Posts tagged f2p
MMO Reporter Episode 124: Out in the Street, Sword in the Air, Pants-less.
May 20th
Harry, Chris, and Layanor dive into the news of free to play Rift! We also talk about World of Warcraft subscriptions falling and have a City of Heros MMO Flashback!
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MMO Reporter Daily 008 – August 6th, 2012
Aug 6th
On today’s show, we cover the loss in WoW subscription, Wildstar’s solution to the housing crisis, mega fun with Mega Bloks and more!
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MMO Reporter Episode 46 – Limited Smear
Oct 1st
This week, Harry and Chris discuss all of the new that’s fit to talk about in MMO Land. They talk about the TOR release date, The Secret World preview on PC Gamer, and much, much more!
MMO Reporter Episode 45 – Loregasm
Sep 23rd
In this episode Chris, Harry and Bill discuss new patches for Rift and World of Warcraft, DC Universe Online going free-to-play, gamers curing HIV and more! We also announce a new permanent co-host on the show. I wonder who it could be…
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MMO Reporter Episode 30
May 28th
In this episode, Chris and I discuss the APB open beta starting, F2P MMO’s Transformers, Hellgate: London, Age of Conan and Marvel Universe, I rant on short races in MMO’s and more.
Max level without spending a dime in a free to play game?
Jan 12th
It can happen!
Yesterday, Perfect World announced that someone had achieved the level 105 milestone. While reaching max level in most MMOs is not a big deal, reaching it without spending a cent could be a big deal. This player utilized Perfect World’s system to trade for in game currency instead of spending real life money on the game. In the end, they seem to be the first player who reached level cap without spending a dime.
While freemium models like LotRO’s are nice, a true free to play game should allow free players to have the same thing as paying players. In theory, Perfect World’s system allows this. Players who are not spending money on currency can take time to farm gold or items and trade them for in-game currency. Players who pay cash for their currency are able to make these trades and be a little richer in the end.
It’s an interesting way to do things for sure and a system I wish more games would implement (and perfect). Unfortunately, this system doesn’t always work as intended. It is a good step in the right direction for any free to play game and this level 105 player has proven that it will work – even if it takes a long time to do it.
