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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, The Secret World making subscriptions optional.

    As does tend to happen with MMOs that are neither World of Warcraft nor EVE Online, The Secret World is shaking up its business model and dropping subscriptions. The $15 monthly fee is optional from today, barely five months after launch, but you do still need to buy Funcom's real-world-ish supernatural MMORPG to play. You know, like how Guild Wars 2 works.
    Dec 12, 2012 7:00am PST
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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, The Secret World making subscriptions optional.

    As does tend to happen with MMOs that are neither World of Warcraft nor EVE Online, The Secret World is shaking up its business model and dropping subscriptions. The $15 monthly fee is optional from today, barely five months after launch, but you do still need to buy Funcom's real-world-ish supernatural MMORPG to play. You know, like how Guild Wars 2 works. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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    • personally, that last sentence was a little patronizing... =\ : boring gegtik
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      Cool, now I can play it again. : Vincent GraysonThis person is cool!
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        Can you? I had purchased on release but every time I try to log in it says incorrect details. Reset all b... : Skhitzo
        • I'm not at home, but once I get home, I'll give it a shot. : Vincent GraysonThis person is cool!
    • Yay! Was just trialing this and picked up a copy for 18 dollars from ebay because I enjoyed it enough to ... : Machinaeclipse
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      "We tried to be a responsible subscription company and release something every month to give value for th... : LeeMonThis person is cool!
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        Enjoy those jumping puzzles. : DougL
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          and new dungeons, world events, items, balances, holiday mini games, PVP stuff... this game puts anyone e... : thebigbeefsandwich
          • And the jumping puzzles are awesome! : capt trippsThis person is cool!
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      Everyone making the $15 Monthly Subs the standard is the problem. If they would lower them to $9.99 they ... : saturn96This person is cool!
      • I think 9.99 is the sweet spot for sub based mmos, I am sad they made the jump to 14.99 so early. : happynoodleThis person is cool!
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        You can get this for an average of $8-10/month if you subscribe for more then one month. The reason they ... : squeakychimp
        • I think most people will only want pay for one active MMO sub a month. If they still have an active WoW ... : headbone
    • If that game costs a fee service for $9.99 a monthly, then I would be willing to pay. No thanks to $14.9... : commanderxp90