$30 is a small bar tab for me. So it wasn't an issue.
This is a good game, that I hope continue to exist.
I think money order/check should be a possible way to pay. It would help at least the US population of WL.
Most of the people who complain about this amount are from areas of the world that are blessed with stronger economies.
I am sure there are plenty of WL players that $30 is a real sum of money that may mean food for the week/some other comparable. I feel badly for that subset. The people that I know at least, complaining here are not among those people.
Your wife/significant other (as is Doggy's case :) ) may not want you to spend money on a game, but why don't you say. "Sweetheart, I'm not going to drink for a week and just put that money to buying a membership."
I think we should be able to buy membership by sending Fizzer a crate of Ramen. That way it automatically corrects for your cost of living. Fizzer, what update will make this an option?
If you go to a restaurant, order an appetizer, a main meal and a dessert along with some Perrier or S. Pellegrino, then that's about 70$ + something like 10 bucks tip making it 80$. That's like 2 2/3 memberships haha
Its not only the cost of living, which is relatively high here in New Zealand. But also the exchange rate, The USD is slowly gaining back its strength Vs our NZD.
So I reasoned the sooner I got a membership the better for me.
Doggy - that's a pretty high end restaurant man. At least it would be near me.
Galahad - Haven't a clue what a Big Mac combo costs (I make it a point to avoid fast food joints) so I looked online and was told it is $5.69 meaning membership is 5.3 combos
Im not too sure of the originality of my reference to the Big Mac Comparison Index.
But it seems to be a simple (obviously generic) way of comparing the relative cost of living.