I was wondering, if a mmorpg becomes free, and it apears with a shop, what will you buy?

Edited: Just a note - option for "dont buy anything, but continue play the game" = Buy a pizza

option for "take a hike somewhere else" = trip to Paris!

:)

One or more of the above, depending on the design of the game.

In F2P I buy nothing unless I like the game. Like I played Street Gears for like a year and just to say thanks I bought a costume. I didn't need it, but after playing for free for so long I thought why not.

Originally posted by lordathon

I was wondering, if a mmorpg becomes free, and it apears with a shop, what will you buy?

I'll leave the game. 

Been there (f2p and freemium games, also with games that changed from p2p -> freemium) done that. Did not like it. Not gonna happen in future.

I miss option "will leave game".

1. If a game isn't fun, it gets none of my money.  (Includes games which are excessively grindy in the hopes of selling XP potions.)
2. If a game feels like it's pay2win, it gets none of my money.  (Sadly WoT is fun and makes it to this point, then dies as a result of selling power increases.  If they hadn't, I definitely would have spent money because it's solidly fun.)
3. If a game offers lateral playstyle unlocks, then I consider purchasing.  (Since LoL is both very fun and doesn't sell pay2win items, I've made a lot of purchases in it.)

No choice for "Nothing". hmmm.... Even the trip to Paris does not excite me, though the pizza choice does sound good. I guess I just refuse to support this business model. I just cannot justify to myself the spending of cash for shiny pixels on a character I am barely vested in.

Originally posted by fenistil

Originally posted by lordathon

I was wondering, if a mmorpg becomes free, and it apears with a shop, what will you buy?

I'll leave the game. 

 

Been there (f2p and freemium games, also with games that changed from p2p -> freemium) done that. Did not like it. Not gonna happen in future.

 

I miss option "will leave game".

That's the last option... :)

btw, the Pizza option, maybe means you dont buy anything. omg im a very confusing guy

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Is this a covert marketing ploy by soon to be free to play Aion?

Smexy armor!

If this isn't a covert marketing campaign for Aion, don't bother with the smexy armor. Not many games have graphics good enough to make smexy armor work.

dildos for the devs

only thing I ever bought was a 2 person mount in RoM, Because they are freaking sweet and walk on water.

I've found that League of Legends does it best. Non-stat gain shop where you can delight in skins and additional build slots.  And its one of the greatest success stories in on-line gaming as a result.

If a game development company ever makes one worth playing a mount / housing / increased bag or bank space,  Thats it.  If there is anything else I need to actually have fun or be competitive I would never play it in the first place.  But I pretty much wouldnt play a gamet that didnt have a full access sub option as well so I guess its probably a mute point.

nada.

In a free-to-play mmo I play-for-free.

I only go to F2P mmo's to cover some time in addition to the mmo's I pay for, not a replacement so I'm not spending nough time and effort to justify buying anything. I either find my way around or if its not possible, simply find a different f2p.

Originally posted by Robokapp

nada.

 

In a free-to-play mmo I play-for-free.

 

I only go to F2P mmo's to cover some time in addition to the mmo's I pay for, not a replacement so I'm not spending nough time and effort to justify buying anything. I either find my way around or if its not possible, simply find a different f2p.

You're the reason they become pay to win. They have to find reasons to make people want to pay money.

I wish I'd find a F2P mmo that would impress me to the level where I'll want to use their services. Absolutely. But P2W to me is bullying into paying. For me at least it won't work.

I can't say i know how or what they can do to attract an investment from me but...that's their job to figure out not mine. If one shows up by all means I'll pay.

I think what I'd pay for is a mmo city-building game. Not like citiesXl but one where you literarly have many players managing parts of the same city. maybe a neighborhood of the city...you know. parts of a whole.

Where is "nothing"?  I won't buy a thing out of a cash shop, I don't  care what it is.

I buy a subscription to another game.

Originally posted by Crunchy221

I buy a subscription to another game.

At the rate it is going with self entitled people taking over the genre this may be the future most of us are forced into with games that we like.

If we look at the LOTR hybrid model it works like this. There is some other stuff about more bag space or cosmetic items, but for those of us that would prefer to pay(ME) VIP would be cool. I am a big fan of seeing Rift stay popular in what is becoming a increasingly populated market.

You got to wonder if Blizzard has looked at this chart also. Aion EU, EQ2 have done it...it is only a matter of time before WAR announces it and we all know it is coming.

Originally posted by free2play

Is this a covert marketing ploy by soon to be free to play Aion?

Smexy armor!

If this isn't a covert marketing campaign for Aion, don't bother with the smexy armor. Not many games have graphics good enough to make smexy armor work.

No it's not a marketing thing, it's a question i have... as you can see im from Portugal, dont have any contacts with any software house. Except playing the games. :)

None of what is listed in your poll.