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SWTOR going "Free-To-Play"
Cookieman4276:
--- Quote from: Fredulus on August 09, 2012, 07:53:33 PM ---sometimes yes
all the time, no
f2p model can be much more successful than a p2p model when done right
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Just look at TF2.
Fredulus:
--- Quote from: Cookieman4276 on August 09, 2012, 07:57:21 PM ---Just look at TF2.
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meh
tf2 isn't really the best example, though i suppose it has worked out
Nightmare-Duckie:
--- Quote from: Fredulus on August 09, 2012, 07:59:45 PM ---meh
tf2 isn't really the best example, though i suppose it has worked out
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DC Universe online
Pretty much anything Nexon (Even if you don't like the games you have to admit they're at the top of the F2P business)
Tribes Ascend
APB Reloaded (Failed when it wasn't F2P, thrives now that it is)
World of Tanks
Battlefield Heroes
Runescape
Second Life
Star Trek Online
Etc.
ChexGuy331:
A more obscure example would be Face of Mankind.
DnaUnstable:
--- Quote from: Fracture on August 09, 2012, 07:37:23 PM ---thats not true at all, lol.
many games that are free to play are doing surprisingly well.
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I was referring to EA specifically. I agree the ftp model when done right is really successful.