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Sword of the New World: Good game for a low price.

GameloadingGameloading Member UncommonPosts: 14,182
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SotNW:GE has revealed its pricing scheme today.



There will be a free trial, in which players can play up to level 20.



The boxed version will be 20$, and the monthly fee is 8,95$.



There will be an item shop that has "items not integral to the enjoyment of the gaming experience", Think extra costumes for characters, extra hairstyles etc.



Article can be found here:



pc.ign.com/articles/782/782553p1.html
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  • HuriaHuria Member Posts: 311
    Very nice! I love games that do free trials like that. And the monthly price isn't bad at all.
  • paulscottpaulscott Member Posts: 5,613
    weren't we just jokeing last month that it's only a matter of time till a dev decides to take money from players with box version, monthly fee, and an item shop.

    I find it amazing that by 2020 first world countries will be competing to get immigrants.

  • GruntyGrunty Member EpicPosts: 8,657
    Originally posted by paulscott

    weren't we just jokeing last month that it's only a matter of time till a dev decides to take money from players with box version, monthly fee, and an item shop.
    You forgot the advertising in-game.
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  • dhartzdhartz Member Posts: 482
    wtf, wasnt it supposed to be f2p >.> .... the singapore version will be f2p right ?

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  • GameloadingGameloading Member UncommonPosts: 14,182
    Originally posted by dhartz

    wtf, wasnt it supposed to be f2p >.> .... the singapore version will be f2p right ?
    Singapore version still hasn't released the payment scheme.
  • bonobotheorybonobotheory Member UncommonPosts: 1,007
    Originally posted by grunty

    Originally posted by paulscott

    weren't we just jokeing last month that it's only a matter of time till a dev decides to take money from players with box version, monthly fee, and an item shop.
    You forgot the advertising in-game. They also sneak into your house at night and steal the change out of your desk drawer.
  • HuriaHuria Member Posts: 311
    Originally posted by bonobotheory

    Originally posted by grunty

    Originally posted by paulscott

    weren't we just jokeing last month that it's only a matter of time till a dev decides to take money from players with box version, monthly fee, and an item shop.
    You forgot the advertising in-game. They also sneak into your house at night and steal the change out of your desk drawer.

    Oh god! Not mah change!!!!!!!11
  • CleffyIICleffyII Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 3,440
    Small price to pay for the greatest MMO ever developed.

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  • b0rderline99b0rderline99 Member Posts: 1,441
    Originally posted by bonobotheory

    Originally posted by grunty

    Originally posted by paulscott

    weren't we just jokeing last month that it's only a matter of time till a dev decides to take money from players with box version, monthly fee, and an item shop.
    You forgot the advertising in-game.They also sneak into your house at night and steal the change out of your desk drawer.and everyone forgot to mention how you will probably have to buy an expansion every month or two
  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,078
    Eh..I was in EB Friday checking on the status of my LotRO copies and the guy said..."got a new game for ya.... Sword of the New World"...



    then he took it out from underneath his jacket and said... only 5 bucks and its yours....



    so I said what the heck, why not.... will give it a try since it brings some new concepts to the table...

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  • swizzenatorswizzenator Member Posts: 22
    Gameloading,



    I could copy your sig cept the blog part. I am playing both those while waiting for Granado Espada. How are you liking 9Dragons online so far? Im finding it to be a good little diversion away from WoW atm.

    MMO's I am playing

    Ether Saga Online (Closed Beta)
    Ultima Online (halted for now)
    World of Warcraft (Retired and never going back)

  • HuntnHuntn Member Posts: 284

    "Good Game" "Greatest MMO"- it's screens look nic but is this game even out?

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    Past MMOs- Planetside, WoW.
    Current MMO:
    Current Games: L4D, Skyrim
    Tried- ATITD, EQ2, SoR, Vanguard,SL,LOTRO,SotNW,SWTOR.
    Anticipating- GW2, Planetside2

  • pb1285npb1285n Member Posts: 505
    Originally posted by Huntn


    "Good Game" "Greatest MMO"- it's screens look nic but is this game even out?



    It looks okay but it's really just your basic Korean grind. The 3 party system is an interesting concept but it really takes alot of the control away from you to the point where all you do is watch your characters fight. You don't even have to pick up items by yourself anymore, they do it for you. There is basically no character customization, you choose from 3 or 4 characters at the start and you meet and collect more as you level up. Unless you spend money at the item shop you'll look just like every other player in your level range until you get to the higher levels.

