The Agency
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- Developer: Sony Online Entertainment
- Genre: Real Life
- Status: Development (est. release N/A)
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- Website: http://theagency.station.sony.com/
- Retail Price: n/a
- Monthly Fee: n/a
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The Agency » General Discussion » Mircotransactions?
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Gehax 6/09/08 6:56:19 PM
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Ok alot of people have been throwing this big scary word around and I need clarification on what it means thanks
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mike470 6/09/08 6:58:33 PM
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"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand" - Randy Pausch |
It means the same thing as a cash shop. It's when you pay for certain items in the game. I am not sure exactly what items will be sold in the cash shop, though. |
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Kyleran 6/09/08 6:59:29 PM
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"In EVE, no one gives a damn about a fair fight." - chafin |
Game would be basically free to play, however there would be an in-game store where players could spend their gold (or credits or what have you) to purchase bonus items for their characters. The difference is that these credits can normally be purchased with real world cash, and the items themselves usually have no real impact outside of cosmetics, or increased leveling rates or special pets or mounts not available to the normal free to play player.
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mike470 6/09/08 7:23:43 PM
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"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand" - Randy Pausch |
Originally posted by Kyleran Link to where SOE stated this? |
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Gehax 6/10/08 9:20:50 PM
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Fair enough I hope that I can still buy things without the stupid cash shop though
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drkspartan 6/12/08 1:01:42 AM
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Joined: 6/21/07
It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government. – Thomas Paine |
I havent been following this game but is SOE placing microtransactions? I sure hope not but it wouldn't surprise me coming for SOE. |
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JestorRodo 6/14/08 6:30:38 AM
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Joined: 2/24/05
RIP Jeff Freeman - 9/24/08 |
There will be NO microtransactions - kotaku.com/5016251/soe-clarifies-the-agencys-real-money-trading Last month Sony Online Entertainment announced that upcoming titles The Agencyand Free Realmswould be utilizing the Live Gamer service for real money transactions, which many people took to mean that players would be able to buy weapons and equipment to enchance their gameplay. In an interview published over at Eurogamer, lead designer Hal Milton explains that this isn't the case at all.
Instead, Live Gamer will be implemented as it is in EQII, allowing players to sell their own goods to other players. Milton did add that allowing players to recruit more operatives through a one-time out of game payment was still a possibility. No microtransactions in The Agency [Eurogamer] ENDQUTOE WoW , is right! This will open the door to gold and ingame item sellers to be sure.
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