Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-2A02:C7D:C14:300:DC87:BE43:D106:6934-20170914215539/@comment-204.85.191.31-20180511044423

2405:204:B183:B150:1D15:4718:2673:92C5 wrote: 185.152.65.180 wrote: I don't understand. If you enjoy the game enough to play a few hours a day, why not make a purchase and support the developers? I know a lot of people don't like EA, but hey, FM puts loads of time and money in these games. You don't feel you should give anything at all for it? Charge me a one time $15 for the game with all future content available (or for a one time $5 additional fee) & I'll buy it outright. That is how I would support the developers to put food on the table. Plus you do know that ads supply FM with real money right? Yeah, they make money from ads, but it's nothing compared to IAPs. I would like to go to a one time purchase price too, but thanks to apple and Google, those days are far gone... I remember the days when I could buy a game for $30 or $40 and it was unlocked FOREVER. Those were good days. And the (programmers, in those days) made tons of money! Everyone was happy. Then, if a really great game came out, you had that initial cost, then a minimal annual update cost of $5. With inflation added in, it would probably be twice that now. Still reasonable though, IMO.

But that's still more than you say you're willing to pay.