Monthly Payments

[Bismarck]

I was just wondering if it is known whether or not their will be monthly payments. I know most MMO(RPG)s today require them, but they are a con for me.

Also, I'm not big on the PvP. I enjoy MMORPGs, but I am really a FPS player, and a game combining to two is exciting. I won't be able to devote enough time to get to high levels, so I would stay away from PvP. I want to know if their are going to be enemy NPCs you can fight to gain experience?

[Joey]

I am pretty sure that Huxley will require a subscription fee.

[KingGryphon]

Yes, there is both PvP and PvE.

[Mantis]

There will almost certainly be a monthly fee. I would imagine it to be around $15.00 but it could be lower.....They have not announced it yet I do not think.

I *hope* huxley goes the way that the other two major MMOFPS games have gone....So that you will be able to PVP, even at level 1. Both WWII Online and Sony"s "Planetside" allow level one (lowest level) vharacters to be on the battlefield and compete effectively against the highest level characters. This is they way Huxley should be (IMHO) as well. Some of the alternatives include "bracketed PvP" so that higher and lower level characters are seperated.

There will be NPCs to fight, for sure. But I believe Webzen is designing this game with PVP as the soul of the game. I could be wrong about this, but I hope I am not.

According to several posts here you will be forced to do both PVP and kill NPCS (pVE) if you wish to advance fully your character. I also hope this turns out to be false.

Personally I do not want to fight NPCs, otherwise I would just play one of the multitudes of FPS games already in existence.

It sounds like other than the monthly fee, Huxley should be appealing to you.

[BoneSaw]

guys remember that a monthly fee isnt necasarily a bad thing. sure it costs money but it gives us free customer support and game patches that will probably be needed. it also might mean the expanions (if any) will be free, sort of like eve online.

[Gryphon189]

I am fairly positive that a monthly fee will be in place. Any MMO out there with good customer service (except SWG) and frequent patches to address bugs, exploits and to add more content, has monthly fees. I have played many MMO's so personally a monthly fee would not turn me away as its expected, as long as the fee is reasonable. Fifteen dollars per month seems like the standard for MMO's.

[BoneSaw]

Originally Posted by Gryphon189

I am fairly positive that a monthly fee will be in place. Any MMO out there with good customer service (except SWG) and frequent patches to address bugs, exploits and to add more content, has monthly fees. I have played many MMO's so personally a monthly fee would not turn me away as its expected, as long as the fee is reasonable. Fifteen dollars per month seems like the standard for MMO's.

good call on the SWG, customer service was horrible on that. it wouldn't have been that bad if the game wasn't so buggy though. items would disapear from inventories and then not get refunded until you submitted 20 bug tickets.

[Dementus]

Well seems the game will be PvP through and through, you'll even need to do PvP to fully develop your character. FPS's = PvP!

[Lexion]

Keeps (most) of the kids out as well.

[STASKO]

Hello i am new! But i have some things i wonna talk about, I have one question for you guys! Is my internetconnection of 200 upload fast enough too play huxly online without lag?

OK it is a slow connection but you pay for the servers right?

Also think about the choice you make! it wil you cost 444 euro a year!

Ok here are the statics
1= Huxly 180 dollar a year.
2= Internet slow 200k upload 202 euro a year.
3= xbox life gold 60 euro a year!
4= mayby you have them! Gamerpoints that you use for buing maps and picture packs.

Ok together it is 444 euro, but 180 you pay for only one game! With the costs of the game himself (60 euro) So it cost you in one year 240 euro for only one game!! UNDERSTAND? 240 EURO FOR ONE SINGLE GAME!! that is a lot of money!

But mayby i gonna pay for this game, but dont forget that you also can get 3 top games for the xbox360 for the same price of 240 euro! And then you still have 20 euro left!

BUt my queswtion is! Is my internetconnection of 200k upload enough too play this game? because even far cry on the xbox 360 plays bad with only 4 players! (But PDZ plays great with 32 players)

BUt is my 200 upload enough or not?

[Nextek]

Originally Posted by STASKO

Hello i am new! But i have some things i wonna talk about, I have one question for you guys! Is my internetconnection of 200 upload fast enough too play huxly online without lag?

OK it is a slow connection but you pay for the servers right?

Also think about the choice you make! it wil you cost 444 euro a year!

Ok here are the statics
1= Huxly 180 dollar a year.
2= Internet slow 200k upload 202 euro a year.
3= xbox life gold 60 euro a year!
4= mayby you have them! Gamerpoints that you use for buing maps and picture packs.

