Subscription Fee vs Shark Cards

[Eggobites90]

The reason why R* doesn't have paid DLC is because it splits up the player base.

 

However, shark cards are not the only way to work around that limitation.

 

A flat, monthly subscription fee to access GTAO would work also.

 

So I ask you, would you prefer that job payouts be higher? Items cost less? Fewer things that nickel and dime you in-game?

 

Then support a monthly fee instead of shark cards, because shark cards give R* incentive to make GTA$ more difficult to get and make items more expensive.

[Eggobites90]

You would rather have to grind 4 minute missions continuously for roughly 6 hours to make $1 million?

 

Without R* selling shark cards, they would have made money much faster to earn.

[GamesBoy316]

You're trolling aren't you.

[Eggobites90]

I'm talking <$4 per month children.

[Furry_Monkey]

I'm talking <$4 per month children.

 

That's <$4 per month more than I currently pay, so...

 

 

 

Let all the people that buy kesh kurds pay for everything, like they already do. I don't care - I'm having a f*cking awesome time with what we've already got, thanks

[CountySheriff]

What the hell is with the past month and all of these damn threads about shark cards and how WE ARE being afftected? We're not. Enjoy rock star's free updates, and if you want to buy a shark card, then go for it. It's your money.

 

About the topic though, you must be drunk or high, or both.

[Chloroform]

What happened to the days were companies just made a game without strings attached? I paid my $60, that should be all I pay for.

[TarnishedGamer]

No, because money glitches bitches.

[GTAFanClub]

Thank god you don't work at Rockstar.

[Chinsei]

already pay for Xbox live.. ontop of the internet fee.. though i wouldn't mind the option to do so.

[CrysisAverted]

subscription fee for something you can only connect to when no one is playing

[Eggobites90]

What the hell is with the past month and all of these damn threads about shark cards and how WE ARE being afftected? We're not. Enjoy rock star's free updates, and if you want to buy a shark card, then go for it. It's your money.

 

About the topic though, you must be drunk or high, or both.

Let me break it down for you:

 

R* needs cash cards to be purchased, the more money the better.

 

The main reason why players buy cash cards is because they are unwilling or unable to spend the time and effort required to accumulate the GTA$ required for the items they want.

 

Aha! So R* makes it take a relatively long time to earn a lot of GTA$ AND they make items very expensive.

 

If R* did not rely on cash cards, they would have significantly less of an incentive to make items as expensive and job payouts as low as they are currently.

[GravemindZombie]

I doubt paid subscriptions would work for Rockstar, Microsoft and Sony already have paid subscriptions for Xbox live and PSN, they would naturally oppose Rockstar adding onto this with a subscription of their own. So unless GTA goes PC only sharkcards are the only way for rockstar to make money by delivering 'free' content without splitting up the player base.

[EvilFiend]

I'm talking <$4 per month children.

people dont like my idea...

 

must be silly children

 

 

well played OP

well played

[Eggobites90]

 

 

I'm talking <$4 per month children.

people dont like my idea...

 

must be silly children

 

 

well played OP

well played

Only children would complain about having to pay <$4 per month for one of the most popular and fun games made in history.

 

With the added bonus of the game not being a grind fest to afford the sh*t you want.

Edited March 20, 2015 by Eggobites90

[EvilFiend]

 

What the hell is with the past month and all of these damn threads about shark cards and how WE ARE being afftected? We're not. Enjoy rock star's free updates, and if you want to buy a shark card, then go for it. It's your money.

 

About the topic though, you must be drunk or high, or both.

Let me break it down for you:

 

R* needs cash cards to be purchased, the more money the better.

 

The main reason why players buy cash cards is because they are unwilling or unable to spend the time and effort required to accumulate the GTA$ required for the items they want.

 

Aha! So R* makes it take a relatively long time to earn a lot of GTA$ AND they make items very expensive.

 

If R* did not rely on cash cards, they would have significantly less of an incentive to make items as expensive and job payouts as low as they are currently.

 

one huge gaping hole in your theory there sonny jim

 

Why not make the f*ckers pay to play and keep the rates the same so the idiots still buy shark cards...

 

meanwhile at R* studios

[Eggobites90]

 

 

 

What the hell is with the past month and all of these damn threads about shark cards and how WE ARE being afftected? We're not. Enjoy rock star's free updates, and if you want to buy a shark card, then go for it. It's your money.

 

About the topic though, you must be drunk or high, or both.

Let me break it down for you:

 

R* needs cash cards to be purchased, the more money the better.

 

The main reason why players buy cash cards is because they are unwilling or unable to spend the time and effort required to accumulate the GTA$ required for the items they want.

 

Aha! So R* makes it take a relatively long time to earn a lot of GTA$ AND they make items very expensive.

 

If R* did not rely on cash cards, they would have significantly less of an incentive to make items as expensive and job payouts as low as they are currently.

