2009-07-02, 09:16 PM
eos367 Wrote:I've said it before and I'll say it again -
[SIZE="4"]Free To Play is Not Free To Run[/SIZE]
Of course Nexon obsesses on ways to make money. Without it they're bleeding money like there is no tomorrow, and that means no incentive to the keep the games everyone kvetches so heavily about but still continue to play.
This constant calling of Nexon "Greedy" for wanting to make money off their investment is frankly annoying, regardless of who it's coming from. It's like calling a starving person greeding for wanting food. Without money, they don't exist.
Yes they have a multitude of reasons why they legitimately suck behemoth ass, but greed isn't even in the top 10.
I understand the costs of running a game like this are massive and take that into consideration, but Maple Story is one of the top-earning MMOs currently. Apparently in 2008 they were the #4 top earner last year, making between $150 and $500m. There is no way that their costs are any where near that. While admittedly, I don't know exactly how much it costs to run a game like this, I would estimate that at most it is $20m/year and that includes salaries.
So calling them greedy isn't a stretch by any means.