Ok together it is 444 euro, but 180 you pay for only one game! With the costs of the game himself (60 euro) So it cost you in one year 240 euro for only one game!! UNDERSTAND? 240 EURO FOR ONE SINGLE GAME!! that is a lot of money!

But mayby i gonna pay for this game, but dont forget that you also can get 3 top games for the xbox360 for the same price of 240 euro! And then you still have 20 euro left!

BUt my queswtion is! Is my internetconnection of 200k upload enough too play this game? because even far cry on the xbox 360 plays bad with only 4 players! (But PDZ plays great with 32 players)

BUt is my 200 upload enough or not?

umm, im sure if that was a waste of a post or not, but..

1- its not right to include internet service as a subscription fee for a game, in this day and age if you dont have a net connection your either trying to light fires with sticks or living in a small hut in africa with no outside contact, seeing as your posting we can eliminate one of these.

2. now.. 200k? upload? im pretty sure you mean download, and 200kb/s will be more then enuf.

3. X-Box games are cheap because of simple supply and demand, that is why i dont invest in microsoft heavily.

4. having to pay for CONSOLE NET ACCESS lol.. noobs.. ill keep my ps2, and only have to pay my net connect fee.

5."because even far cry on the xbox 360 plays bad with only 4 players! (But PDZ plays great with 32 players)" this is easy to answer, *ahem* far cry is a joke and so is x-box live. (see 4) - that and it depends on the programmer's competence.

6. Gamer points? is that some fancy french word for bribes? i mean? why would you bri.. OOOH, u mean like buy item packs... i hope huxley doesnot incorp. crap like that.

7. (see 4)

8. I like playstation, but it still sucks cus its a console. but i dont have to (see 4)

9. *drinks coffe* where was i?

10. Canada rocks... and so does huxley radio.

[SI6X-DEEP]

Okay does anyone have a more fact based layout of the monthly costs involved. Is this just speculation at this point or did Webzen announce that there will be monthly fees? Just curious because my clan is considering making this one of the games we play and I need to know this kind of info up front.

Also will the servers be rented? I saw that mentioned a few post back and am wondering why the hell I would want to pay a monthly fee on top of renting a server. Most games I have played that required a fee had servers that were included in the fee.

[Lexion]

That post was madness.

Anyways, I think he means 200kb/s and thatll hardly be enough.

[KingGryphon]

I think the better question would be: If the PC users are required to make a monthly payment, would 360 users also have to pay? As it is, Xbox users pay about $4 a month to play any game they want on Xbox Live plus more money for optional mods and such. So would Xbox users not have to pay extra? or buy subscriptions for X months on Live, which could be done quite easily.

[Nextek]

Originally Posted by KingGryphon

I think the better question would be: If the PC users are required to make a monthly payment, would 360 users also have to pay? As it is, Xbox users pay about $4 a month to play any game they want on Xbox Live plus more money for optional mods and such. So would Xbox users not have to pay extra? or buy subscriptions for X months on Live, which could be done quite easily.

yes its pretty much known that x-box players will* have to pay a fee also, unless the PC players are getting somehting truly worth the expected 10-15$ were gonna pay.




and - 200kb's D/L transfer will be more then enuf, thats high speed DSL, next step would be.. i dunno.. a dedicated land line..

[STASKO]

Here is my real internetconnection!!

But yeah! Far Cry is only playable if you have a expensive internetconnection! but i already pay 17 euro a month for it!

Here my real connection:

29.3 KByte/sec (=234 kbps) Upload.

Is this enough?

[Felix12g]

Doubtful. Might be doable with the way the streaming area loads, but I wouldn't count on it. You're going to have alot of movement on the field in the mmo as well as updating rockets firing and whatnot. You could tweak it so you don't see all the effects which would lower what you have to recieve in information though.

[Lexion]

Originally Posted by STASKO

Here is my real internetconnection!!

But yeah! Far Cry is only playable if you have a expensive internetconnection! but i already pay 17 euro a month for it!

Here my real connection:

29.3 KByte/sec (=234 kbps) Upload.

Is this enough?

Omg no, thats horrible.

[Archerofgun]

!?!?!?!?! are you kidding me. Why would you pay 260$ a year/21$ a month for that! I doubt you will see anything before you lag out instantly!

Upgrade to DSL!!! last time i checked normal 56k dial up blows on starcraft