Couldn't agree with this more. Stick and carrot syndrome. Old as the hills really. And if I remember correctly, the levelling curve was perfectly set in vanilla WoW. I fondly remember striving to save enough gold for my first mount. It was hard work rewarded, and in my case, I mean that. On a side note, Ive always hated XP…
I agree. Its a sign of the times I think. I came into the genre from WoW, (still subscription), I might add. Eve Online as well. Seems its a dyeing breed. As I mentioned in another thread, Elder Scrolls will not be F2P on final release. Quality MMOs, such as LOTRO, Age Of Conan, only go F2P (microtransactions) when their…
Depends on the games you choose to play I suppose. Ive played many MMOs, mostly subscription, some of which have gone F2P. Many of the games you are referring to are possibly Korean released? Ive never personally played one. What I will say is that I suspect that the quality of subscription based games are superior to…
It does serve a purpose. The OP is simply stating his/her opinion and one which I happen to agree with, strongly. And so do many others I suspect. I hate this pay to play model, and I only reached level 40 till I realized to fully enjoy the game, I would have to pay out the pounds. Sad thing it seems to work for them. When…
I personally think that the marketing for pay to play MMOs is insane. Prices for items are thrown around like confetti. I think anyone that pays just one pound or dollar or whatever your currency should be entitled to a nice looking mount. None of this buy 20 etc and hope for the best. Ive played many MMOs and I like this…