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Article #543703Re: Will Battle.net Become a Pay Service
From: Magnate
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:05
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:05
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<robertocastillo@ameritech.net> wrote > Geek.com is reporting that Blizzard is looking to turn Battle.net into > a pay service. This speculation is based on a Joystiq post which > quotes a Blizzard official saying that they need to "monetize" the > gaming service. I've played Diablo II for years, mostly in single > player mode. But I have played multiplayer games on occasion and would > be pretty upset to hear that I had to pay a monthly fee to play Diablo > III online. Time can only tell I guess. Maybe the service itself will > be free and Blizzard will charge for extra features. Yeah - that worked so well for Flagship when they did it with Hellgate ... CC
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