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Lego Minifigures MMO - Discuss about the game.
VincentTheGuy:
--- Quote from: Filipe on July 24, 2013, 05:09:16 PM ---Man if Lego Universe was a one-time payment only like Blockland is, I believe that it would still survive until today
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Yes, so much yes.
Marcem:
--- Quote from: Filipe on July 24, 2013, 05:09:16 PM ---Man if Lego Universe was a one-time payment only like Blockland is, I believe that it would still survive until this day
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No it wouldn't. How would they keep the servers up?
Harm94:
LEGO could probably make money if they actually make a sandbox game where you can build stuff from buildings to various vehicles. Those lego starwars/bioncle type games aren't helping them at all.
Freeze:
--- Quote from: Marcem on July 24, 2013, 05:44:42 PM ---No it wouldn't. How would they keep the servers up?
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How do you think many online games keep their servers up? So long as people keep purchasing the game the servers are easily afforded. The reason people think it might have lasted longer is because more people buy one time games than subscription service games.
Harm94:
Well subscriptions allow some profit to come in, but most of it is used for keeping the servers going. The F2P model appeals to kids who are either too cheap and lazy to fork 20 bucks on a game, or people who can some how afford a nice computer, but not a game. So you have that item market whcuch sells skins and stuff which keeps the game going. Also with advertising the company that runs the game gets paid for each person that gets bombed with adds. So lots of cheapskates + ads = money = game living.