Comments on: Monster Hunter 3′s Online Fees Look Familiar

By: nope777

nope777 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:38:35 +0000

yeah your a retard, it wasnt a success because they failed to advert for it AT ALL. Yeah, people knew it was coming over from japan and was a success but the casual gaming public who otherwise WOULDN'T know about it , couldnt know about it. L2economy jackass

By: nope777

nope777 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:38:35 +0000

By: zwei

zwei — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:24:27 +0000

where can buy wii point at malaysia???

By: hunter37447

hunter37447 — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:35:58 +0000

i doubt that its gonna be pay to play online because the monster hunter creators said they were gonna try to make monster hunter as famous as it is in japan.So maybe they will charge us in a future monster hunter game if monster hunter gets as famous here as it is in japan.But right now there goal for the western audience is to make it well known.1/3 of japans population owns a monster hunter game,and that is enough to charge them.

By: anglesk

anglesk — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:51:46 +0000

The money is also needed to maintain the servers and the cost of bandwidth, don't forget that. The only reason Monster Hunter for the PS2 had free online was because the game had a niche fanbase, so money wasn't a big concern for them.

By: snaredrums

snaredrums — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:12:32 +0000

I was so exited about this game until i read this. It would be cool if it is like an mmo, but otherwise no.

By: ElTopo

ElTopo — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:43:44 +0000

Your still just paying more money for what amounts to an online multiplayer component. Which is why they can't charge the 15$ WoW can, and Monster Hunter 3 is on the wii… So I don't know what your trying to argue there. If your ok with paying 80$+ to buy the game and play online go for it, but I don't see most consumers forking over extra money just to play online.

And since Monster Hunter on the PS2 wasn't exactly a success like it was in Japan, again I really don't see them utilizing a pay to play feature, which would only turn potential customers away from what will be, for many, their entry into the series.

By: 911gaming

911gaming — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:21:44 +0000

Who the HELL is going to pay for that? Not Jesus. That's just plain unholy–its like anti-christ right there.

By: shauneh13

shauneh13 — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:24:39 +0000

The game is brand new there are only 3 bosses returning from the OLD monster hunters. People pay 20 a month for 1 month! in WoW 20 for 3 months is pennies, for a game that is obvioulsy amazing since you play it on a HAND held system, for endless hours. The game has been the same since ps2 and yet everyone still comes back to play over and over so I think capcom seems to know what they are doing…

By: shauneh13

shauneh13 — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:24:39 +0000

By: ElTopo

ElTopo — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:55:36 +0000

Downloadable quests are a joke. Honestly if thats the best they can offer, I don't see many people signing up for this. Look at modern successful MMOs out here, big difference in content. Yes the price is higher, but try and convince people they should drop 10-20 bucks every couple of months for what is essentially equivalent to map-packs or added costumes. Capcom probably won't charge a subscription in the west though, I just don't see it being successful.

By: CriticalFury

CriticalFury — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:53:39 +0000

Man i just played the monster hunter Tri demo today and i must say the game looks beautiful.this game is definitely beeing added to my wii roster.

By: demonfruit

demonfruit — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:20:19 +0000

Ugh, if it's pay to play in the US, I'll just settle for Freedom Unite + xKai.

By: Enact

Enact — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:50:19 +0000

Um, they do do downloadable quests and stuff you know so…

By: ECM

ECM — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:05:17 +0000

"This seems like its just a surcharge to play online."

Hey, it works for Microsoft ;)