So who thinks it will have to go free to play within the next year.

Nobody with a bit of sense.

So who thinks it will have to go free to play within the next year.

 

 

Na, for the people that enjoy the starwars universe and great cinematic story telling, the game simply has way too much replayability to lose the amount of subs to be forced to do that.

 

 

0/10 for your trolling attempt though.

flagged this horrid post. this has been done so many times and was only created to generate a response nothing more.

Not within the year. If it does go F2P, though, I'll be glad. One less thing I'll have to pay for.

it will be shut down by then. I think it will be F2P in about a week... give or take 3 days or so.

There is no way this game can survive in its current model

So who thinks it will have to go free to play within the next year.

 

Not me.

 

My turn. How many more threads like this will be created in the next 24 hours?

Not me.

 

My turn. How many more threads like this will be created in the next 24 hours?

 

Enough to make me weep for humanity.

Not within the year. If it does go F2P, though, I'll be glad. One less thing I'll have to pay for.

 

 

You've obviously never played a F2P game before. Imagine this game, but you only get to choose 2 classes for each side. And even then, you only get 1 spec period per class. You can have the others... for 19.99 each.

 

 

Yeah, F2P sucks.

The hundreds of thousands of people are who going to continue their subs past Jan 20th sure don't think so.

 

Myself included.

Edited January 9, 2012 by EllipticSmile

So who thinks it will have to go free to play within the next year.

 

No, it will take longer than a year - probably about 3 years. There's a lot of life left in this game as a subscription game, IMHO.

Nobody with a bit of sense.

Though there are plenty of people with sense that think that TOR will go free to play, just because that's a highly profitable MMO model.

Goes f2p after 6 months or so.

Goes f2p after 6 months or so.

 

 

Sweet! Our very own Nostradamus!

So who thinks it will have to go free to play within the next year.

 

/raiseshand - This is probably going to be the last Pay to Play MMO until something truly new and exciting comes out.

How many still think Free to Play is the deathknell for MMOs? Only those who aren't intelligent enough to see that as false.

Nothing is free to begin with. The correct term to use with a "f2p" is how much are you willing to spend.

 

The problem with f2p games is that they lack quality. To get full access to a f2p you'd have to pay insane sums of money. For example to fully unlock a game like lotro or EQ2 without subscribing you'd have to pay 100's of dollars. You realize that right?

 

Nah, i'd take a monthly subscription fee over a f2p without blinking my eyes. But if a game lacks it turns into a f2p, no talk about it.

 

No, f2p's won't be the future of mmos there will always be a couple subscription based ones out there to rule them all, like WoW. I really hope swtor don't fall into the pit of despair aka f2p. It would really be sad. The game isn't even designed to be a f2p. A f2p is a grind feast, they're not quest based. To turn swtor into a f2p you'd have to lock all zones for "f2p" users and have them *buy* them to even be able to access/quest in them. Disaster.

How many still think Free to Play is the deathknell for MMOs? Only those who aren't intelligent enough to see that as false.

 

i guess paying 9.99 for 10 more inventory slots is something you find appealing.

Nobody with a bit of sense.

 

That little orange pixel is the mark of the fanboy here.

Though there are plenty of people with sense that think that TOR will go free to play, just because that's a highly profitable MMO model.

 

I don't know how much business experience you have, but you can make ANYTHING profitable simply by charging money for something. You just have to cut overhead significantly.

 

I don't know of any MMO's that were developed with the idea of being F2P in the beginning. We've had some conversions, but I don't think a F2P model can work with the large scale development and support necessary for a Massive MMO like WOW or SWTOR.

Edited January 9, 2012 by Argolith

The hundreds of thousands of people are who going to continue their subs past Jan 20th sure don't think so.

 

Myself included.

 

Too bad the game needs millions of subscribers to break even.

i guess paying 9.99 for 10 more inventory slots is something you find appealing.

 

Did I say I find that appealing? No.

 

Did you read what I typed? Apparently not.

 

Strawman attempt used? Obviously.

I think a model more like xbox live expansion where you pay for the new content you want rather than have to keep paying for what you already brought at release.

 

Anyway I rather buy 6 new games than subscribe for a year makes no sense to me.

 

For example

 

Mass effect 3

Diablo 3

GTA 5

Halo 4

Bio shock infinity

Max Payne 3

 

Now what would be more fun ?

Edited January 9, 2012 by convictionx

That little orange pixel is the mark of the fanboy here.

 

Hardly, I'm barely even playing the game at this point.

 

It amused me during beta, so I put it in my signature.

 

Nice effort, though.

Too bad the game needs millions of subscribers to break even.

 

It has already been stated that the game will be substantially profitable with 500,000.