Here is something i got from the BETA FORUMS at AA hope this will clarify a bit about AA payment model:
For godness sake! People please, before you make a thread, read other threads about this... I responded to the exact same thing yesterday on a different thread... This game is ENTIRELY F2P. You can use the Apex system to get credits from gold and you can use these credits to buy patron access! So please tell me how this is not Free to play? Agreed you'll have to spend some in-game gold on it, but your problem was basicaly that patrons get more LP regen. Well news-flash: you can become a patron by not spending any rl money on it, which is more than you get with the current option in most MMO's: f2p model, with benefits for subs. Well here you don't even need to pay for sub content. So please look up some information and watch some streams before you start complaining about a problem that doesn't even excist
PS: for all the people who do realize that this is an option (subs or f2p people), you can copy-paste this when you see more of these threads, cause I'm getting a bit sick of responding them over and over again...
There was another story of 3 friends - supposedly F2P that built a boat in 2 days and went exploring - problem is - 1000 LP max between them? It takes 3000 LP for enough lumber - 3000 LP for the iron - 3000 LP for the cloth for sails - that right there is 3 days. Then they need to buy some items from the CS so they can actually use the boat - like plans , etc.
This is the issue I have - I wouldn't mind doing with my guild but you STILL have to get items from the CS. No mater what you do - it is so prevalent that the game is made this way. It is a nickel and dime you to death game.
I really wanted to like it - I thought the videos, etc looked nice. Then I played it - looks can be deceiving.
There was another story of 3 friends - supposedly F2P that built a boat in 2 days and went exploring - problem is - 1000 LP max between them? It takes 3000 LP for enough lumber - 3000 LP for the iron - 3000 LP for the cloth for sails - that right there is 3 days. Then they need to buy some items from the CS so they can actually use the boat - like plans , etc.
This is the issue I have - I wouldn't mind doing with my guild but you STILL have to get items from the CS. No mater what you do - it is so prevalent that the game is made this way. It is a nickel and dime you to death game.
I really wanted to like it - I thought the videos, etc looked nice. Then I played it - looks can be deceiving.
No you buy plans with another in game currency you get from dailies and trade runs. The plans are on an NPC/model in the instanced area. There is nothing in the cash shop you MUST buy to do anything in the game. As it is everything in there is inferior to what you get in game anyway. At least the mounts and the gliders. Cosmetics are cosmetics. Like I said the only 'controversial' thing is the labor points potion and like I said if you know what youre doing you wont need that anyway, and its window of giving an advantage is very small. Which once the game has been out for more than a couple weeks will not be an advantage at all but a way to help late comers catch up a little bit.
Poor MMO community is so divided. The MMO industry should be like our government, give us two choices so we can pick a team and have the illusion that our opinions actually!
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There was another story of 3 friends - supposedly F2P that built a boat in 2 days and went exploring - problem is - 1000 LP max between them? It takes 3000 LP for enough lumber - 3000 LP for the iron - 3000 LP for the cloth for sails - that right there is 3 days. Then they need to buy some items from the CS so they can actually use the boat - like plans , etc.
This is the issue I have - I wouldn't mind doing with my guild but you STILL have to get items from the CS. No mater what you do - it is so prevalent that the game is made this way. It is a nickel and dime you to death game.
I really wanted to like it - I thought the videos, etc looked nice. Then I played it - looks can be deceiving.
No you buy plans with another in game currency you get from dailies and trade runs. The plans are on an NPC/model in the instanced area. There is nothing in the cash shop you MUST buy to do anything in the game. As it is everything in there is inferior to what you get in game anyway. At least the mounts and the gliders. Cosmetics are cosmetics. Like I said the only 'controversial' thing is the labor points potion and like I said if you know what youre doing you wont need that anyway, and its window of giving an advantage is very small. Which once the game has been out for more than a couple weeks will not be an advantage at all but a way to help late comers catch up a little bit.
Poor MMO community is so divided. The MMO industry should be like our government, give us two choices so we can pick a team and have the illusion that our opinions actually!