Free to Play Future

First it was Dungeons and Dragons Online. Then it was the Lord of the Rings Online. And now we know Everquest and Everquest 2 will be going down the path of free-to-play as well. It was a massive money maker for DDO and promises to be a huge money maker for both Lotro and EQ2. [...]Free to Play Future is a post from: Kill Ten RatsFirst it was Dungeons and Dragons Online Then it was the Lord of the Rings Online And now we know Everquest and Everquest 2 will be going down the path of free-to-play as well It was a massive money maker for DDO and promises to be a huge money maker for both Lotro and EQ2 But how free is free to play If you want to reach max-levelcreate a guildor complete the main questsyou’re going to need to drop down some cash in these games Both Lotro and EQ2 are putting hard maximums on the amount of gold a free player can acquire and both are restricting classes In EQ2if you win the roll for some rare armoryou best reach for your Visa card so that you can upgrade your account and be allowed to wear it It seems to be part of the business model to create a game where you eventually feel forced to pay cash in order to participate in end-game.

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