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We better get craptons of credits for all that premium sh*t. If I wasted $200, I am gonna be pissed.

Eh, who I am I kidding. It was a waste from the start. I played for, like, a month and then went back to WoW.

Edited, Jun 4th 2010 8:24pm by ShadorVIII

As far as it ruining the community, I can see your point but;
A) the community is already pretty diluted and whiney! It isn't the same community as it was in closed beta or even in the first year or two of the live game.
B) the children who decend upon us in hopes of a BIG free experience are likely to drift away when they discover that the game is far more complex then whatever browser game they were playing for free before they jumped in. Whether or not there is a monthly subscription fee, the game requires commitment and kids who can't commit financially probably don't wanna commit emotionally either!

As far as no content for 8 months... I feel your pain!

Community: The most vocal ones are crying about new content and have been since Mirkwood was released. Now that they have to wait until Fall for anything new, they cry even louder and longer. I do not think this represents most of the players, and quite frankly I am fed up with these individuals. You know they will be crying again 3 weeks after F2P launches about lack of new content.

Rewards: Loyalty rewards kick in only IF you log into your character at least once a month, so do not come back in fall expecting lots of Points to spend in the store.

I have not tried DDO so I do not have any data to conclude what I think may happen. From what I read, having a lifetime account will change nothing for me, in fact, I may be able to obtain future expansion packs for FREE ($50 for Moria, $20 for Mirkwood is what I have spent for expansions so far). If that is the case, the only thing that may hamper play is all the newbies, but we had the same thing when the game launched, and when each expansion was released so I do not see hardship looming.

My attitude is: Meh, I am already playing with the house's money, no big deal if it crashes and burns. I would like to see it last until Gondor and Mordor (and maybe an epilogue back to the Shire).