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Western and Eastern Online Games

Online games generally come from two different corners of the world. On one side we have United States and Europe that usually create similar type of games, and use the same business model. On the other side we have South Korea that is a giant when it comes to making online games together with China and Malaysia, as well as Japan. Western games differ from Eastern games in many ways. Eastern games are usually free to play with a cash shop or a premium service. What it means that you do not have to pay for the game in order to play, but on the other hand, you might be disadvantaged compared to other players who are paying. This free model attracts many people who are either younger or poorer, and cannot afford to pay for games. Such model also attracts those who are either very addicted or very rich, and are willing to spend $100’s on the cash shop per month. This in fact makes the community a lot different from a typical online game released in the Western world. If you are looking for a good community, you should take into account what I just told you. You will have to pay a monthly subscription for a Western game, but it will be probably worth it. Also, if you really want to be good player in a free game by buying items from cash shop, you will spend a few times more money than if you just paid for a monthly subscription to a Western game.