game to require a subscription fee. It was just so successful at it that everyone wanted that monthly recurring revenue. When it doesn’t work, they’d often rather see the game cease to exist.
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
cries in Asheron’s Call