I don’t even know what you’re talking about anymore. Regardless, that post is just straight-up wrong.
Subscriptions were already an established method of monetization back then. I played games like UO, SWG, and even had a SegaNet subscription for my Dreamcast. There were also games like Everquest and Runescape. The MMO genre was never the biggest one, but it was always significant as far as PC gaming is concerned.
Expansions were also very common, and in fact the status quo for boxed PC games, as evident by original boxes from games like the Command & Conquer, Battlefield, and Diablo series that are sitting on my shelf.
wow, that guy lano_oko is really reporting everything that makes him look stupid. I wonder if he knows that people can just click “show hidden text” and still see how stupid he looks.
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