Free to play experience

Meriv · 2012-06-19, 05:28 PM

I can't do a poll because there are probably a lot of free games

I do this to understand who is writing behind the posts.

Since we normally discuss a lot of the subject of payments for PS2 i wanted to ask how many here have some F2P experience, please list the games that you have played.

In my case they are not a lot, i started with

Battlefield heroes (pay per win)
LoL(good microtransiction model)
Wot (average model, premiun tanks tends to have worse stats than their same tier, heal packets and premiun shells, clan wars but gives you chance to get cash)
BSGO(P2W)

Immigrant · 2012-06-19, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by Meriv

I can't do a poll because there are probably a lot of free games

I do this to understand who is writing behind the posts.

Since we normally discuss a lot of the subject of payments for PS2 i wanted to ask how many here have some F2P experience, please list the games that you have played.

In my case they are not a lot, i started with

Battlefield heroes (pay per win)
LoL(good microtransiction model)
Wot (average model, premiun tanks tends to have worse stats than their same tier, heal packets and premiun shells, clan wars but gives you chance to get cash)
BSGO(P2W)

I played many F2P MMOs (Tribes Ascend, Global Agenda, LotRO, WoT, Battlefield Heroes, Drakensang Online, Black Prophecy... probably some other too I can't remember now, and plenty of browser based games too) but never for more than couple of weeks per game.

Actually I played Faces of Mankind for few months but only because there were some really nice peeps there and we had fun in forums, I had to stop playing altogether to finish my college though so it was more by force then being bored. However that game is pretty outdated so I never went back when I got the time. Yeah I played also Battlefield4Free for few months since it was fun... but not being able to pick sides (Russians or Americans) and non-persistent world kinda makes a limited experience.

I hope PS2 will be interesting and fun enough to keep me playing it for at a year or two, it sure looks very promising. I play more single players games tbh.

Bags · 2012-06-19, 05:44 PM

GunZ the duel - huge P2W
League - F2P
TF2
Warrock
Quake Live
Alien Swarm

Hmr85 · 2012-06-19, 05:47 PM

World of Tanks - I enjoyed the game and had no issues with their micro transactions
League of Legends - skins only and some minor boosts.
Runes of Magic - One of the only ways to compete in this game is to pay for Diamonds. Horrible pay2win
Tribes Ascend - Not bad
Team Fortress 2 - Never used the micro transactions. I bought the game before it went free.

All free to play games I have played. RoM was one of the worst in Pay2Win games of the bunch.

Toppopia · 2012-06-19, 05:49 PM

I've played Battlestar Galatica Online, Black Prophecy, many browser games. But i am mostly a console gamer but since i inherited by brothers gaming laptop for university, i am hoping to get into PC gaming after my exams are over.

Off topic: I'm sad that Black Prophecy failed, i don;t really see how, it looked like it was going to be an amazing PvEvP game, but somehow it now only has like 10 people playing it

Landtank · 2012-06-19, 05:53 PM

World of Tanks has a decent model, they make it really frustrating to not buy gold, but if you don't want to you don't have to.

League of Legends has a fantastic model, possibly the best in the industry. They have great artists and skins that you actually really want to buy, and nothing can't be achieved with in game experience except cosmetic things.

I haven't really played a P2W game, I try to avoid those before getting frustrated.

indirect · 2012-06-19, 05:58 PM

League is DEFINITELY the model to follow in terms of success.

Meriv · 2012-06-19, 06:00 PM

82 Views and just 6 answers? comon ppl show that you know about what you are writing ! write down your experience.

maddoggg · 2012-06-19, 06:08 PM

Warrock,
tribes ascend,
team forrtress 2,
genesis AD,
AVA,
Crossfire,
America army 3,
Blacklight retribution,
league of legends,
battlefield play for free,
battlefield heroes,
APB reloaded,
silkroad,
wolf team,
combat arms,
fear combat,
quake live,
alien swarm.
Atleast those are the ones i can think of right now,i am sure i missed a couple

(most of these games i have played because of some RL fr of mine).
The best model in my personal opinion is team fortress 2.

Meriv · 2012-06-19, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by maddoggg

Warrock,
tribes ascend,
team forrtress 2,
genesis AD,
AVA,
Crossfire,
America army 3,
Blacklight retribution,
league of legends,
battlefield play for free,
battlefield heroes,
APB reloaded,
silkroad,
wolf team,
combat arms,
fear combat,
quake live,
alien swarm.
Atleast those are the ones i can think of right now,i am sure i missed a couple

(most of these games i have played because of some RL fr of mine).
The best model in my personal opinion is team fortress 2.

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Otleaz · 2012-06-19, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by indirect

League is DEFINITELY the model to follow in terms of success.

I don't think it is as easy as that. The model in LoL is so successful because by the time you hit 30 you are competitive, and as long as you play enough, you can get 6300ip before the next champion comes out. That leaves boosters out of the competitive scene, which is important.

In PS2, if there are resource boosters then there WILL be boosters in the competitive scene. Unless a person who plays competitively has enough resources to get a vehicle every time it is off cooldown, the game will be P2WIN. If they made vehicle cool downs substantial, it could work. I can't think of any other way to go about it.

Meriv · 2012-06-19, 06:32 PM

i don't want to transform this in a "is PS2 going to be a P2W game, with mechanics etc..etc.."
I made it because i am worried that just camo thread got 136 answers(if we sum all threads about P2W will got some order of thousand posts) and i am curious of how many of the writers have some micro transaction experience behind.

Hmr85 · 2012-06-19, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by Meriv

i don't want to transform this in a "is PS2 going to be a P2W game, with mechanics etc..etc.."
I made it because i am worried that just camo thread got 136 answers(if we sum all threads about P2W will got some order of thousand posts) and i am curious of how many of the writers have some micro transaction experience behind.

I updated my post regarding my experience with the games listed. I did some micro transactions. Games like Runes of Magic in my experience the micro transactions was horrible. The only way to get things done in that game was to buy diamonds. I did not care for it.

indirect · 2012-06-19, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by Otleaz

I don't think it is as easy as that. The model in LoL is so successful because by the time you hit 30 you are competitive, and as long as you play enough, you can get 6300ip before the next champion comes out. That leaves boosters out of the competitive scene, which is important.

In PS2, if there are resource boosters then there WILL be boosters in the competitive scene. Unless a person who plays competitively has enough resources to get a vehicle every time it is off cooldown, the game will be P2WIN. If they made vehicle cool downs substantial, it could work. I can't think of any other way to go about it.

Booster != pay to win.

Bags · 2012-06-19, 06:14 PM

I bought TF2 when it wasn't free does that count?