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[forsaken1111]

You know, I would gladly preorder the game to get into the beta. I'm not sure why they wouldn't offer this.

[sluissa]

Because they make a lot more money squeezing it out of you over time than just a lump sum purchase.

[ScriptWolf]

Because they make a lot more money squeezing it out of you over time than just a lump sum purchase.

true, what ever happened to game dev's making game's for you know for the game and not the money :/

[Girlinhat]

No one has done that since the 60's.

Also, All Glory to Vattic of the English Clans!

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[forsaken1111]

Because they make a lot more money squeezing it out of you over time than just a lump sum purchase.

You misunderstand. I'm asking why they wouldn't let me preorder my first month of gameplay or something just to get in.

[sluissa]

Because there is no such thing as paying for a month of gameplay. It's free!

[forsaken1111]

Because there is no such thing as paying for a month of gameplay. It's free!

What? So its confirmed that this is entirely free2play? Then they could let me prepay my first currency amount or whatever.

[sluissa]

Because there is no such thing as paying for a month of gameplay. It's free!

What? So its confirmed that this is entirely free2play? Then they could let me prepay my first currency amount or whatever.

Yes, entirely free to play. You can pay for certain (not entirely determined, but said to be non-game balance impacting) things, but playing the game itself won't cost you a dime.

And that might be an option, if they had the cash shop up and running, but that doesn't seem to be the case at the moment. Things are still very much in development.

EDIT: Moot point at this time anyway, since even people with beta keys aren't even playing yet. They're just "Allowed in, once we open the doors."

[forsaken1111]

The point here was that I have money and I keep hitting the screen with my money but I'm still not playing.

[timferius]

No one has done that since the 60's.

Also, All Glory to Vattic of the English Clans!

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Curses! How'd you get in? I don't get the refrence...

[Hugehead]

You can pre-buy the currency, since it's SOE all their games use the same paid currency "Station Cash".

[forsaken1111]

You can pre-buy the currency, since it's SOE all their games use the same paid currency "Station Cash".

But it doesn't get me access to betaaaa

[draco1234]

Supposedly the cash shop in Planetside 2 only sells cosmetic upgrades, and early access to some skills/equipment i think, so it shouldn't affect game balance too much.

[miauw62]

Ugh, its annoying me that the beta keys are flying everywhere except where i am.
I'm not even goddamn sure if i can even BUY pc gamer in belgium.
Its a very unpopular country for gaming, i guess

[ductape]

Because they make a lot more money squeezing it out of you over time than just a lump sum purchase.

true, what ever happened to game dev's making game's for you know for the game and not the money :/

Dont think this ever existed really. I live in San Francisco and I grew up in Cupertino and I am 40 years old. I know and have known many folks in game development, let me tell you they love money and always have. They have massive houses (an average home around here goes for around $650k to $1.2 million) and fancy cars, go on extravagant vacations and so forth. Its pretty much been this way since the humble beginnings.

Any illusion about anyone making games for the love of it should be forgotten. Coding is boring and tedious work (after the initial years pass), spending years, no decades, in a corporate setting with offices, meetings, cubicles, no sun, is not fun. They only reason anyone would do that is for money, or they are a serious introvert or masochist.

So yeah. Its about money.