Personally, I'm moving over to Rift (free to play as of 6/12). Got my Cleric to 60, got 2/4 and 2/4 T2 and T2.5 MH/OH with Ancient belt/rings/neck. Ioun Stone at 25 with best-in-slot ring/neck/icon. I'm finding myself extremely bored with the end-game content. What end-game is there? CN has nothing to offer me anymore,…
I like the idea of premium accounts that come with full bags and bank, unlimited respecs, and an appropriate amount of character slots...but how much would it cost? Do you go for a one-time purchase or do a subscription for these features? Or an option for each, but the subscription provides a monthly stipend of Zen?
you have to buy bags, bank slots, and respec tokens. oh and spend money to get companions that can level past 15. and to increase mount speed. and to level professions. these are gameplay necessities. seems to me like a p2p in disguise. the f2p model is supposed to cater to those who choose to pay, not put down those who…
keep in mind that it just got released in Open Beta less than a month ago. of course its not going to have full content. ffs every class only has one paragon tree available and all the classes aren't released yet. MMOs are constantly releasing new content. this game hasn't even been released yet. i'm just saying for the…
WoW is the king of MMOs. No argument, if you look at the numbers. If that game was F2P and you had to pay real money for inventory or bank space, or to respec or level your professions, I think it would have failed. The reason WoW's numbers are decreasing is because people are looking for something fresh. They reminisce…
I definitely like where this discussion is going. Some valid points are being brought up, but keep in mind that NW is still in infant form. Charging a subscription for an Open Beta would be heresy! But when they plan on officially "launching" the title, I think that it would be better as a pay-to-play game.