WoW Goes Free Forever (Except Not)
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I would not call The Old Republic serious competition. Not at all.
It's a copy-paste of the combat system, but with forgettable class names, and awkward PvP, and a much smaller world. It will undoubtedly sell well at first, but BioWare has simply taken too long on this. People are moving on from MMOs.
It's a copy-paste of the combat system, but with forgettable class names, and awkward PvP, and a much smaller world. It will undoubtedly sell well at first, but BioWare has simply taken too long on this. People are moving on from MMOs.
Sounds a bit like how RuneScape's free to play system is incorporated, it's a good idea in the long term.
They've been moving towards that since Wrath, they are just working with a much older engine and the assumption that a large number of players will have less than stellar computers.animehermit said:
As an aside... where does this "WoW is dyeing!" thing come from? As I understand it, they still make up a majority of the MMO market, and while it has shrunk after the launch of Cataclysm, this happens every expansion. People buy it to try it, and then let it run out after a month or 2. Rift likely stole some players, but I don't think it will maintain it's upward trend as people get tired of it. I was after the beta, but to each their own.
I'm still holding out for the Warhammer MMO to release 
Screw all other MMOs with a rusty pipe, till I can be a proper space marine, there's just nothing to compare with
Screw all other MMOs with a rusty pipe, till I can be a proper space marine, there's just nothing to compare with 
FUCK!.... FUCK FUCK FUCCCCCCCKKKK!
I just joined WoW a few months ago and now my trial has ended.
Guess it doesn't matter anyway... I don't play the game enough to pay for a subsription
I just joined WoW a few months ago and now my trial has ended.
Guess it doesn't matter anyway... I don't play the game enough to pay for a subsription
Consider this something to think on, especially if you get curious why Mos Eisley is a den of scum and villainy. Or what the certain special part of the Marauder's Map is really showing.Zeriu said:
You have been warned! Mwahahahaha!
Well considering LOTRO has gotten $30 from me (which is $30 more than I've spent on any other MMO) now that it's F2P, I bet WoW would rake in quite a bit if they did go F2P. Still not convinced that I want to do the lvl 20 thing. I feel like I'd just get irritated when I couldn't level up any more and say to hell with it.
well i tried it and didnt like it so my opinion may be biased but its amazing how it held up so long being so boring. and 6 years for a MMORPG is nothing. try tibia, that ones going for 14 years now. Or no, dont try it, its a bad game.
I remember back in the days free to paly games were something unheard of. now its an increasing fashion. and good thing that. one can choose how much to spend on his game this way and still have fun doing so. competition is rising so going free eventually is the only way i see it, after all, there are many free ones that are eating the players up.
I remember back in the days free to paly games were something unheard of. now its an increasing fashion. and good thing that. one can choose how much to spend on his game this way and still have fun doing so. competition is rising so going free eventually is the only way i see it, after all, there are many free ones that are eating the players up.
Captain Placeholder said:
Now, now, you're making all WoW fanboys look bad. Difference of opinion does not a troll make and, even so, just let it go buddy.Captain Placeholder said:
Rule number one, mate:
Don't be a jerk.
P.S.
Oh sage one yuo ar be so wise! People don't like something you like therefore they are wrong!!! 99% of people who don't like it will pla... Wait. Dude. Seriously, what in the fuck?
By the way I see a lot of misused punctuation in your post. A hyphen? Really? *scoff*
Should have bolded instead of capitalizing, oh dear. Can you taste the hypocrisy in your fingertips? Can you?
We can play nice now?
Yeah, I don't think there will be any twinks based off free accounts.
The limitations of the free trial include:
No Trading
No Auction House
No Mail
While you can play through the new less grindy zones and get a much better feel for the classes, the highly specialized gear for twinking just isn't to be had without a full account.
If you have ever had a WoW account, they have a way to go back and re-try the game on that account. Check their site, as for the past two patches the are giving previous players a free week.
WoW already has micro-transactions even with a sub, so I doubt Blizz will go that way until they feel that transaction can cover the op costs... so, probably well after they release "Titan".
The limitations of the free trial include:
No Trading
No Auction House
No Mail
While you can play through the new less grindy zones and get a much better feel for the classes, the highly specialized gear for twinking just isn't to be had without a full account.
If you have ever had a WoW account, they have a way to go back and re-try the game on that account. Check their site, as for the past two patches the are giving previous players a free week.
WoW already has micro-transactions even with a sub, so I doubt Blizz will go that way until they feel that transaction can cover the op costs... so, probably well after they release "Titan".
hmk17 said:
Yeah all they did was raise it from 14 days to unlimited on trial account which chances are you would be lvl 20 in under 14 days anyways.
Blizzard is great at creating positive publicity for itself without doing a thing because of sites like this and many others will mention this even though this will cost them nothing to do and really who is gonna stay a trial for more then 14 days anyway? By then I would guess you already made up your mind if you wanna buy the game or not.
I mean really this isn't even close to free to play. Though I do love WoW and have been playing for over 6 years so I would recommend the trial to anyone.