Bybsie

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@karrisaarinen I dislike it too, but it’s an old practice that works. We can call it immoral, but revenue knows no such thing.

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I’ve been there many times. I paid for the monthly subscription and logged in only a few times. It’s a waste of money. I like what OSRS does: free to play with an optional subscription. That’s it.

I wonder if there’s another way to fund an online service game without a cash shop, such as merchandise, events, sponsorships, donations, or Patreon. Some are more predictable than others, so they may not suit a brand-new game without a loyal fan base.

But cash shops really rub me the wrong way. It’s not a flaw in the design, but in human greed.

The moment progress or status can be bought, the game stops rewarding time and skill and starts rewarding your wallet. Cosmetics-only shops dodge that a bit, but even then, status becomes something you purchase rather than earn.

OSRS gets it right because the sub is the whole deal - flat fee, full access, nothing else for sale. No FOMO timers, no drop rates tuned to make you crack.

I don’t think that model scales to every new game (you need the loyal base first), but it’s proof that “optional sub, no shop” can work long-term if the game itself is good enough to carry it.

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What's your favourite way to monetise an MMORPG?

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I did a thing

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I played Fellowship again. It's changed my mind:
https://t.co/FAFG5IZ6w1

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@zephywow Play another game

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It’s fine

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@struddlesplays So, to extrapolate from your example, your vote is on “buy-to-play with further options to pay for convenience and accelerators”. Fair?

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Almost perfect value extraction from the Claude Max 20x plan. Here we go again lol. What are you building?

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Gonna print it and hang it as a poster.

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@nikitabier Both short-form vertical and full form horizontal videos stand the same chance? Feels like app is biased towards 9:16 shorts.

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@MrBeast 5,823,947

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I pulled Gul'dan from a Pop Mart box again, so I'm giving it away. More info on the stream today!

https://t.co/iEsOR7qKX4

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Sat down to review Embers of the Uncrowned after playing the demo. It's... good. Just... good.

https://t.co/p6c4uSD2O0

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Just learned that Gravity and Wemade Connect are launching Ragnarok Universe - a browser-based 3D MMORPG, no downloads needed, playable straight from PC, tablet or mobile.

Not my cup of tea, but the game in a pill: Norse-mythology open world, co-op play + PvP arenas, tech tests kicking off July 2026. Discord sign-ups are open now for priority access.

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@nikitabier YES!!! 🙌

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@Dexerto

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@PersistOnline @CipSoft Hell yeah 🥳

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I've been accepted by @CipSoft as a content creator for @PersistOnline MMORPG! Thank you very much 👍

To my lovely community of MMORPG heads:

If you didn't get into the play test (running until 13th of June), I posted info in our Discord about how you can still get access to the game (it's really fun btw.)

Stay calm and report bugs!

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lol just realised you can press ESC while in `btop` for Options like a colour theme. Wtf. Who built this thing. It's epic xD