Below you will find a comprehensive listing of subscription fees for popular MMO’s. Enjoy!
Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $14.99
- 3 Months – $35.98*
- 6 Months – $62.96*
- 12 Months – $98.93*
- (*Based on a discounted rate as of 1/19/2011)
Aion
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $14.99
Alganon
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $14.95
Anarchy Online
- Monthly Subscription Fee – Free-to-play unless your playing with the expansions (then $14.95).
- Monthly Subscription Fee – TBA
Asheron’s Call
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $12.95
- 3 Months – $35.75
- 6 Months – $67.75
- 12 Months – $119.75
Champions Online
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $14.99
- 3 Months – $41.97
- 6 Months – $77.94
- Free-to-play – January 25, 2011
Dark Age of Camelot
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $14.95
- 3 Months – $40.35 ($13.45)
- 6 Months – $71.70 ($11.95 per month)
- 12 Months – $137.40 ($11.45 per month)
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $14.99
- 3 Months – $41.99 ($14.00 per month)
- 6 Months – $77.99 ($13.00 per month)
- 12 Months – $134.99 ($11.25 per month)
- Lifetime – $199.99 (*PC Only)
Dungeons & Dragons Online
- Monthly Subscription Fee – Free-to-play
EVE Online
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $14.95
- 3 Months – $38.85
- 6 Months – $71.70
- 12 Months – $131.40
EverQuest
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $14.99
- 3 Months – $41.97
- 6 Months – $77.94
- 12 Months -$143.88
- 24 Months – $199.95
- Other Notes: This game can also be played under the $29.99 (per month) SOE Station Access subscription. This subscription includes access to: EverQuest, EverQuest 2, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Planetside, Star Wars Galaxies, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, EverQuest Online Adventures, and Free Realms.
EverQuest 2
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $14.99
- 3 Months – $41.97
- 6 Months – $77.94
- 12 Months -$143.88
- 24 Months – $199.95
- Other Notes: This game can also be played under the $29.99 (per month) SOE Station Access subscription. This subscription includes access to: EverQuest, EverQuest 2, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Planetside, Star Wars Galaxies, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, EverQuest Online Adventures, and Free Realms.
Fallen Earth
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $14.99
Final Fantasy 11
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $12.95
- Other Services – Additional Monthly Character Fee ($1 per character)
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $12.99
Free Realms
- Monthly Subscription Fee – Free-to-play or $5 for Membership (5 extra jobs, 400 extra items/ quests, 3 character slots, and ranking on leaderboards)
- Other Notes: This game can also be played under the $29.99 (per month) SOE Station Access subscription. This subscription includes access to: EverQuest, EverQuest 2, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Planetside, Star Wars Galaxies, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, EverQuest Online Adventures, and Free Realms.
Global Agenda: Conquest
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $12.99
- 3 Months – $34.47
- 6 Months – $59.94
Guild Wars
- Monthly Subscription Fee – Free-to-play
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $9.99
- 6 Months – $49.99
- 12 Months – $89.99
The Lord of the Rings Online
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $14.99
- 3 Months – $41.85
- 6 Months – $77.70
- 12 Months – $143.40
- Lifetime Subscription – $299.00
- Free-to-play (pricing varies)
Pirates of the Burning Sea
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $14.99
- 3 Months – $41.99
- 6 Months -$77.99
- 12 Months – $143
- Other Notes: This game can also be played under the $29.99 (per month) SOE Station Access subscription. This subscription includes access to: EverQuest, EverQuest 2, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Planetside, Star Wars Galaxies, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, EverQuest Online Adventures, and Free Realms.
- Monthly Subscription Fee – TBA
Runes of Magic
- Monthly Subscription Fee – Free-to-play
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $14.99
- 3 Months – $13.99 ($41.97)
- 6 Months – $12.00 ($77.94)
- Lifetime Subscription – $299.99
Star Wars Galaxies
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $14.99
- 3 Months – $41.97
- 6 Months – $77.94
- 12 Months -$143.88
- 24 Months – $199.95
- Other Notes: This game can also be played under the $29.99 (per month) SOE Station Access subscription. This subscription includes access to: EverQuest, EverQuest 2, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Planetside, Star Wars Galaxies, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, EverQuest Online Adventures, and Free Realms.
