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vfrost
05.08.2012 , 10:19 AM | #11
Quote: Originally Posted by nissanmaxima View Post
If this game goes to a Free to Play model, I may possibly return to it and continue to play it as a 2nd game along side GW2.

According to CNBC , this may not be a complete pipe dream..24% decline in subs that EA is admitting to at least is always a good sign

Have a great day folks!
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FourTwent
05.08.2012 , 10:21 AM | #12
Quote: Originally Posted by nissanmaxima View Post
If this game goes to a Free to Play model, I may possibly return to it and continue to play it as a 2nd game along side GW2.

According to CNBC , this may not be a complete pipe dream..24% decline in subs that EA is admitting to at least is always a good sign

Have a great day folks!
the game will never go free to play. sorry you didn't like it

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Fhrosty
05.08.2012 , 10:23 AM | #13
Quote: Originally Posted by nissanmaxima View Post
24% decline in subs that EA is admitting to at least is always a good sign
Decline from when? Opening weekend? If so, that's really, really not a bad number.

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MadMossy
05.08.2012 , 10:25 AM | #14
I would be very much surprised if Swtor doesn't go free to play in the near future, with the recent statistics and conference call recording from EA with regards the business as a whole it seems investors and share holders want to capitalise on the whole micro transactions thing which for a game like starwars would be ideal from a financial stand point.

As for saying F2P doesnt work, well guild wars 1 managed to sell over 7 million copies and as that games entire business model was based on box sales and micro transactions I'd say it did pretty darn well. After all its considered the second most successful MMO to date, beaten only by World of Warcraft.

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Saregon
05.08.2012 , 10:31 AM | #15
Quote: Originally Posted by MadMossy View Post
As for saying F2P doesnt work, well guild wars 1 managed to sell over 7 million copies and as that games entire business model was based on box sales and micro transactions I'd say it did pretty darn well. After all its considered the second most successful MMO to date, beaten only by World of Warcraft.
GW1 is not an MMO, even ArenaNet doesn't call it one. It's a CORPG...Cooperative Online Role Playing Game.
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Belogard
05.08.2012 , 10:32 AM | #16
Quote: Originally Posted by nissanmaxima View Post
If this game goes to a Free to Play model, I may possibly return to it and continue to play it as a 2nd game along side GW2.

According to CNBC , this may not be a complete pipe dream..24% decline in subs that EA is admitting to at least is always a good sign

Have a great day folks!
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Vlaxitov
05.08.2012 , 10:32 AM | #17
"Free to play" is codeword for "you will spend more than ever have" in a mmo if you wan't to play anything other than a miserable lite version of the game.

MMOs go F2P when they know they are past their peak and future growth isn't possible.

They use that "F2P" model as an excuse to tax their loyal still existing player base on their inevitable way out.

With the exception of a couple of games that did it right, I will not support most "F2P" games as the title almost always ends up being deceiving and dishonest.

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Darth_Moonshadow
05.08.2012 , 10:32 AM | #18
Quote: Originally Posted by Elfa View Post
Why? Why will you quit simply because you won't have to pay for it?
Because we WILL have to pay for it, and we'd be paying a lot more than $15 a month. Want to enter Voss? Pay seven dollars. Want to use this speeder skill? That'll be four dollars. Want to learn the Biochem skill? Three dollars, please. Want to recruit Blizz? Nine dollars American.

Free 2 Play is Pay 2 Enjoy, otherwise you're playing a truly watered down version of the game. The only F2P game I can stomach is LotRO, and that pay model seems to be the one model no one else uses.
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Balrizangor
05.08.2012 , 10:33 AM | #19
Quote: Originally Posted by juleanden View Post
if swtor becomes F2P i will quit....

Same here ....


DCUO went "free" to play, the revenue for the game went up 700%. Just because there is no monthly fee doesn't mean the game is "free".
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WereMops
05.08.2012 , 10:34 AM | #20
Quote: Originally Posted by juleanden View Post
if swtor becomes F2P i will quit....
Most probably the same thing here.
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