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Note to Sony:
Hello. You could save money by offering account keys at a lower price than the retail game and still make a huge profit.
Oh well... I guess you'd rather not make any money...
Hate to break it to you. The game costs, what, around $40 now? If they sold the key for say, $10... (which I'm guessing is the most people would pay just for the key) All they have to sell is one game to make as much as 4 people buying extra keys. Heck if they charged $20 for the key you'd be whinging about that, right?
And most people that want a second account just accept it and buy the second game. And most throw out the box (I would assume most people don't keep two copies), and keep the part that has the key written on it (if they are smart).
They are making HUGE money on this. I don't necessarily like it, don't get me wrong. But they are making bucks on this, its working, why would they change it?
My local electronics store has an entire set of shelves dedicated to just EQ1 and EQ2 boxes (as in, 4 shelves), and they just wouldn't devote that much shelf space if it wasn't selling like crazy.
Wait till the expansions start. I once calculated how much I spent on EQ1 with 4 accounts (2 people in house play) and all the expansions, just in a single year.
This online gaming thang ain't for the weak of pocket.
Its a middle class bread and circus, and you gotta pay your entry fees!(yea I know, poor and incorrect reference, but hey its my post :) )
Edited, Mon Feb 7 12:07:24 2005 by gossamer