11-23-2004, 07:10 PM
kandrathe,Nov 23 2004, 12:29 PM Wrote:I dunno. It's entertainment. How many hours will you play, and compare that to how much you might spend on movies or renting videos. It's pretty easy for me and my wife to spend $50 - $100 on just one evening out (much cheaper now that we quite buying expensive dinner wines).
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Oh, I understand that it's all relative, and far be it from me to dissuade anyone from buying such a great game. I guess I'm just looking back on Diablo II...
I played it, online, for how many years? 3 years? That's consistent playing. I had the collector's edition and made sure to get a copy of the expansion right away, but let's go with base prices at release and say $50 for the game and $30 for the expansion. Had it been pay to play, we're looking at over four hundred dollars for the time I played the game.
Yet, I had all that enjoyment for the price of the use of the base game and expansion, and at any point I can reinstall to play it again. Same goes for the original Diablo (well, until the random generator expires in... is it 2047? :blink: ).
On top of that, I just don't care to have another bill added each month. *shrugs*
See you in Town,
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