By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
Sal.Paradise on 23 February 2013
Edit Thread
kain_kusanagi said:
Sal.Paradise said:

I'm pretty sure it's only hypocrisy if you actually find people who play subscription-based MMOs who then refuse to pay XBL fees on principle. I've never come across someone that fits those criteria, myself, so I'm wondering why you're having a rant at them.

And as a side note, you can effectively play Eve Online for free by using in-game resources to pay for the sub fee, it's quite clever.


I'm talking about a general hypocrisy not specifics. You don't have to play MMO's to make the same arguement as XBL Gold. It's nothing more than an entry fee. The only difference is MMO players pay tripple what XBL Gold costs for just one game.

BTW, I changed the thread title to try to keep everyone from focusing on the word hypocrisy. That's not really the point. The point is people should either complain about ALL paid online services or shut up.

You've only used MMOs as an example in the op of a subscription-based online service, so my point still stands.

You're looking at a strangely specific group of people that both play subscription-based MMOs  and then refuse to pay XBL fees on principle. I'm not sure why you'd call them out since they seem like such a tiny group of people, and I doubt you'd be able to pick out anyone here that falls into both categories without asking. So, the point of this thread is difficult to determine for me.

edit: if you want to make a point about ALL paid online services, make that clear in the op by actually mentioning some examples. But if you do, your point becomes a lot harder to argue, as there are fairly obvious reasons why one would not pay for XBL but would be ok for paying for PS+, for example.