Somebody else mentioned WoW and its monthly subscription. I played that game for a long time at roughly £7.99 per month with new content taking a damn long time to come out (which again you were charged for). The point is this game was hugely hyped up and they were well within rights to put a monthly charge on it, I would have still bought it.. others would have aswell I imagine. Your negativity blinds you from the positive aspects of the game. Things can always be worse.