Comment on What games popularized certain mechanics?

witty_username@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  EverQuest required a subscription fee every month and created a gold rush. The shutdowns come when you don’t find the gold that they did.

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  • illi@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Weird calling out EQ which os still going and even getting expacs afaik

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    • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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      • ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        cries in Asheron’s Call

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• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Congress.

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