EverQuest becomes "Free to Play"

[Meemers]

Originally Posted by Mephistopheles

What happens if....

smola !

[Xack]

Originally Posted by Jolene

That is the reason why we get along very good. You are a "the glas is half empty" and I am a "the glas is half full" person.

I always thought, "Why can't you just take a glass of the proper size in the first place!?"

Anyway, i suspect it is done to just give a "teaser". As it is today, if you want to try EQ, you have to buy it - there might be a month or two worth of subscription included in the package, but you have to have money out of your pocket before you can see it.

Now you can just try it out, and if you get hooked, *then* you can decide to throw more money at it.

AFAIK that is pretty much the same with every "free-to-play" game. Yes, you can play the game for free, but if you want to get the full potential of the game, you have pay up...

[Abadonn]

Originally Posted by Genadine

Only plus as far as I'm concerned is the free SC we get to put up with the new lows.

100 SC says the marketplace prices will be adjusted to compensate the 500 bonus SC / month.

No wait, make that 5000 SC says ..

[Abadonn]

Originally Posted by Kikthin

To be honest any idea that might bring some people back is good for EQ. So I'll give SOE a for it.

I don't think the people that play a game "because its free to play" are generally the kind of community members EQ needs.

ps: Naedion R n00b!!!1

[Naly]

Originally Posted by Mephistopheles

What happens to your char if you have Gold sub and decide to stop paying? Will your char magically loose half spells/items/bags/plat? What happens to chars exceeding max number you're allowed to have on the server? What happens to your chars that are race/class combination not included in free subscription?

By Piestro:

"If you are a silver (or free) member you can still purchase VoA and level to 95. Level is restricted by expansion, not by membership."

[Dalsina]

http://www.twitch.tv/sonyonlinetv/b/307344328

[Mephistopheles]

I got mail from SoE that my account has been restored to silver status. But since it looks like i can't even wear my old gear/augs nor earn any more AA's i guess there's not much point in logging on. :D

[Dalrek]

I think all the retired people should come back so I have someone to play with during raids! :-)

[Mephistopheles]

Only if they fully unlock my gear.

[Dalrek]

old shammy Velkoran was online yesterday and he could use his gear after removing augs. Maybe the fix they made in patch about pwersource and gear will fix problems also? But really...your old gear can be replaced by bazaar gear that drop off trash and still be an upgrade