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WOW goes on sale tomorrow. I know WOW isn't exactly Diablo III, but
after playing Diablo for what seems like 20 years, I am getting the
itch to try something different. So, is anyone considering deserting
Diablo for WOW?

Jeff

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Am I correct in thinking that you will have to pay a monthly fee to play
online with WOW?

"El Castor" <justuschickens@not-here.com> wrote in message
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> WOW goes on sale tomorrow. I know WOW isn't exactly Diablo III, but
> after playing Diablo for what seems like 20 years, I am getting the
> itch to try something different. So, is anyone considering deserting
> Diablo for WOW?
>
> Jeff

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"sidekick" <sidekick39@adelphia.net> wrote:

>Am I correct in thinking that you will have to pay a monthly fee to play
>online with WOW?

Yup, I think so. I'm not too keen on that. Who would be? (-8

>"El Castor" <justuschickens@not-here.com> wrote in message
>news:0mc5q09novvtnqiskqhh8ud6vnvrhv2qc9@4ax.com...
>> WOW goes on sale tomorrow. I know WOW isn't exactly Diablo III, but
>> after playing Diablo for what seems like 20 years, I am getting the
>> itch to try something different. So, is anyone considering deserting
>> Diablo for WOW?
>>
>> Jeff
>

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"El Castor" <justuschickens@not-here.com> skrev i melding
news:0mc5q09novvtnqiskqhh8ud6vnvrhv2qc9@4ax.com...
> WOW goes on sale tomorrow. I know WOW isn't exactly Diablo III, but
> after playing Diablo for what seems like 20 years, I am getting the
> itch to try something different. So, is anyone considering deserting
> Diablo for WOW?
>

I'm thinking about it, as my D2-time have been reduced lately. It's just not
tempting anymore, but the game gave me 4 good years :-)
And I'm really hyped on WoW right now, and am waiting eagerly for the Open
Beta now in December. The fee won't be such a huge issue, it's 12.99 ? for 1
month and 10.99 ? for 3 months. I have wasted far more money on stupider
things. At least it secures a nice player support, and hopefully the worst
kiddies are kept away by the fee.
I mean, who wouldn't love WoW, just watch the Gnome dance :-D

Agin

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> The fee won't be such a huge issue, it's 12.99 ? for 1 month and 10.99 ?
> for 3 months.

That should be: 12.99 euro for 1 month, 11.99 for 3 months and 10.99 for six
months. And when you buy the game, you get the first month free.

Agin

(where's the edit button when you need one...)

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"Aginrikr" <aginrikr@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<2PAod.18217$Km6.219487@news4.e.nsc.no>...
> "El Castor" <justuschickens@not-here.com> skrev i melding
> news:0mc5q09novvtnqiskqhh8ud6vnvrhv2qc9@4ax.com...
> > WOW goes on sale tomorrow. I know WOW isn't exactly Diablo III, but
> > after playing Diablo for what seems like 20 years, I am getting the
> > itch to try something different. So, is anyone considering deserting
> > Diablo for WOW?
> >
>
> I'm thinking about it, as my D2-time have been reduced lately. It's just not
> tempting anymore, but the game gave me 4 good years :-)
> And I'm really hyped on WoW right now, and am waiting eagerly for the Open
> Beta now in December. The fee won't be such a huge issue, it's 12.99 ? for 1
> month and 10.99 ? for 3 months. I have wasted far more money on stupider
> things. At least it secures a nice player support, and hopefully the worst
> kiddies are kept away by the fee.
> I mean, who wouldn't love WoW, just watch the Gnome dance :-D
>
> Agin

Where did you get your info because not only is the Beta over with
but the game hits the stores in November not December in fact it
might be out today.

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"Aginrikr" <aginrikr@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> The fee won't be such a huge issue, it's 12.99 ? for 1 month and 10.99 ?
>> for 3 months.
>
> That should be: 12.99 euro for 1 month, 11.99 for 3 months and 10.99 for
> six months. And when you buy the game, you get the first month free.
>
> Agin
>
> (where's the edit button when you need one...)
>
I don't know about the prices, but it seems to me that it does not make good
business sense to offer more time for less money. Why would anyone pay
12.99 for only one month when they good save 2.00 and get 6 months. Even if
you decide you don't want to play online after the first month, you have
still saved the 2.00.

