Originally posted by Vesavius

Originally posted by laokoko

I don't understand why you have to enjoy f2p games.  If you dont' like it don't play it.

 

People don't play most F2P games because they like them more then AAA pay to play ones... 'Free' overrides everything. People will piss their lives away playing uttter crap as long as it's free.

AND they will spend money in the cash shop while they do it... still thinking it's good because it's 'free'.

 

 

Over generalization. I play both AAA and F2P.  I play F2P because they offer experiences I cant get in AAA P2P titles.  Again, it comes down to what you like to play.  Shouldnt matter if its B2P, P2P, or F2P.

I guess I understand the cash shop statements, but feel it overshadows the fun you could have if you tried.  I have only heard/seen CS being a problem to those who PVP or chase the gear mill.  I play Eden Eternal and havent personally had a problem or CS issue that didnt let me progress.  Yeah it takes me longer to level but I personally prefer that.  I have never found anything in the cash shop that I felt compelled to have - with the exception of more bag space, but I had to pay for that in EQ2 as a platinum subscriber.  

There are the people who spend thousands of dollars on F2P games, but that does not represent the whole population or the ONLY experience you can have with F2P games.

I really don't think it has anything to do with the payment type. Many of the Free To Play games just aren't on par with the subscription games or Freemium games. The cash shops are more or less appearing in all three these days.

Free to Play is often smaller budget, using the free hook to get you to try their games. As a result the quality level is often not on par with large budget titles.

Originally posted by XAPGames

I don't see the P2P and F2P games themselves as being all that different, if games of a given level of completion* and similar designs are compared.

 

Just ignore the payment method and look at the game itself.  If it's entertaining, it's worth playing.  If not, skip it.

 

* buggy, incomplete and poorly-crafted versus highly polished and well-crafted

True. Problem is when certain business model suck enjoyment out of you. 

But I guess it only affects some players. It affects me, but it does not affect many other people.

If you can enjoy F2P game then by all means go for it. I tried many times, but CS and game build around it just collide with my personal beliefs what rpg game is about.

Originally posted by stragen001

Originally posted by elocke

Is there a trick to enjoying most F2P type games?

A Lobotomy.

I LOL'ed.

Yeah I've tried many of the F2P games too and the only one that I stuck with was Atlantica Online.  It was different enough from the current norm that the grind didn't bother me.