Over the last year or so, I have purchased about $175 worth of games that I just don't play. I have stayed up too late because I lost track of time, causing me to be late for work and missing wages. The lower right section of my 55" television has MNC stuff burned into it. I have at least 3 controllers that have worn out buttons sitting in a box in my closet. 15 months of XBL. The way I see it, Uber owes me $2200, and that number is rising every day. I just can't seem to put this game down. You guys created an amazing game, but I really need to be compensated for my losses, as I believe you are at fault. However, I will settle for a one time credit card payment of $902.42 if the payment is in my office within 10 business days. Really though, how many games that don't stack usp to MNC, headsets, televisions, controllers, etc. have you forumers gone thru in your MNC career? Just curious.
So far I have gone through 1 keyboard, 2 headsets and one mouse. And I have several triple A titles that I have not played through because MNC was more fun. In the end I stopped buying new games because it didn't make sense. Games I didn't finish because of MNC: - The Witcher - Crysis Warhead - Empire: Total War - Prototype - Just Cause 2 - Assault on Dark Athena - Torchlight There are really only 3 games I played since MNC was released: - Minecraft - Mafia - Mass Effect 2 And why do all those games start with an M? Well, I play some Age of Empires Online occasionally so I can tell GPG what they need to fix.
Fry Cry :Instincts. Played that game and only that game for about 4-5 years. Started playing it on the original XBox then when the 350 launched and the game was a launching title so I bought a 360 for it. What did I play? Well it was 70% Map Editor, 30% Multiplayer. I went through a lot of stuff over the years. Though a game that really tore up my analogs was the UFC Undisputed games for the 360. So much so that I ended up having just the plastic insides left.
I play all the games I purchase fully before and after purchasing MNC. However, MNC has dynamically changed the way I view game prices, and has caused me to do the following. 1. Not purchase a game, and simply watch a no-commentary walkthrough to view it's storyline. Multiplayer long-life components of games have been diminished due to the fact that MNC (and in the future SMNC) completely sate my competitive needs. This causes me to not buy series extensions, such as Gears of War 3. 2. Wait extensive amounts of time for games to go on sale rather than at full price. MNC has been a lucrative boon to me in this case, and has proven that the time waited rarely affects gameplay enjoyment. Single player remains unaffected by buy date, and multiplayer balance / size generally improves due to DLC or balancing done after release. The only negative affect is waiting too long to the point where a community has died. In fact, I would go as far to say that due to not having to buy new equipment, game systems, filler games, and waiting for sales on more interesting titles, MNC has been a fiscal net gain. Calculating all factors, I would say that MNC has currently saved me $2200 dollars and pushed out my enjoyment possibility curve. Due to change in viewpoint, this value increases with time. Furthermore, SMNC, being free to play with free patches and expansions, will propagate even more savings at a faster rate. So, in actuality, the MNC experience has been a massive net gain across the board, and will increase its rate of net gain with coming attractions. JON's loss of wealth has been superseded by bountiful financial gain over time. I guess you could say... Uber Entertainment... Hit the Bullseye. YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHH!
I think Minecraft had a similar cost/value ratio for me. But everything else didn't come close, not even FA.
