Most powerful WOW character/class for solo-play?

[Rinnhart]

I guess the gist of my question was, for those of you with experience with subscription gaming, do members of these communities view their investment in their characters as having a monetary component?  I very much agree with your assessment of the way to view the subscription fee.  In fact, that is how I justified my now taking the plunge.  I know that I am suffering a terrible jones for some WoW as a result of my all too brief experience in the stress and open beta test.  I am sure my $15 will equate to mere pennies per hour.  However, we all know that the online community as a whole is not always so logical.  If a character is built up over many hours and then nerfed to the point that it no longer serves the play style of that person, they then have to invest more hours, for which they are paying, to build another to suit their needs.  Maybe the fact that it is not pay-per-play softens the blow.  I can see this as being even more of a problem for many if they were paying by the hour.  There would then be a very definable cost for each character.
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If ever there is a game change that would be significant enough to render a class so broken that you would feel cheated out of the money you've spent during your time playing it, the change usually doesn't last due to the violent objections of the community.

But MMO companies rarely implement such vast changes. They recognize the problems associated with alienating customers.