I spent $420 just in online access this generation

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BigDug13

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Not sure why I did it. I kept my Gold subscription going but didn't really play online too terribly much. I bought a shit ton of Rock Band content, but I don't need Gold for that. I guess I kept it active so that it was available right away during those rare times I wanted to play online.

But damn, what a waste of money. I could have put that in the bank and been ready for a next gen purchase by now.

Why is the paid subscription model still going so strong just to play online when the competition offers it for free? I regret doing it this past gen, but those few times I did play online was fun.

I guess the subscription model when I play online so sporatically doesn't make any sense.

Anyone else regret their online subscription dollars spent?
 
And I bet you still paid full price for a lot of those games where you never touched the multiplayer.

Distribution models really need to change next gen.

The subscription model is here to stay exactly because they made a shitload of money from people who went ahead and paid it without questioning why.
 
I bought Dota 2 hats.

I regret every time I buy one of those damned keys, but I can't help myself. I just need to see what's in the chest.
 
Only DLC I bought was, Burnout Paradise things, Uncharted season pass, and I gues Bf3 premium, even though I got it real cheap.
 
I paid $39.99 for a 1-year membership last year just so I could play Black Ops II with some friends (I primarily game on PS3). They didn't even buy the damn game. Screw XBOX Live...
 
Should have bought a PS3 and saved the money. $420 + $399 is $819, a PS3 at launch was $599 which is less. A year later they could be had for $499.
 
I probably spent close to $300, and I definitely won't be doing it again. There's no way I'll continue to pay a subscription service for XBL.
 
I just went and checked, had my 360 live on auto renew and haven't even had the console plugged in for the last 2 years. doh.
 
If Sony sticks with their PS+ model, I'll have no trouble continuing to give them my money.

Xbox on the other hand...tell me, what do they offer again? Besides Big Mac and State Farm advertisements, of course.
 
I had an Xbox Live yearly subscription renew a few times. "I might play online, though!" I used maybe three days worth of the entirety of those subscriptions. Giant waste of money.
 
I had one year of XBL, never again.

One year of PS+ has served me well though, allowed me to play a lot of games I really wanted but was too cheap to buy. Paid for itself almost instantly.
 
MS this gen with Live subscriptions:

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I just bought starhawk used and got home and had to buy a stupid ass online pass. Im not even sure if the servers are online still?
 
I've paid about 5 years of live, because that's where my friends were. So what that's like $250? That's like 10 "AAA" games on Steam or a Vita or 3DS XL with a game. After this gen, I don't care who's on Xbox I'm not paying another cent for live. Good thing they're either moving to PS4 or Steam.

It expired back in March, but then I ended up renewing it 2 weeks ago (3+3 deal) and I still regretted it.

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I bought a year of Gold to play mw2 with my friend.

We played about 2 months, then dropped it. I used about 4 months of my gold.

Complete and utter waste of money. Its probably ok if Xbox is your only console, but I had a PS3, Wii, 360, and PC that I skipped around.
 
Got advantage of that crazy Netflix glitch back in the day and racked months of gold.

Then survived on 1 month for $1 for several months until a friend added me to his Family because he had a spot left that would have remained unused.

Eh.
 
It's going to take a lot for MS to convince me to pay for XBL again this generation. I have no problem skipping over the XBO for the PS4 if Sony continues to have free online play.
 
Bought a 3 month Plus sub last year so just $17.99 from me for this gen.

It more than paid for itself with the games I got to play though during those 3 months, saved a lot in the long run.
 
Lets see. I've had Gold for 2 years. First year I paid $35. Second year I paid $40. So $75 total for online access on the 360. Free on the PS3. Played MW3 on the 360. All previous CoD's and other multiplayer games I played on the PS3.
 
I owned a 360, PS3 and Wii during this generation and never spent any money for online access (other than Internet Service Provider fees).

I'm not planning on spending any money next gen either.
 
5 years of live here but i never payed too much for it. got a lot of sweet deals like 3 months for 3 bucks and 12 months 20€.
you just have to know where to look.
 
And I spent at least that much this year on F2P games alone... :(

So in general, online MP is the devil.

But yes, paying for the privilege of playing core content of a game intended by a dev, which uses that as a selling point is robbery. I can "maybe" see two gens ago why this was, last gen was seemingly paying for "party chat". I can't see why someone would pay for this gen, though I'm sure MS will try to show people why they should pay the Xbox tax again at E3.
 
420 is 8 years at the 60 dollar a year quantity


how long have you been an xblg member to spend that amount? ive been an xblg member since 2006 and haven't nearly spent that amount bro.
 
I've spent $300 on Gold and don't regret it at all. Got my monies worth. Great value to me.

Also spent $20 on PS+ to try it out and I regret it so much. Wasn't a valuable service to me.
 
I have both PS3 and 360, though I was fine with spending money on live since it is the one console my friends and coworkers all had. These systems are a social purchase first and foremost considering I primarily play on PC after all.

This coming generation is a reset in my mind.
 
I spent waaaaay less, but still regret it. I got 3 free months of Gold when I bought my 360. After that, I paid for 3 months of Gold whenever there were discounts. In all, I'd say I've spent around $30-$40 on Gold.
 
I bought the lousy Premium for Battlefield 3 and I barely play it. Just because I find no interest in the series because of its drawn out matches. The close quarters I thought was going to be fun, but you remember its Battlefield and not COD.

I bought the Revolation DLC map pack for BO2 and regretted it. The maps weren't as good as the launch maps. And I bought Live for 3 months for $14.99 and that console has been turned on once since I tried the new maps and that's it. I also spent $5 on a stupid avatar costume. Which is a total waste of money.

I spent $30 unlocking a new area in LOTRO and I never ever want to play that game again.

Its a lesson learned. Plus I have less interest in both genres.

I gave Path of Exile $10 for the beta and I never play it.
 
I stayed on XBL Gold for about 2-3 years paying $40 or so a year when i found deals, maybe $30 one year. I stopped buying when i thought about how much i was going to be spending for the rest of the generation against the fact that i was only playing the occasional online game and didn't like the idea of paying a few just to play a little.

Xbox just seems like a greed box.
 
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