TERA Goes F2P Next Month

http://tera.enmasse.com/free

Credit to Gaf

I'll be honest in saying while I can enjoy the F2P model, I really, REALLY wish more MMO's would adopt the hybrid model of continuing to offer a subscription but not mandating it.

Games that go completely F2P a lot of the times really bug me in pushing for their shops sometimes.

http://tera.enmasse.com/free

Credit to Gaf

I'll be honest in saying while I can enjoy the F2P model, I really, REALLY wish more MMO's would adopt the hybrid model of continuing to offer a subscription but not mandating it.

Games that go completely F2P a lot of the times really bug me in pushing for their shops sometimes.

Mozuckint

I see that Guild Wars 2 already put his signature to gaming industry and marked to kill some games too if they repair their RPG advancment system.

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http://tera.enmasse.com/free

Credit to Gaf

I'll be honest in saying while I can enjoy the F2P model, I really, REALLY wish more MMO's would adopt the hybrid model of continuing to offer a subscription but not mandating it.

Games that go completely F2P a lot of the times really bug me in pushing for their shops sometimes.

Assimilat0r

I see that Guild Wars 2 already put his signature to gaming industry and marked to kill some games too if they repair their RPG advancment system.

The thing is that TERA was released as f2p in South Korea, so the monthly fee in western countries wasn't but a blatant scam. Now I'll probably give it a try, due the game looks really eautiful and the combat system, as in GW2, is a step above the usual point & click MMO. The weakest portion of the game seems to be the class system.

The subscription based model really is on its way out.

WoW, RIFT and EVE can keep it, but not many can.

As if the MMO market isn't so heavily saturated already...

The thing is that TERA was released as f2p in South Korea

Ondoval

Subscription MMOs need to die, I hate that business model.

However I played the trial for Tera and while it's pretty and the combat is excellent, it's a sh!t game otherwise. Quests are awful in it and the characters/story (if you could even call them that) are terrible too. If the game didn't have it's combat or look half decent no one would care about it. Sadly the combat doesn't save it, and the visuals while pretty are terribly inconsistent.

TERA bombed in Korea. Blade and Soul seems to be following the suit. [QUOTE="Ondoval"]

The thing is that TERA was released as f2p in South Korea

funsohng

They release too many MMOs that people just keep moving on and on all the time. Blade and Soul looked cool but the combat seemed pretty sh!t.

[QUOTE="funsohng"]TERA bombed in Korea. Blade and Soul seems to be following the suit. [QUOTE="Ondoval"]

The thing is that TERA was released as f2p in South Korea

seanmcloughlin

They release too many MMOs that people just keep moving on and on all the time. Blade and Soul looked cool but the combat seemed pretty sh!t.

It is RIFT that people care about right, not TERA? I know one is doing decent.

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[QUOTE="funsohng"] the fvck? no it wasn't.funsohng

They release too many MMOs that people just keep moving on and on all the time. Blade and Soul looked cool but the combat seemed pretty sh!t.

Yeah actually, that would make mroe sense

The thing is that TERA was released as f2p in South Korea

Ondoval

The thing is that TERA was released as f2p in South Korea

Ondoval

Subscription MMOs need to die, I hate that business model.seanmcloughlin

I couldn't disagree more. I hate the new micro-transaction, so-called f2p, models. I'd rather pay upfront to get all the content instead of being nickle and dimed to death for every little thing.

With that said, this is the first time since the release of Everquest and Asheron's Call (96? 97?) that I haven't had an active subscription to at least one MMORPG. It's a shame, too, since I think the genre really does have a lot of untapped potential.

shame how F2P is often equated with the death of a game.Allicrombie

shame how F2P is often equated with the death of a game.Allicrombie

If done right, it can be the rebirth of one...a la LotrO

Definitely will have to give it a try, maybe take a break off Guild Wars 2.

I will try it too.

Been looking for an MMO with combat similar to Vindictus. Might check it out.