Battle.net 2.0 Subscription-based possibility could be discussed at BlizzCon.

I agree with SCW.net. The way he phrased the comment makes it seem like he wants to wait for BlizzCon to talk about this. But, the real question is, does his hesitation to comment on it mean we will be charged monthly?

I don't want to get anyone up at arms since that's what tends to happen when talk of this is released but I do want to discuss it.

 

the most id pay a month is 5-10.. 15 is to much.. especially since most blizzard players also play world of warcraft..

though starcraft 2 might make me quit from WoW for a bit.. still i dont like the idea.

 

I wouldnt pay a dollar, its a general opinion i have on all online games.

 

I have no fear that there would be a monthly payment. Only MMOs have a monthly payment. Having an RTS like StarCraft 2 have a monthly payment would be unprecedented (as far as I know) and would destroy what was great about StarCraft and other Blizzard games before World of WarCraft. Blizzard isn't going to go through all that effort of making StarCraft 2 an eSport just to destroy their accomplishments that they've worked so hard on by making StarCraft 2 have monthly payments. I'd even be willing to bet that they'd make more money by keeping StarCraft 2 free through eSports, keeping their fans happy, and other such things.

The only thing I believe is a possibility is payment for extra features. This has been pretty much confirmed in past comments but maybe they're taking it a step further. But, by a step further, I mean payment for more features; not monthly payments.

 

If there was a monthly pay on sc 2 B-Net. I would literally walk over to there HQ and go WTF YO THINKING AND SPANK EVERY D*** BLIZZARD EMPLOYEE THERE. Thats just what I would do.

 

I totally agree with you. I buy the game, but I don't have that much money to pay monthly.. If Battlenet 2 will not be free, than I stay at single player and LAN.

 

You sure they aren't just talking about the in-game ads on the battle.net service etc? I remember reading something about that before and the guy stated he worded it wrong when he said in-game advertising etc.

I have the money to pay for it if I really wanted to but I don't feel I should have to pay for such a thing. Battle.net has been free for years now I don't see why they would need to start charing unless they just want more money and with how Blizzard is these days I wouldn't be surprised.

 

Only me thinking starcraft 2 forum . org hamachi server?

 

Neither would I pay anything. It's a principle.

But I wouldn't maybe mind if it was just extra features. I don't need them that desperately.

 

As Ive said before, everything I could do for free in SC1, I should do for free in SC2.
Then if they want to charge you for extras, be my guest.

 

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I would never want Battle.net to have a subscription like that,
One of the many reasons i play it is to have fun with friends or play lan and beat the crap out of each other.
I would only pay for xbox gold membership because alot of my friends play it and its fun to play online, but then again, xbox has more games so it evens out while SC2 is 1 game and i wouldn't want to pay for it, just get my friends with burnt copies and play lan :arghh:

 

Mike Morhaime has spoken

http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/mike_morhaime_confirms_battle.net_2.0_is_free/

 

And so the heavens and fans rejoice.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw6H3crLzpg&videos=qW7_-93BjFI&playnext_from=TL&playnext=1

 

He still hasnt said that ladder (for me a very important part of the game) is free...

 

That's implied though, in my opinion. I don't see how anyone could consider something that doesn't have ladder "the full game".

 

"the full Starcraft 2 game included in the box and they will have the ability to play on battlenet with no additional fee"

I think that means we will have the full "single-player" and the abbility to play on battle.net without fees and not:

The full singeplayer and battle.net.

But perhaps full game includes battle.net - I dont know...

 

Are we even reading the same quote? I think it's pretty obvious what he means.

 

I dont agree, read my post again.

Edit: remember to take into consideration that this isn't a post by Karune or Dustin B.!

 

Of course, we all know It's from Mike Morhaime.

... And, it's pretty clear what he means ...

It doesn't matter if you agree with me or not. That's irrelevant. You either believe it's implied or you don't. There's no definite answer, although, it's still pretty certain.

Ladder is an important part of the full game. Assuming "full game with free battle.net" means "full single-player and battle.net but not ladder" is just you not picking up on the subtleties of English. It is definitely implied to an extent that it includes everything we've had before (or else it wouldn't be considered a "full game") which would go along with what they've said in the past, but that's doesn't mean that's actually what he said. That's just what you should go with because assuming anything else isn't warranted. There's no reason to believe ladder isn't free from what we've been told which is the only thing we should worry about.

They've said before that anything you can do in past games, you will be able to do for free on Battle.net 2.0. That obviously includes ladder. So, you must ask yourself, "Which is more likely: they changed their minds or I'm just reading too much into things." Keep in mind the only thing you have going against the latter is that they don't say the word "ladder". That's not an assumption built on very solid ground. I believe it's pretty much stated implicity. You fear that because they didn't say anything about ladder directly that it's not included in the statement, but, this statement and past statements go hand-in-hand and provide a more complete answer which you should take above all else. Therefore, you have no reasonable reason to fear that ladder won't be free to the extent that we've had in the past.

None of this changes the fact that you're worrying over nothing and we're both just speculating, though.