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"Keith" <keith@kconnell.freeserve.co.uk> skrev i en meddelelse
news:f02a0faa.0411230422.5e687189@posting.google.com...
> "Aginrikr" <aginrikr@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:<2PAod.18217$Km6.219487@news4.e.nsc.no>...
>> "El Castor" <justuschickens@not-here.com> skrev i melding
>> news:0mc5q09novvtnqiskqhh8ud6vnvrhv2qc9@4ax.com...
>> > WOW goes on sale tomorrow. I know WOW isn't exactly Diablo III, but
>> > after playing Diablo for what seems like 20 years, I am getting the
>> > itch to try something different. So, is anyone considering deserting
>> > Diablo for WOW?
>> >
>>
>> I'm thinking about it, as my D2-time have been reduced lately. It's just
>> not
>> tempting anymore, but the game gave me 4 good years :-)
>> And I'm really hyped on WoW right now, and am waiting eagerly for the
>> Open
>> Beta now in December. The fee won't be such a huge issue, it's 12.99 ?
>> for 1
>> month and 10.99 ? for 3 months. I have wasted far more money on stupider
>> things. At least it secures a nice player support, and hopefully the
>> worst
>> kiddies are kept away by the fee.
>> I mean, who wouldn't love WoW, just watch the Gnome dance :-D
>>
>> Agin
>
> Where did you get your info because not only is the Beta over with
> but the game hits the stores in November not December in fact it
> might be out today.

I think he means in Europe ;o)

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On 23 Nov 2004 04:22:53 -0800, keith@kconnell.freeserve.co.uk (Keith)
wrote:

>"Aginrikr" <aginrikr@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<2PAod.18217$Km6.219487@news4.e.nsc.no>...
>> "El Castor" <justuschickens@not-here.com> skrev i melding
>> news:0mc5q09novvtnqiskqhh8ud6vnvrhv2qc9@4ax.com...
>> > WOW goes on sale tomorrow. I know WOW isn't exactly Diablo III, but
>> > after playing Diablo for what seems like 20 years, I am getting the
>> > itch to try something different. So, is anyone considering deserting
>> > Diablo for WOW?
>> >
>>
>> I'm thinking about it, as my D2-time have been reduced lately. It's just not
>> tempting anymore, but the game gave me 4 good years :-)
>> And I'm really hyped on WoW right now, and am waiting eagerly for the Open
>> Beta now in December. The fee won't be such a huge issue, it's 12.99 ? for 1
>> month and 10.99 ? for 3 months. I have wasted far more money on stupider
>> things. At least it secures a nice player support, and hopefully the worst
>> kiddies are kept away by the fee.
>> I mean, who wouldn't love WoW, just watch the Gnome dance :-D
>>
>> Agin
>
>Where did you get your info because not only is the Beta over with
>but the game hits the stores in November not December in fact it
>might be out today.

Well, the game comes out in the US here soon, but not in europe. Here
they are just about (?) to launch the final beta test, and the game
dosn't come out before jan-feb 2005...
Strange buisness decision..?

--
Regards
Simon Nejmann

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On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 07:30:32 -0500, "sidekick"
<sidekick39@adelphia.net> wrote:

>
>"Aginrikr" <aginrikr@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:lUAod.18218$Km6.219517@news4.e.nsc.no...
>>> The fee won't be such a huge issue, it's 12.99 ? for 1 month and 10.99 ?
>>> for 3 months.
>>
>> That should be: 12.99 euro for 1 month, 11.99 for 3 months and 10.99 for
>> six months. And when you buy the game, you get the first month free.
>>
>> Agin
>>
>> (where's the edit button when you need one...)
>>
>I don't know about the prices, but it seems to me that it does not make good
>business sense to offer more time for less money. Why would anyone pay
>12.99 for only one month when they good save 2.00 and get 6 months. Even if
>you decide you don't want to play online after the first month, you have
>still saved the 2.00.

And of course Agnirikr means six months for 10.99 € _per_month_.

If you agree to tie yourself to the game for longer periods, you get
off with a lower monthly payment (or perhaps, you just have to pay
65.94 € every six months, instead of paying 12.99 € every month). It
is common practice for this type of games to offer long term rebates
(or what you can call them) like this.

--
Regards
Simon Nejmann

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El Castor wrote:
> WOW goes on sale tomorrow. I know WOW isn't exactly Diablo III, but
> after playing Diablo for what seems like 20 years, I am getting the
> itch to try something different. So, is anyone considering deserting
> Diablo for WOW?
>
> Jeff


No--despite my fondness for D2, I've not been the least bit tempted by WoW.

