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truefire wrote on 2013-01-10 01:36
So will it be f2p f2p or SWTOR f2p?
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radionoise wrote on 2013-01-10 03:35
Quote from truefire;1011537:
So will it be f2p f2p or SWTOR f2p?
f2p f2p from what I've read.
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Taycat wrote on 2013-01-10 03:40
Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;1011504:
According to Kitae, was already free to play
just gives them an excuse to sell expensive cosmetics
From what I gather, yes.
All you did was farm gold long enough to afford scrolls that increased your time to play.
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Cucurbita wrote on 2013-01-10 04:59
As it is right now, a chronoscroll is literally 3 hours in a dungeon. Its gotten pretty cheap.
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Intimacy wrote on 2013-01-10 12:04
Quote from paladin;1011430:
GLORIOUS BOOBS!
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Cucurbita wrote on 2013-01-10 12:47
Ehh, the boobs in this game aren't nearly as amazing as the legs.
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rzetlin wrote on 2013-01-10 17:22
I am looking forward to playing TERA.
I hope the F2P of TERA does not have a lot of restrictions like Star Wars: The Old Republic.
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Yoorah wrote on 2013-01-10 17:51
F2P games tend to suck. I feel bad for whoever was into this game. D:
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Juno wrote on 2013-01-10 18:07
Quote from Cucurbita;1011670:
As it is right now, a chronoscroll is literally 3 hours in a dungeon. Its gotten pretty cheap.
Yeah, if I picked up a week sub over break I could have kept it running with those. Was debating doing that until this news came out.
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Cucurbita wrote on 2013-01-10 22:47
Quote from Yoorah;1011901:
F2P games tend to suck. I feel bad for whoever was into this game. D:
Doesn't look like it'll get bad from what they promise. Whether they'll keep that promise or not is another thing I guess.
En Masse seems really inexperienced with running mmo's though. Their paid features are actually not tempting at all. The reason why f2p Nexon games work the way they do is because not paying becomes crippling, and every 30 seconds you are constantly reminded by some factor that your life in the game you are playing would be infinitely more convenient if you shelled out a little cash.
Tera's f2p model is promised to be everything it has now for paid players, but paid players will just gain new benefits. There is like no real incentive to pay unless you intend to become the market lord or mad rush optimal gear. The switch to f2p might get the better of them if they don't properly understand why f2p works. Increasing their playerbase by a huge amount isn't really enough if no one is compelled to buy anything.
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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2013-01-10 22:56
^
tl;dr
F2P MMOs are shit
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Yoorah wrote on 2013-01-10 23:01
When Nexon first announced the creation of the Cash Shop here in NA, they promised that it would never contain anything that would give you an in-game advantage, aside for cosmetic items like outfits and other fun things. For a while, they were actually able to keep this promise. Look where we are now.
The fact of the matter is that f2p harms the game by design. When companies decide to implement such a system, they constantly calculate the damage to see if it's below a certain threshold that would keep the player base stable. But just because the game population is stable and the income is good, it doesn't mean that the experience for the average player doesn't go down. :<
I'm considering switching to FF XIV 2.0 due to this, if I get into the beta and like it enough.
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Cucurbita wrote on 2013-01-11 01:08
Quote from Yoorah;1012059:
I'm considering switching to FF XIV 2.0 due to this, if I get into the beta and like it enough.
It will probably go f2p too.
The future off mmo gaming is f2p. Subscription mmo's are failing hard nowadays, and not because its a bad game or anything. WoW is literally the only giant that could survive the model.
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Niuu wrote on 2013-01-11 03:17
Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;1012054:
^
tl;dr
F2P MMOs are shit
Every MMO should be F2P, Or pay once then never again
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Yoorah wrote on 2013-01-11 03:28
Quote from Cucurbita;1012109:
It will probably go f2p too.
The future off mmo gaming is f2p. Subscription mmo's are failing hard nowadays, and not because its a bad game or anything. WoW is literally the only giant that could survive the model.
Yeah, because they're finding that it's easier to squeeze money out of people in a f2p model, which is rather unfortunate as the end result is that we get a lesser quality game, at a potentially higher cost. All for the sake of subsidising it for the free players (and corporate bosses loving their higher margins). :C
I don't think EVE is going anywhere, either, and I hope FF XIV 2.0 isn't on that path.
The only thing I don't like about a pure p2p model is for times when you don't think you'll want to actively play (and hence pay) but would still want to log in and say hi to friends and stuff. I wish they'd implement some type of minimal access mode when your subscription isn't active.