Steam ventures into free-to-play with five titles

BandrikBandrik Elkhart, IN Icrontian
edited June 2011 in Gaming

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  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    I'm going to try Forsaken World.
  • TiberiusLazarusTiberiusLazarus Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    Free To Play
    Thrax wrote:
    I'm going to try Forsaken World.

    Waht.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    Just for lolz. I think F2P sucks, but I was dazzled by the bling. I also have nothing better to do, and I'm procrastinating on DA2.
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    Thrax wrote:
    Just for lolz. I think F2P sucks, but I was dazzled by the bling. I also have nothing better to do, and I'm procrastinating on DA2.

    What why what

    I think I've played it 4 times in the time it's taken you to play it once and procrastinate. :p God damn I love me some BioWare RPGs.
  • TiberiusLazarusTiberiusLazarus Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    Maybe if the game were any good, he might have finished it by now.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    Snarkasm wrote:
    What why what

    I think I've played it 4 times in the time it's taken you to play it once and procrastinate. :p God damn I love me some BioWare RPGs.

    Too many sidequests, too little variation in environments, consolified inventory/controls, weak party character interaction, strong sense of repetitive content (omg brigands, spiders, demons and deeproads!)
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    All fair. Don't have to do all the sidequests, of course... But nobody can argue about the lack of variety. I was just a fan of the story.
  • Cliff_ForsterCliff_Forster Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    No thanks, if a game was not good enough to demand $50 retail, or a monthly subscription fee from a dedicated fan base, its probably not very good. Please, if anyone finds something truly worth playing in these five titles, post back with your observations.
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    The games that demand $50 retail and a monthly subscription fee aren't good enough for me to pay for them, either. If a free game can replicate the mindless grinding of popular MMOs, then it will probably be successful.
  • BandrikBandrik Elkhart, IN Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    No thanks, if a game was not good enough to demand $50 retail, or a monthly subscription fee from a dedicated fan base, its probably not very good.

    While it's good that you're open enough to invite others to find a good example of a F2P game, that's just not being fair. Just because a game decides to follow a F2P model does not make it automatically inferior. It may not get the limelight like WoW or Call of Duty, but that doesn't make them bad games by definition. It's just a different business model, and quite frankly, I love the idea of a game that lets anyone come in to play, while still skimming profits off the top from the 5% or so that actually do buy things.

    I don't play a lot of F2P games myself, but I know of at least two that are stellar: Dungeon Fighter Online and League of Legends. They're fun, they're pretty, they're well executed, and are constantly getting new content. They aren't for everyone, but for those that like them, they're a blast.
  • CantiCanti =/= smalltime http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9K18CGEeiI&feature=related Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    Cliff this is the only thing I've ever read from you that I don't agree with. Just because they're free to play doesn't make them instant crap. They may very well be but I haven't tried them yet so I can't say but the instant rejection is odd. Global Agenda looks like some fun and regardless of how crappy they might actually be, they don't cost anything so there is no reason NOT to give them a try. If they suck, there was nothing lost but some time.
  • CantiCanti =/= smalltime http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9K18CGEeiI&feature=related Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    Thrax wrote:
    (deeproads!)

    also, EFF THE DEEPROADS
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    I've played Global Agenda since it was in beta. It's pretty good, especially if you like sci-fi and shooters. It was already on Steam so this is just a relaunch...

    Alliance of Valiant Arms is a mix between Crossfire and Combat Arms. More polished for sure and a good all around f2p military shooter..
  • colacola part legend, part devil... all man Balls deep Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    I actually have the full version of Global Agenda, I'd definitely say give it a try.
  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    I can't find a way to move my existing Spiral Knights character over to my Steam account. If I want to take advantage of the Steam features, I have to make a new character. :/

    Edit: Searching their forum, I found a note that they will be implementing this functionality next week sometime, due to strong demand.
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    Wait, TF2 is FTP now? I guess more people were buying $10 hats than I thought.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    Yep, TF2 is now forever F2P
  • ButtersButters CA Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    TF2, FTP = Keeping existing users exposed to constantly updated STEAM products instead of other services.
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    CB wrote:
    I can't find a way to move my existing Spiral Knights character over to my Steam account. If I want to take advantage of the Steam features, I have to make a new character. :/

    Edit: Searching their forum, I found a note that they will be implementing this functionality next week sometime, due to strong demand.

    You play spiral knights? Add me to steam and lets team up!
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