But I've pretty much already deserted D2 for EQ2, although how long that
will last remains to be seen.

--
chainbreaker

If you need to email, then chainbreaker (naturally) at comcast dot
net--that's "net" not "com"--should do it.

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I'm doing the WoW thing. Can't wait to start. It won't supplant D2 as my
favorite game and won't take time away from this group, but just like C&C,
it will be a welcome respite from a game long since at the end of it's life
cycle.

Anex....Explodeazon, I just hope it doesn't disappoint me.


"El Castor" <justuschickens@not-here.com> wrote in message
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> WOW goes on sale tomorrow. I know WOW isn't exactly Diablo III, but
> after playing Diablo for what seems like 20 years, I am getting the
> itch to try something different. So, is anyone considering deserting
> Diablo for WOW?
>
> Jeff

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On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 07:36:55 +0100, "Aginrikr" <aginrikr@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>> The fee won't be such a huge issue, it's 12.99 ? for 1 month and 10.99 ?
>> for 3 months.
>
>That should be: 12.99 euro for 1 month, 11.99 for 3 months and 10.99 for six
>months. And when you buy the game, you get the first month free.
>

So 6 months costs you less than 1? Sounds like a bargain. (Or
not... "First prize, a week in Hull. Second prize, TWO weeks in
Hull!" )


OK - I admit it. I'm too lazy to look up what the above actually
means.

Cheers - Ian

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chainbreaker wrote:

> El Castor wrote:
>> WOW goes on sale tomorrow. I know WOW isn't exactly Diablo III, but
>> after playing Diablo for what seems like 20 years, I am getting the
>> itch to try something different. So, is anyone considering deserting
>> Diablo for WOW?
>>
>> Jeff


> No--despite my fondness for D2, I've not been the least bit tempted by WoW.

> But I've pretty much already deserted D2 for EQ2, although how long that
> will last remains to be seen.

Same here.

my previous MMORPG test lasted about 40 minutes. Lineage 2 beta test.

The fact is, I hate MMORPGs, so I logically hate WoW as well. I hate the
"click a monster and wait" routine.

I more or less deserted Diablo2 for HL2 at the moment. One great piece of
game. It will hopefully last for about another couple of weeks - I can't
wait to see the full-version of the Source SDK

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"El Castor" <justuschickens@not-here.com> wrote in message
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> WOW goes on sale tomorrow. I know WOW isn't exactly Diablo III, but
> after playing Diablo for what seems like 20 years, I am getting the
> itch to try something different. So, is anyone considering deserting
> Diablo for WOW?
>
> Jeff

I think most have already deserted, and are just biding their time (or gone
to something else)
I remember when I went to a trade channel, and there were about 7 full
rooms. Nowadays theres 1.

I guess like EQ, diablo2 is suffering from age. Not sure that the ladder was
such a great idea in hindsight either.

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"Simon Nejmann" <snejmann@worldonline.REMOVETHIS.dk> wrote in message
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> On 23 Nov 2004 04:22:53 -0800, keith@kconnell.freeserve.co.uk (Keith)
> wrote:
>
>>"Aginrikr" <aginrikr@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:<2PAod.18217$Km6.219487@news4.e.nsc.no>...
>>> "El Castor" <justuschickens@not-here.com> skrev i melding
>>> news:0mc5q09novvtnqiskqhh8ud6vnvrhv2qc9@4ax.com...
>>> > WOW goes on sale tomorrow. I know WOW isn't exactly Diablo III, but
>>> > after playing Diablo for what seems like 20 years, I am getting the
>>> > itch to try something different. So, is anyone considering deserting
>>> > Diablo for WOW?
>>> >
>>>
>>> I'm thinking about it, as my D2-time have been reduced lately. It's just
>>> not
>>> tempting anymore, but the game gave me 4 good years :-)
>>> And I'm really hyped on WoW right now, and am waiting eagerly for the
>>> Open
>>> Beta now in December. The fee won't be such a huge issue, it's 12.99 ?
>>> for 1
>>> month and 10.99 ? for 3 months. I have wasted far more money on stupider
>>> things. At least it secures a nice player support, and hopefully the
>>> worst
>>> kiddies are kept away by the fee.
>&