    I can see why people could have fun with it, but now that they announce a monthly fee on top of the item shop I am avoiding this at all cost. If I am paying even $9.00 a month for  the game I don't want to have to pay extra to give my character some originality.

  • GameloadingGameloading Member UncommonPosts: 14,182
    Originally posted by pb1285n

    Originally posted by Huntn


    "Good Game" "Greatest MMO"- it's screens look nic but is this game even out?



    It looks okay but it's really just your basic Korean grind. The 3 party system is an interesting concept but it really takes alot of the control away from you to the point where all you do is watch your characters fight. You don't even have to pick up items by yourself anymore, they do it for you. There is basically no character customization, you choose from 3 or 4 characters at the start and you meet and collect more as you level up. Unless you spend money at the item shop you'll look just like every other player in your level range until you get to the higher levels.

    I can see why people could have fun with it, but now that they announce a monthly fee on top of the item shop I am avoiding this at all cost. If I am paying even $9.00 a month for  the game I don't want to have to pay extra to give my character some originality.

    How exactly is it your "Basic Korean grind"? The version running on the Singapore open Beta was 1.8, the live version will run on 2.0 . 2.0 adds 3 times the amount of content, most of the time you will be completing quests, and it doesn't take much longer then a month, maybe 2, to reach the cap. so I'd like to know what you describe as "Basic Korean grind".
  • KenichiKenichi Member Posts: 109
    Originally posted by pb1285n

    I can see why people could have fun with it, but now that they announce a monthly fee on top of the item shop I am avoiding this at all cost. If I am paying even $9.00 a month for  the game I don't want to have to pay extra to give my character some originality.
    I'm disappointed with this as well. Cash Shops are fine with me, but a monthly fee, a CS and the box? I'm not saying that it'll drive away customers since the box and monthly fee is cheaper and I'm sure that will more then likely get more people to play and I can see why they would add a CS I suppose, but it just annoys me for some reason. I'll more then likely check it out, but I don't think it'll be my type of game from what I've seen/heard.
  • wrongfeifongwrongfeifong Member CommonPosts: 405

    There won't be expansion pack.

    But then again the game get very boring, there is alot content but you will found yourself really "GRINDING" for them to reach it. GE is similar to GW in  better 3d graphic...they both follow a leveling map and quest system (kill xx, collect xx, defeat xx, duel xx for his character)

    It will get boring, i could gurantee that. Korean might love it, i sure don't (i am currently playing on japanese GE 2.1 and the server i am at is so quiet and 1 guild owns all maps ...basically no one plays even if it is free to play)

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  • guinefortguinefort Member Posts: 47

    Originally posted by wrongfeifong

    But then again the game get very boring, there is alot content but you will found yourself really "GRINDING" for them to reach it. GE is similar to GW in 3d...they both follow a leveling map and quest system (kill xx, collect xx, defeat xx, duel xx for his character)



    What do you mean GW in 3D...GW is in 3D already, with pretty good graphics for it's time too...

    Yeah, that actually is a really good price, most games cost 40-50, 20 is low, and the monthly price, while annoying, is just over half that of say, any other large MMO out there, (Lineage, WoW, Everquest to say a few) most of which are 15 a month. So I do agree, if it turns out to have good gameplay, then it would be an excellent price for a complete MMO, especially if the expansions don't cost a bundle. Even if they aren't saying so right now, there WILL be an expansion if the popularity stays steady.

  • CiredricCiredric Member Posts: 723

    It is being run by K2 for heavens sake.

    They are the last people on this earth I would ever divulge credit card information due to their last fiascos!

    If any reader here has any sense stay away from this game by all means!

  • pb1285npb1285n Member Posts: 505
    Originally posted by Gameloading

    Originally posted by pb1285n

    Originally posted by Huntn


    "Good Game" "Greatest MMO"- it's screens look nic but is this game even out?



    It looks okay but it's really just your basic Korean grind. The 3 party system is an interesting concept but it really takes alot of the control away from you to the point where all you do is watch your characters fight. You don't even have to pick up items by yourself anymore, they do it for you. There is basically no character customization, you choose from 3 or 4 characters at the start and you meet and collect more as you level up. Unless you spend money at the item shop you'll look just like every other player in your level range until you get to the higher levels.

