Originally posted by GrayGhost79

Originally posted by Woopin

Originally posted by GrayGhost79

lol who didn't see this comming :P and it will go free to play about the time DCUO launches. 

Well I think that was the point trying to keep people playing and staying away from the competition.

I know, but when I said on these forums that CO would go free to play when DCUO starts to hit the scene I basically got a lot of "nuh uh, SOE sucks and CO is fine and won't be going free to play ever" lol. Was just my little I told you so post. 

 I praise you for you foresight.  Can you tell me the lottery numbers for tonight?

I liked the option of having kits to make your champion resemble a comic book archetype

I wonder if they'll have the Caped Crusader or the Demon Killer? (For you folks not savy on hinted at names that would be Batman & Spawn)

well, one the the most expect mmo franchise (read, guild wars 2) is free to play...

and for being F2P it didnt ruin the game at all

guess for being F2P the game will attract more players to experince the game for then start "invest" money on it

F2P =/= B2P, so don't throw a GW2 comparison out there. IMO it is above these games relying on the word "free" to get players, B2P relies on box sales, not on cash shop sales (with all the traps that come from your revenue depending on players spending money on the cash shop you need to make it necessary at least for players looking to be above the average level of competition/gameplay/dedication).

Anyway, this seems to be the only way to get underperforming MMOs to stand any chance. This isn't going to be always like this though, as even that market will grow saturated, MMOs are still long term games, unless these are going to be turned into short fun experience bursts cash shop lures.

I find it ironic that CO was turned F2P while CoX remains. It's like Cryptic failed at their basic goal - making a new MMO to be at least better than their first one.

This is pathetic.

The one thing they changed about the game, having no Archtypes, and now if you want to play for free you have to be in one? It's a sell-out to get people playing, and then they'll get owned by players who have the Gold Membership and subscribe because of that.

But I haven't even tried Champions Online yet so I don't have much to say about it really. I have played City of Heroes, though, and if it is true that City of Heroes are getting rid of Archtypes, they already made Champions Online obsolete. All I ever hear is that CoH has more content than CO, and to me I'm spoiled by WoW so when I think about WoW's level of content and CoH level of content I just feel like there is no comparison. CoH has very little content compared to WoW. BUT CoH had funner gameplay and character creation. :/

I figured this would happen eventually, and I'm glad.  They need to get this f2p setup out of the gate pretty soon though. If the launch co-incides with the launch of GW2 then i won't bother with CO. 

Originally posted by FreddyNoNose

Originally posted by GrayGhost79

Originally posted by Woopin

Originally posted by GrayGhost79

lol who didn't see this comming :P and it will go free to play about the time DCUO launches. 

Well I think that was the point trying to keep people playing and staying away from the competition.

I know, but when I said on these forums that CO would go free to play when DCUO starts to hit the scene I basically got a lot of "nuh uh, SOE sucks and CO is fine and won't be going free to play ever" lol. Was just my little I told you so post. 

 I praise you for you foresight.  Can you tell me the lottery numbers for tonight?

Actually yes, They will be ones that you don't pick. If I'm right it means I'm psychic, if I'm wrong.... well who cares you'd be a millionaire!

But to be honest it didn't take a great deal of foresight. It's like walking outside and seeing the storm clouds, feeling the moisture in the air with all the lightning and thunder going on and saying "Hey it looks like rain". 

I subscribed to this game when it first came out for 2 months. I took a long break and then subscribed for 3 more when I heard it had improved. It never kept me wanting to play however, and to be honest it was boring so I stopped. It's fun to kill some time, but not enough to pay subscription. I'm looking forward to seeing it go free to play. I'll definately start playing it again just to kill time now and then.

Originally posted by marzatplay

I subscribed to this game when it first came out for 2 months. I took a long break and then subscribed for 3 more when I heard it had improved. It never kept me wanting to play however, and to be honest it was boring so I stopped. It's fun to kill some time, but not enough to pay subscription. I'm looking forward to seeing it go free to play. I'll definately start playing it again just to kill time now and then.

Yeah, this is definitely not one I'll really play but going free to play will insure I pop in every so often to tool around with the Char creator. That thing is killer lol. To bad it's not a fighting game. You and your buddies or whoever create chars, give them some kewl ass power sets and then duke it out MK style lol. 

That would make it epic to be honest oO, the char creator with a MK style fighting game.... you could make Superman vs. Batman battles, Megaman vs. Super Mario, Marvin the Martian vs. The Incredible Hulk, Zelda vs. Goku lol. 

Damn, now I got myself all hyped up for a game that doesn't exist. 

Why couldn't they have just made a MK style fighting game with this kind of char creator ; ; 

I think this is great! I will probably play it!

The f2p options look pretty limiting, but I guess that could change.  And the poor Lifers, they get nothing in return.  At least LotRO gives them TP's.

Originally posted by warmaster670

Originally posted by Hathi

Good thing I didn't buy the lifetime subscription

And whys that? they get the exact same thing they payed for, nothing changes for them just like in Lotro.

 Lifers in LOTRO get free TP every month. They also don't have to pay for quests/content included in the original game and any paid expansions, whereas F2Pers have to pay for content.

I think everyone who knows Cryptic has seen this coming for a while. CO and STO are already filled with micro-transactions. STO will go next depending on how CO does after this. As for the game ending, no, but no one can rightly call this a "success". When games go F2P they're admitting defeat and becoming second-class MMOs. Still, if you don't mind a second-class game, more power to you. 

I used to play LotRO, I even have a Lifetime membership, but I doubt I'll ever go back.

Good to see Cryptic has finally seen what they should've always been about. Make a poor F2P-quality game in less than 2 years (and brag about it) and have a cash shop.

I'm guessing STO faces same treatment by 6/2011.

Originally posted by Nirwyl

I used to play LotRO, I even have a Lifetime membership, but I doubt I'll ever go back.

Can I have your account pls? I just started playing this game and I could really use a premium membership.

Originally posted by EricDanie

F2P =/= B2P, so don't throw a GW2 comparison out there. IMO it is above these games relying on the word "free" to get players, B2P relies on box sales, not on cash shop sales (with all the traps that come from your revenue depending on players spending money on the cash shop you need to make it necessary at least for players looking to be above the average level of competition/gameplay/dedication).

Anyway, this seems to be the only way to get underperforming MMOs to stand any chance. This isn't going to be always like this though, as even that market will grow saturated, MMOs are still long term games, unless these are going to be turned into short fun experience bursts cash shop lures.

I find it ironic that CO was turned F2P while CoX remains. It's like Cryptic failed at their basic goal - making a new MMO to be at least better than their first one.

It's called a "one hit wonder".

It's also called Bill Roper

Originally posted by adam_nox

It's also called Bill Roper

Same thing.

I figured this was going to happen.   Especially since Turbine claims to have had a 300% increase in thier player base since going F2P.

Like many others, I always thought CO should have been F2P from the start.   Its a good little game but doesnt have the content or retention power for a game that requires a premium monthly subscription.