With Fallen Earth poised on the edge of a new life as a free to play MMO, Managing Editor Bill Murphy had the opportunity to speak with Associate Game Director Joseph Willmon about "The Free Apocalypse". The discussion meanders from why the F2P decision was made to the awesomeness of the Commander's Aura. Check it out!

Will there be many “item shop” type purchases for players to delve into? Say they want to give you guys some cash, but don’t necessarily want a subscription. They just want to buy a little more crafting speed or better XP rates or something along those lines.

I love the idea of your altruistic player! Right now there’s the standard stable of cosmetic stuff—shirts, goggles, and whatnot—some mounts (more unique than powerful), and convenience upgrades like increased vault space, faction resets, respecs, and pets. To this we’ll be breaking out all the benefits of Premium and selling them a la carte as well. The one thing you WON’T be able to do it buy a fully-crafted item; for that, you have to play the game!

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