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[Alexc26]

So, just to clarify (and I'm just skimming through this thread), it's free up to a point, and if you want more content, that costs you extra? Maybe they're hoping that by getting players hooked on the vanilla content, that they'll be drawn in for more? There has to be a financial angle to this...

Well, the game used to be pay, so like, you pay for the game (dunno if it was once or sub per month) and they released expansions, which you then buy, so what they have done now is the game, will be free, and the expansions which add well, more things, you have to buy, so its mainly free, but you can buy the expansions for more content, which costs like, a tenner for each one, and there's 3, so, when its free and if you want the expansions its like, £20, well, from play.com

Hmm, reading this back, ive confused my self a bit, so if anyone is confused, well, get someone else to explain

[Spowis]

Well, the game used to be pay, so like, you pay for the game (dunno if it was once or sub per month) and they released expansions, which you then buy, so what they have done now is the game, will be free, and the expansions which add well, more things, you have to buy, so its mainly free, but you can buy the expansions for more content, which costs like, a tenner for each one, and there's 3, so, when its free and if you want the expansions its like, £20, well, from play.com

Hmm, reading this back, ive confused my self a bit, so if anyone is confused, well, get someone else to explain

Yeah, what the fuck was that, lol.

So, original game is free, if you want expansions you pay X-monies, but the subscription fees have been waived completely. Is that right?

[Xayun]

Maybe they're hoping that by getting players hooked on the vanilla content, that they'll be drawn in for more? There has to be a financial angle to this...

You think?

[Alexc26]

Yeah, what the fuck was that, lol.

So, original game is free, if you want expansions you pay X-monies, but the subscription fees have been waived completely. Is that right?

Yeah, that's basically what I said, just, a less amount of wall of text

[MaxDamage]

Basically looks like the same deal that DDO have been running for a while.

I will check the game out when it goes F2P, as will many others, old and new..
I didn't find the trial particularly gripping but I'm used to WAR which puts you in the thick of pvp action from level 1, so these old school EQ/WoW PVE grinders are dull as feck to me..

But I think this will be very popular. There's a definite buzz on the internets about this.

I don't think people will use the f2p and then buy additional crap from the store, you're usually better off subscribing; I found the whole system a huge turnoff in DDO and when you can buy potions and buffs, getting a real advantage for real cash theres a sense of diceyness about it all. He who wastes the most irl money wins?

It's an aging game, but an entertaining one - milking it for the free content and then ditching it will be my plan.

Can't bitch about a free ride!

[Pwnoob]

Very nice

I can't get the page to do with system requirements to work.

Can anybody tell me if it'll run on my pc which has ....

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE - nForce 430

I know the rest of my specs will be ok

Thanks

Edited by Pwnoob, 11 June 2010 - 08:22 AM.

[Spowis]

Can anybody tell me if it'll run on my pc which has ....

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE - nForce 430

I know the rest of my specs will be ok

Integrated graphics? Might be pushing your luck a bit there...

[darkhen]

It ran fine on my 7300le on mostly low everything

Go to system requirements lab on the net and run a test

[Pwnoob]

It ran fine on my 7300le on mostly low everything

Go to system requirements lab on the net and run a test

I had already check their and they don't have it on the list

[Xayun]

From the back of my Shadows of Angmar box, not sure if this is still what's required

Min:

Windows XP
P4 1.8GHz or AMD Athlon XP1800+
512MB RAM
7GB HD space
Supported 64MB Graphics Card

Rec:

XP/Vista
P4 3GHz or AMD Athlon 64
1GB RAM
10GB HD space
Supported 128MB Graphics Card

Supported Cards:

ATI
Radeon 8xxx, 9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800, x700, x800, x850, x1300, x1600, x1800, x1900, x1950

nVidia
Geforce 3, Geforce 4 (Not including MX versions), Geforce FX 5200, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950, 6800, 7100, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950, 8800

Not compatible with all inegrated sound/graphics (laptops and shit)

Edited by Xayun, 22 June 2010 - 02:03 PM.

[Pwnoob]

Yeah. I found it here...

Minimum System Requirements

O.S.: Windows® XP
Processor: Intel Pentium® 4 1.8 GHz or equivalent
RAM: 512MB
Video: 64MB NVIDIA GeForce® 3 or ATI® Radeon® 8500
Disk Space: 7GB available
DirectX: DirectX® 9.0c
Optical Drive: 2X DVD ROM
Connection: 56kbps Modem


Recommended System Requirements

O.S.: Windows® XP/Vista
Processor: Intel Pentium® 4 2.8 GHz or equivalent
RAM: 1GB
Video: 128MB NVIDIA GeForce® 6800 or ATI® Radeon® X850
Disk Space: 10GB available
DirectX: DirectX® 9.0c
Optical Drive: 2X DVD ROM
Connection: Broadband DSL/Cable

I have Nvidia GeForce 6100 so it'll work fine

Edited by Pwnoob, 26 June 2010 - 09:13 AM.

[Kazaii]

I'm just excited because this destroys and shatter of a reason that people STILL play Runescape. Hopefully when they update the graphics engine to support DX11, they will touch up some of the textures, then this game will be nothing short of erotic free internet porn.

Perhaps it will be enough to hold me off until Diablo 3, and TERA (which might suck anyways).

[darkhen]

Regardless of the PAY MOAR, thats still a decent like. hours of gameplay strolling around being awesome, smoking ye old pipe etc

[Exiled]

Now that its free the hackers will get to it guaranteed.... Take a look at the other free online games on the internet there all shit if they are free... Also how the fuck can they justify charging a bunch of people and then out of nowhere making it free. Sounds like diarrhea coming out of a donkeys dick. Every single free FPS on the internet is 40% hackers and I am SURE that they do it to MMORPG's as well.

[j type]

ive never encountered a single hacker in quake live.

Yup, same here.

[DarkKitchen]

hackers and I am SURE that they do it to MMORPG's as well.

Its pretty uncommon to find hackers in any mmo

[Sir Kyle Aziz]

Its pretty uncommon to find hackers in any mmo

Well, unless they're the kind that hack your account.

[Xayun]

Never saw any hackers in guild wars when i played it

Also super cool that dude using angry video game nerd lines to illustrate his rage

[Rav4ge]

I got my beta invite today, excited to try it out.

I mean it's the same game as before... but I'm not playing any MMOs as of now and need my fix.