As far as paying $15 per month goes. When Everquest came out, I played it for 2 and a half years, then I got hooked on Everquest 2 and played that since it came out.
There's MANY games that I paid $49 for that I've only played less than a month and put it back on the shelf, so I look at it this way, for every 3 months I play Everquest 2, it's only costing me $45 and I'm enjoying it, so if you compare $49 for a game that I'm gonna play for one month OR $45 for 3 months, which do you think is the better deal ???
I know that there is the initial cost of buying the online game, but in the long run, you're better off
