PS2 F2P article [Ology]

[Killerobe]

http://ology.com/technology/planetsi...-beta-incoming

Look like they quoted things the team said on PSU heavily to write this short article. Old news to most but publicity is publicity...

[Tigersmith]

And they did not give credit. Some websites have no respect.

But in other news. Its nice to see people even noticing the game this time around.

[Hamma]

Interesting article other sites actually got the same quote from Smed but the site didn't credit anyone. :\ Heck even someone in the comments is asking them to cite a source.

News is news for sure, good to get it out there.

[Bags]

This site is advertising PS2 on Facebook. I saw an ad there on "ology.com" that said "Planetside 2 will be free".

So even if they're stealing quotes at least they're putting up Facebook ads?

[Hamma]

hah, that is even stranger

I guess that is win?

[Bags]

Yeah, one of my friends who is interested in PS2, but not following the news about it (he has me for that) asked me if PS2 would be F2P because he saw an add for it on Facebook. Weird.

[Heaven]

People that are writing about PS2 should know a bit about the game before posting things on websites because this guy has clearly not highlighted the main points of why PS2 is free to play.

http://ology.com/technology/planetsi...-beta-incoming


Stupid if you ask me.

[Crator]

Perhaps that's because he doesn't have any more info about the F2P options because SOE hasn't told anyone yet? That being said, perhaps he shouldn't have written the article that highlights F2P because he doesn't know much about it?

[Heaven]

I was aiming more towards the people that were posting. and the point of there been an in game shop where you buy things, as people have been posting about they would rather pay a monthly sub instead of it been F2P cuz people would buy better weapons. if they had actually researched the game they would see that they are not selling power!

[Raymac]

Originally Posted by Heaven

I was aiming more towards the people that were posting. and the point of there been an in game shop where you buy things, as people have been posting about they would rather pay a monthly sub instead of it been F2P cuz people would buy better weapons. if they had actually researched the game they would see that they are not selling power!

I really don't want to get started on this again, because I think I almost probably got banned along with p0int because of the last discussion I had.

From my understanding, those that were complaining about "selling power" have a pretty wide definition of what "power" is. In fact, if you look at p0int's post about the "Definition of Selling Power" you'll see that it even includes things that are commonly found in most game expansions. (i.e. unlocking maps, etc)

The reason I stopped discussing it is because it seems that there is a portion of the population that is already convinced that f2p is terrible. No matter what. So, it was more like a religious or political debate where no amount of logic matters, rather than an actual discussion.

[Sovereign]

Indeed, F2P can work for this and it will in the long run will stimulate better profits overall.

Case and point the Arena net model of business..

[Hamma]

Originally Posted by Raymac

I really don't want to get started on this again, because I think I almost probably got banned along with p0int because of the last discussion I had.

Negative, 3 strikes and you haven't even had one

[Crator]

I totally agree with you on that point

[Brusi]

lol, but they are totally going to "sell power" though, aren't they...

[SKYeXile]

Depends on how the impliment it, they will probably sell shortcuts, which i guess means they will sell power, but if its the same as what people can earn, so what?

provided they unlock the buyables after people have ernt it, i dont see a problem.

People need to realise, F2P isnot the future, its the now, blizzard and bioware are behind the times. Why would you want to cap your income to $12 a month from each player when the income from F2P is unlimited.

I play world of tanks, i think iv spent about $30.00 a month on average since iv played, my of my guild has spent near the same, one guy spent $200 his first day "Comrade Bomber" as he is now known.