Originally posted by MiNaAu Wow is this real? Are Gpotato really going to add all that?
Yep im looking forward to this update, Rappelz is a great F2P game indeed.
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It's not free to play, it has an item shop. Someone is buying those items to keep the game alive. Of course, no one ever admits to it. All item shop games suck because of their inequity and immersion destructive nature. A virtual world's boundaries do not include real world money.
These games with item shops are eternally flawed because of a pay for benefit reward system as opposed to earning it in game. Of course some will argue that this happens in the secondary market of most games, but there is a big difference between players violating the EULA and a game developer destroying any chance of fair play and sportsmanship themselves. Also in the secondary market of other games, at least the items are earned in game, not coded from thin air which is even more imbalancing for a virtual world's economy because there is no limit or virtual exchange of labor equaling expended effort.
"We feel gold selling and websites that promote it damage games like Vanguard and will do everything possible to combat it." Brad McQuaid Chairman & CEO, Sigil Games Online, Inc. Executive Producer, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes www.vanguardsoh
Originally posted by Jorev It's not free to play, it has an item shop.
No it is free to play, i can download the game it self for FREE, i can play the game for FREE, iv i want to spend money in the item shop i can. I never have so therefore the game is FREE.
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"once upon a midnight dreary, while i porn surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of 'hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, "give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404."
Originally posted by Jorev It's not free to play, it has an item shop. Someone is buying those items to keep the game alive. Of course, no one ever admits to it. All item shop games suck because of their inequity and immersion destructive nature. A virtual world's boundaries do not include real world money. These games with item shops are eternally flawed because of a pay for benefit reward system as opposed to earning it in game. Of course some will argue that this happens in the secondary market of most games, but there is a big difference between players violating the EULA and a game developer destroying any chance of fair play and sportsmanship themselves. Also in the secondary market of other games, at least the items are earned in game, not coded from thin air which is even more imbalancing for a virtual world's economy because there is no limit or virtual exchange of labor equaling expended effort.
The funny thing is, that in many MMORPG's that use an item shop model, the items in the item shop aren't even such a big deal, heck, in many item shops, the items don't even have an impact on the gameplay, as they are just fashion things. And it IS free to play, since you can chose to fully leave the item shop for what it is and play without ever buying anything. it removes 15$ a month, doesn't sound bad at all.
Anyone going to play Rappelz should probably wait until this update because i hear that its going to take a very long time to update all old clients and stuff like that xD
I'm definately going back to check out all the new updates and to see if it's really improved and worth staying for, if it is I'll try to get the guild I'm in back into it too . Wow gPotato rocks!! I did like Flyff but it was a bit of a grind.
Originally posted by Jorev It's not free to play, it has an item shop. Someone is buying those items to keep the game alive. Of course, no one ever admits to it. All item shop games suck because of their inequity and immersion destructive nature. A virtual world's boundaries do not include real world money. These games with item shops are eternally flawed because of a pay for benefit reward system as opposed to earning it in game. Of course some will argue that this happens in the secondary market of most games, but there is a big difference between players violating the EULA and a game developer destroying any chance of fair play and sportsmanship themselves. Also in the secondary market of other games, at least the items are earned in game, not coded from thin air which is even more imbalancing for a virtual world's economy because there is no limit or virtual exchange of labor equaling expended effort.
Don't go offtopic.
I've played a lot of F2P games, and I've never ever used an Item Shop.
Aren't playing Rappelz anymore, but it seems to improve the game a great deal. I might just return some day...
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Yep im looking forward to this update, Rappelz is a great F2P game indeed.
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"once upon a midnight dreary, while i porn surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of 'hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, "give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404."
It's not free to play, it has an item shop. Someone is buying those items to keep the game alive. Of course, no one ever admits to it. All item shop games suck because of their inequity and immersion destructive nature. A virtual world's boundaries do not include real world money.
These games with item shops are eternally flawed because of a pay for benefit reward system as opposed to earning it in game. Of course some will argue that this happens in the secondary market of most games, but there is a big difference between players violating the EULA and a game developer destroying any chance of fair play and sportsmanship themselves. Also in the secondary market of other games, at least the items are earned in game, not coded from thin air which is even more imbalancing for a virtual world's economy because there is no limit or virtual exchange of labor equaling expended effort.
"We feel gold selling and websites that promote it damage games like Vanguard and will do everything possible to combat it."
Brad McQuaid
Chairman & CEO, Sigil Games Online, Inc.
Executive Producer, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
www.vanguardsoh
No it is free to play, i can download the game it self for FREE, i can play the game for FREE, iv i want to spend money in the item shop i can. I never have so therefore the game is FREE.
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"once upon a midnight dreary, while i porn surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of 'hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, "give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404."
Anyone going to play Rappelz should probably wait until this update because i hear that its going to take a very long time to update all old clients and stuff like that xD
Gp always makes great free games
Wow i just downloading the game today but the new client is going to be released on wednesday
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I've played a lot of F2P games, and I've never ever used an Item Shop.
Aren't playing Rappelz anymore, but it seems to improve the game a great deal. I might just return some day...