Paying for F2P
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Well, of course, this is still a business. Free To Play basically means "We open our doors to you for your personal enjoyment. We also have a shop full of optional extras, should you want anything, but it's not like you have to buy anything to gain the full experience.". This is business gone right. You play the game, it's full and complete even if you never pay a cent, but people will want to buy stuff because they like stuff. And this is fine. It's Merchandising.Elate said:
I see no problem with this. So happens, though, I really only do this for my girlfriend.
Bought Global Agenda when it was still P2P.
Made a purchase in TF2 after it went F2P.
Premium Subscriber in a not-so-known MMO I won't mention here cause it's still not in a state to advertise it at all.
Yeh, from time to time, I do.
Made a purchase in TF2 after it went F2P.
Premium Subscriber in a not-so-known MMO I won't mention here cause it's still not in a state to advertise it at all.
Yeh, from time to time, I do.
I supported LOTRO when it went free.
My reasoning being, I love the lore and what they've done to the place; they deserve it.
In general, though, there's something I've noticed about F2P games - while cheaper for the bare essentials, they end up being about twice as expensive as buy-once play-many games, for the same experience. This is most in evidence in games which were once pay-to-play but became free; what you once had for $10-$15 a month will cost you about a year's subscription to unlock, not counting ridiculous continual-outlay fees on some games. And on iOS, Gameloft provides sterling examples of the downside to this system: where once you'd pay $7 to unlock the game forever, now you can play what amounts to a demo, or pay $30 per gun to unlock parts of the full game experience.
I'm not sure whether this is due to greedy publishers, the "whales" model of support common to free-to-play games, or a combination of both. All I know is that it's disadvantageous in the extreme to the average consumer, who will be limited to playing one or two games in any depth simply by the cost associated therewith, at (as far as I can see) no real added value for the publisher. (People who actually pay the full price are 1 in 20, or fewer, even with the relatively rarified free-to-play atmosphere. If every significant game goes free-to-play, I can't help but think publishers will choke each other to death in their efforts to claim the lion's share of "whales."
My reasoning being, I love the lore and what they've done to the place; they deserve it.
In general, though, there's something I've noticed about F2P games - while cheaper for the bare essentials, they end up being about twice as expensive as buy-once play-many games, for the same experience. This is most in evidence in games which were once pay-to-play but became free; what you once had for $10-$15 a month will cost you about a year's subscription to unlock, not counting ridiculous continual-outlay fees on some games. And on iOS, Gameloft provides sterling examples of the downside to this system: where once you'd pay $7 to unlock the game forever, now you can play what amounts to a demo, or pay $30 per gun to unlock parts of the full game experience.
I'm not sure whether this is due to greedy publishers, the "whales" model of support common to free-to-play games, or a combination of both. All I know is that it's disadvantageous in the extreme to the average consumer, who will be limited to playing one or two games in any depth simply by the cost associated therewith, at (as far as I can see) no real added value for the publisher. (People who actually pay the full price are 1 in 20, or fewer, even with the relatively rarified free-to-play atmosphere. If every significant game goes free-to-play, I can't help but think publishers will choke each other to death in their efforts to claim the lion's share of "whales."
I did the same as you a few days ago only i spent £8-9 (whatever 10 euro's is) on some new duty officers leaving me with 140c to be converted to dilitium.
As for other games i've paid for er... world of tanks is the only which comes to mind (other than paid mmo's), and that was for premium account for a few months here and there to get bonus exp and cash.
As for other games i've paid for er... world of tanks is the only which comes to mind (other than paid mmo's), and that was for premium account for a few months here and there to get bonus exp and cash.
I don't think I've ever payed anything on a FTP game, but the only FTP game I've ever played for any significant amount of time is TF2.
I'm definitely not opposed to paying for stuff in FTP games, so long as I feel that I can enjoy the game without paying for anything.
I'm definitely not opposed to paying for stuff in FTP games, so long as I feel that I can enjoy the game without paying for anything.
I've got to admit, I'm playing STO myself and... ..I wanna buy stuff in it as well.
But the in game currency seems to be a bastard to buy - you have to buy Zen first, then transfer that into c-points. So I'd like to ask the original poster - how easy was it? Any issues?
But the in game currency seems to be a bastard to buy - you have to buy Zen first, then transfer that into c-points. So I'd like to ask the original poster - how easy was it? Any issues?
I haven't yet, mainly because I just got a credit card a couple months ago, but I've seriously been considering spending some money on League of Legends. I like the game and play it enough so I don't see a reason not to drop some money into it, I just don't have the time right now to properly enjoy it.
I'm willing to pay monthly subscriptions because it's essentially paying for a service (access to a server which costs a lot of money to operate) But I never pay for a game item because it doesn't feel like any value is being added to the game AT ALL .I'm not the type to flex his epeen, especially not with something that I wasted money on
"omg look at my awesome sage robes! aren't they pretty? I PAID $30 FOR IT!"
Games that make it difficult or impossible to play without pay items, I simply don't play.
Extra content? Sure! but never items
"omg look at my awesome sage robes! aren't they pretty? I PAID $30 FOR IT!"
Games that make it difficult or impossible to play without pay items, I simply don't play.
Extra content? Sure! but never items
I bought TF2 full price, and I still splash money all over the store.
So yes, if the game is enjoyable enough I can live with spending money on it occasionally. It's like having a shit ton of diverse DLC and you just pick and choose instead of spending tons on it all.
Although it's mostly keys that I buy, thanks to their in game value things are normally cheaper to buy for keys instead of straight from the store.
So yes, if the game is enjoyable enough I can live with spending money on it occasionally. It's like having a shit ton of diverse DLC and you just pick and choose instead of spending tons on it all.
Although it's mostly keys that I buy, thanks to their in game value things are normally cheaper to buy for keys instead of straight from the store.
Trust me, Champions Online has tempted me many a time to buy things, like character types and costumes, but I have held my ground. I also have been seriously tempted to buy some keys for TF2.
Paid for a lot of characters in League of Legends and maybe some points from Nexon when I played Maplestory.
I've shelled out some money in World of Tanks, mostly to get extra garage slots when they were on sale. I've gotten many hours of enjoyment out of the game, so I figured it was only fair to show the devs my appreciation.