    I can see why people could have fun with it, but now that they announce a monthly fee on top of the item shop I am avoiding this at all cost. If I am paying even $9.00 a month for  the game I don't want to have to pay extra to give my character some originality.

    How exactly is it your "Basic Korean grind"? The version running on the Singapore open Beta was 1.8, the live version will run on 2.0 . 2.0 adds 3 times the amount of content, most of the time you will be completing quests, and it doesn't take much longer then a month, maybe 2, to reach the cap. so I'd like to know what you describe as "Basic Korean grind".



    I don't understand why people get all up in arms when someone says grind. It's not a bad thing, it's just not my style.

    What I mean by grind is that the majority of my experience with the game was killing monsters, killing monsters for quests, and killing monsters to collect items for quest. I didn't feel like I had much control of my characters as everything seemed to be done for me, and even if you reach the level cap quickly that doesn't change the fact that it has the same endless grind. Obviously that wasn't my only problem with the game. Maybe they have revamped it since I played it but it's just not fun for me so no I would not consider it the best MMORPG ever but I'm glad you enjoy it.

  • BattleshipBattleship Member Posts: 62
    Originally posted by Gameloading

    SotNW:GE has revealed its pricing scheme today.



    There will be a free trial, in which players can play up to level 20.



    The boxed version will be 20$, and the monthly fee is 8,95$.



    There will be an item shop that has "items not integral to the enjoyment of the gaming experience", Think extra costumes for characters, extra hairstyles etc.



    Article can be found here:



    pc.ign.com/articles/782/782553p1.html

    Pay for the box, a monthly fee, AND an item shop? ROFLMAO You have got to be kidding! How big of a sucker do you have to be to go for this scheme?



    So you are going to pay a monthly fee but if you want to change the way you look then you have to dish out even more cash to the item shop. So I guess everyone will look like clones after all in K2N's version. All this after buying the box too! This just proves all my earlier statements that all K2N wants is your money. What the hell is a monthly fee for if there is also an item shop? What do you actually get for paying the monthly fee? The ability to log on?



    This has got to be the most idiotic payment scheme I have ever seen set up in a online game. But I am not surprised because it is K2N that we are talking about after all. MILK THE PLAYERS FOR ALL THEIR WORTH, MILK THE PLAYERS FOR ALL THEIR WORTH, MILK THE PLAYERS FOR ALL THEIR WORTH.....Yada, yada, yada.



    K2N has got to be the greediest company I have ever seen. They will find a way to charge you for every little thing and charge for things that should be standard in the game. Take my advice and stay FAR FAR away from K2N. Play the Singapore version instead. IAH looks far more professional than these crooks.
  • CeohaiCeohai Member Posts: 305
    K2 + Monthly fee + item shop + box = No thanks.



    GE isn't too bad, though I did get bored of it a few weeks after first trying it out, once the novelty of the 3 char system was worn out.
  • GarrikGarrik Member UncommonPosts: 965

    Ill just wait for Perfect world online instead of giving anything to K2. Box + Monthly fee + Optional item shop, erm no thanks, not for a game that is f2p elsewhere, i find it hard to belive that K2 will do anything substantial enough to warrent there pricing scheme.

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  • AntipathyAntipathy Member UncommonPosts: 1,362
    Gameloading,



    You've said it's possible to reach max level in a month or two. So what do people do after they've reached max level? What is the end game like?

  • TorakTorak Member Posts: 4,905

    I played the beta for this for a few weeks (until I lost the beta password that you couldn't change or reset) and its a really fun game.

    I don't think I would put it in an "rpg" catagory, its more like a squad based action game.

    Looks like the pricing is fair for the quality you will be getting. As long as that item shop doesn't impact game mechanics, sounds good.

  • GameloadingGameloading Member UncommonPosts: 14,182
    Originally posted by Antipathy

    Gameloading,



    You've said it's possible to reach max level in a month or two. So what do people do after they've reached max level? What is the end game like?
      There will be Faction vs Faction PVP at endgame (You can only join a faction at higher levelsl).With faction pvp, you can take over certain areas. There are also raids, dungeons to get new gear, etc. you can still further advance your characters once you reach level 100. The raids don't require that many people, since everyone is using 3 characters. think 10 ~ 12 people or so.



    I don't know all the details since I haven't reached lvl 100 yet in version 2.0



    You can find more about it here:

    www.youtube.com/watch
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