OSI raising Prices starting june 25th

[Morrisey]

* Important Ultima Online Service Announcement ***



The Ultima Online monthly service rate will change from $9.95 per month to

$12.99 per month on June 25, 2003. To make the change easier for you, we’re

also introducing the following two multi-month discount packages, which

will be available on June 25th:



- 3 Month Prepaid Discount Package — $34.99

- 6 Month Prepaid Discount Package — $59.99



Starting today, you can visit www.ultima-registration.com to choose your

new monthly discount package. You can find out more details regarding these changes at:



www.uo.com/costs.html



eamembers.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/eamembers.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?&p_faqid=11425

[Kragen]

Hmm...

EA has some nerve. They are charging the same price for their 6 year old game as all of the other much newer games which currently exist. I know they have made some updates recently, but if they think their game is the same calibar as SWG, Planetside, Everquest, or DAoC they are off their rocker.

Think about it, some great games like NWN, Battlefield 1942, Diablo, and Warcraft can all be played on-line for free. Paying 12.95/mo for UO just seems a bit out of line IMO.

[Aeife/Niamb]

Well, if they increase quality by hiring an IGM and part-time seers to provide seer led quests, I'm in. Since I don't think that will happen, I'll be closing down two accounts. I'll hang on to my main, however, just to make sure I am done with UO for good and all. I have been playing less and less since AoS came out and this may be the straw that breaks the camel's back. I'll use the extra cash to try out Star Wars Galaxies I suppose.

[ganesh]

, this is such a freakin joke!!!! i mean think about it, they will be makin like 8 mil more a year if they keep roughly the same amount of peeps. 8 mil more and you all damn well know they aint gonna do s**t. im glad i dropped to one account. but with their god given right to shut uo down anytime after a 90 day notice. who's stupid enough to pay for 6 months at a time with what they are pullin? i mean i read this at adam ants website at gamemaster.net. and at that time, there wasnt even an official notice! you had to go you update account deal or whatever to see it. now that peeps are b**chin they decide to scoot over to a computer and make a notice. they are pure idiots, and im an idiot for gettin addicted to this game. plus im pissed cuz ive gotten to know such good peeps ingame that i dont wanna lose that, grrrrr. !!!!!!

[Morrisey]

ganesh said:

I suspect that after this fee increase their revenue will be the same or less then it currently is. They are raising prices by %30, but i suspect this will drive %30 of accounts to be cancelled (I am going to finnaly cancel my last Catskills account and my LA account, and maybe the other 2 as well). So they will generate the same revenue yet have a smaller player/account base; this should lead to appearence of better game performance without them actually doing anything. Less players means the wait times for Gms and Customer service will be better. Less players/accounts means more open housing, less spawn camps. Perhaps this is a good step to thin out the number of players/accounts.

[ganesh]

which means the same thing. they will jack prices up on us for the same lousy stuff. as for gm service, a gm who doesnt know or care about you doesnt change with less customers or with more money either way. you watch, they will prolly get a ton of 6 month orders and then shut down for somethin goofy like ultima x. it sounds silly, but thats my luck

[OldTer]

[glow=red,2,300]CANCELS ACCOUNT[/glow]


oh wait.....


I wonder what powergamers has to say lol *goes and looks*

LMAO!! everyone must go look at uopowergamers ;D

[Jaxs]

At that price and logging on only to get smithing BOD's I am not sure it will be worth keeping my account up to date.

Lots and Lots of new games coming out soon.

I guess I will have to think on this one.

[Wizul]

That is just about going to do it for me as far as UO is concerened. There' s not much point in paying extra for something I rarely play. Maybe it will help thin things out to improve the server performance, maybe not.

[jim]

Anyone want to buy my account?