- Monthly Subscription Fee – TBA
- Monthly Subscription Fee – TBA
Ultima Online
- Monthly Subscription Fee –$12.99
- 3 Months – $34.99
- 6 Months – $59.99
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $14.99
- 3 Months – $41.97
- 6 Months – $77.94
- 12 Months -$143.88
- 24 Months – $199.95
- Other Notes: This game can also be played under the $29.99 (per month) SOE Station Access subscription. This subscription includes access to: EverQuest, EverQuest 2, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Planetside, Star Wars Galaxies, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, EverQuest Online Adventures, and Free Realms.
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $14.99
- 3 Months – $41.97
- 6 Months – $77.94
- Notes: Free Endless Trial (Level 10 cap)
Wizard 101
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $9.95 (single account), $6.95 (2 or more)
- 6 Months – $49.95
- 12 Months – $79.95
- Notes: Pay by Area ($1-$3 per area)
World of Warcraft
- Monthly Subscription Fee – $14.99
- 3 Months – $13.99 (per month)
- 6 Months – $12.99 (per month)
- Other Services: Paid Character Transfer (to another realm/account) – $25 per character. Paid Faction Change (per character) – $30.00. Paid Race Change (per character) – $25.00.
Did we miss a game? Find that our numbers have changed? Comment below!
Anyone play wizard 101? Pay by area just sounds weird to me.
@ghostryder — I’ve played it. It works very well, and it’s well-designed to allow parents to limit the content their children have access to (since that’s the game’s main target audience). For non-MMOers it’s also less scary to pay a little than to pay a full sub (we MMO players accept the subscription model, but most non-MMOers find it really weird).
Some additions for the pricing structure:
SOE Games Station Pass — $29.99/month, gives unlimited access to Everquest, Everquest 2, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Planetside, Star Wars Galaxies, Vanguard, EQ Online Adventures and Free Realms. (Expensive if you only play on of those games, but a good deal after that.)
EQ2’s sub price breakdown is the same as EQ’s — as far as I can recall all their premium MMOs are that price (SWG, Vanguard).
Nice list!
Okay, I updated the breakdown with the SOE Station Access subscription info. Good catch Ysharros!
I can’t imagine paying $29.99 a month to play any of those games.
You need to play at least 2 for it to be worthwhile (since you get some goodies like extra char slots for having the Pass). Nobody in their right mind would pay for the Pass if they’re only playing one game — well, maybe they would, who knows.
If you’re saying all those games are crap… it’s your blog. 😉
@ysharros
Oh okay. I suppose we should expect some new pricing structures. That makes sense, and actually I’d like to see some more creative revenue generating techniques and pricing structures/techniques.
PS: Never underestimate what someone “in their right mind” would do.
@Ghostryder –
When I read “creative revenue generating techniques” all I can think of is in-game advertisement. Yuck.
The only game I would even be remotely interested in is Pirates of the Burning Sea. Otherwise, a good portion of them are MMOs that should be free-to-play by now. The fact that SOE still charges for the original EverQuest is just ridiculous. About as bad as Turbine still charging to play the original Asheron’s Call.
Who knew Planetside still existed?
I would argue that’s a matter of games preference. There’s no reason EQ2 should be free to play any more than WoW is (or isn’t), since it certainly has as much content or more (certainly a great deal more for my style of non-raiding play). I can’t currently speak for any of the others, though admittedly SOE has made a niche for itself out of keeping small-scale or “dying” games on life support.
One thing I do know is that if those games weren’t somehow generating revenue for SOE, they wouldn’t be there. The Matrix is one of the more recent examples.
@Ysharros –
It is interesting to think that people are still playing games like Asheron’s Call and Everquest. Good point about SOE keeping small-scale games on life support.
I have no experience when it comes to Everquest 2. From what I have seen, I would think that its current pricing model certainly fits what content the game has to offer. Do you play EQ2? If so, do you like it versus say World of Warcraft?
Anarchy Online has a third subscription option. If you have the other expansions its $14.95 a month.
Updated Anarchy Online subscription information. Thanks Axus!
Updated list with newer pricing information (overall) and newer MMO’s for 2011.