 

one huge gaping hole in your theory there sonny jim

 

Why not make the f*ckers pay to play and keep the rates the same so the idiots still buy shark cards...

 

meanwhile at R* studios

The post you quoted of me was only meant to prove that cash cards DO affect all players.

[MeatSafeMurderer]

A subscription fee to play a game I already paid for? F*ck no!

The subscription model only works when you get the game free otherwise it's just taking the piss...as are shark cards. Rockstar made record sales, they really don't need more money to run some sh*tty ass cloud servers.

[EvilFiend]

but they dont affect me in any way at all. If I want to play I do. If I dont want to play I dont. No shark card ever held a gun to my head and told me what to do...

cept that time i was on shrooms but thats a story for another thread

A subscription fee to play a game I already paid for? F*ck no!
The subscription model only works when you get the game free otherwise it's just taking the piss...as are shark cards. Rockstar made record sales, they really don't need more money to run some sh*tty ass cloud servers.

10 million WoW players disagree with you there buddy

Edited March 20, 2015 by EvilFiend

[ZeroSafe]

I already pay $50 a year for PS Plus so no, I'd rather there be Shark Cards than a subscription fee.

[Chloroform]

A subscription fee to play a game I already paid for? F*ck no!

The subscription model only works when you get the game free otherwise it's just taking the piss...as are shark cards. Rockstar made record sales, they really don't need more money to run some sh*tty ass cloud servers.

What about wow? Paid game but had a monthly fee. Besides the servers are the way they are so people can't mod their game saves like they did for red dead.

[Eggobites90]

 

but they dont affect me in any way at all. If I want to play I do. If I dont want to play I dont. No shark card ever held a gun to my head and told me what to do...

 

cept that time i was on shrooms but thats a story for another thread

It affects you because when you play, everything costs more and earning money is slower than it would be without cash cards.

[LL Cool L]

kmt

[SaltyGTAFMember]

Rockstar corp: We have come up with a way to get more shark cards sales

Noob dev: How?

Rockstar corp: login priroty goes to shark cards buyers and for the hell of it limit the servers so it'll force them to buy

Everyone:*claps

[xInfamousRYANx]

Or how about op you arent stupid and dont listen to r* pr bullsh*t.

 

Paid DLC would not split the playerbase. Its would simply limit who has some thing and who doesnt. Lets say heists were paid dlc for example. Everyone downloads a title update for compatibility but only those that pay ever can access heist missions and the ability to purchase and store the vehicles much like Ce for last gen. Anyone who didnt pay can drive and see the vehicles just cannot store or buy them.

 

I would rather have paid DLC than the Free2play microtransaction model And have things in game more accessible.

[EvilFiend]

 

but they dont affect me in any way at all. If I want to play I do. If I dont want to play I dont. No shark card ever held a gun to my head and told me what to do...

 

cept that time i was on shrooms but thats a story for another thread

It affects you because when you play, everything costs more and earning money is slower than it would be without cash cards.

 

Are you sure about that? Post up your proof then...

 

Oh thats right you dont have any its just a stupid conspiracy theory.

 

There is actually nothing left for me to buy in this game anyways. Never brought a shark card and never went without so your point is moot

[MeatSafeMurderer]

What about wow? Paid game but had a monthly fee. Besides the servers are the way they are so people can't mod their game saves like they did for red dead.

10 million WoW players disagree with you there buddy

10 million WoW players are idiots who've been playing the same damn game for god knows how long... It might logistically work but that doesn't change the fact that it's retarded. I could give zero f*cks about what other people do to their save files. If they want to save edit themselves to max rank and Rockstar are too stupid to stop them then why should I care?

[Gazaag]

Monthly fee.... Idiot. It's fine how it is you play for free and do missions for money or buy shark cards and it's better that way as we get dlc for free!

Edited March 20, 2015 by Gazaag

[Chinsei]

already pay for Xbox live.. ontop of the internet fee.. though i wouldn't mind the option to do so. but so long as the option resulted in perhaps bigger lobbies with more people or the ability or perhaps to 'host' sessions of my own , to kick , from the session whenever i choose.

[Chloroform]

 

What about wow? Paid game but had a monthly fee. Besides the servers are the way they are so people can't mod their game saves like they did for red dead.

10 million WoW players disagree with you there buddy

10 million WoW players are idiots who've been playing the same damn game for god knows how long... It might logistically work but that doesn't change the fact that it's retarded. I could give zero f*cks about what other people do to their save files. If they want to save edit themselves to max rank and Rockstar are too stupid to stop them then why should I care?Oh I agree wow is a complete waste of time. The reason why game saves aren't locally saved is due to Rockstars cash cards. If we could mod our game saves no one would buy them and all locked content would be unlockable. This is why red dead turned into sh*t so quickly. So cloud servers are here to stay. Edited March 20, 2015 by Chloroform