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Days of the Dead: Trial Keys for Zombie Hunters
blakavar
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A trial so soon after release, I love it.
Hope this becomes a trend.
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Oh yes, a trial.
Will keep an eye for key distributions here.
I'll be giving this a go me thinks.
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Key Me Seymour!
I would LOVE a key-
Ths is an example of a company very proud of their product and now wanted some long term subs- I have been on the fence about just buying this (hearing great things though) and this will certainly settle it for me once and for all.
I am really impressed by the direction of this company thus far.
I couldn't have said it better. The fallen earth team continually impresses me . For an indie company , they do so much right. A lot of the "big boys" could take notes...........
Myself, I'm not on the fence...I pay monthly for a different MMO and can't afford to pay for a second.
I played for a few weeks in beta and this game is as good as they say and better!
Cunfushus says "Only through wasting time do we realize that time should not be wasted."
I hate to say it, but its breaking down to the almighty $$ there parrot.
This is a way to get a new players aboard once again and $$ into Icarus pockets to pay the bills and its associates.
We gotta remember this company is independent.
I wonder what their capital was when they started to create this game.
Dont get me wrong , I do support the idea of free trials etc but I'm feelin a little pissed about this ... so basically I have just forked out 35 Gbp to buy this game and set up a subscription and already they are gonna give a shit load of people 15 days free ? Wtf ? ... feel a little like I've been taken for a mug here, feel as though my purchase is funding free play for 1000's of people that will flood the servers and and make the game unplayable for exsisting subscribers, anyone else feelin pissed about this or am I out on limb here ???
They never specified the number of trial keys that were being distributed, not everyone who asks will get one. I'd imagine (big guess I don't know) its probably between 3-5 thousand, server can handle that without a problem.
I cant say I was surprised all the forum sites were full of folks begging for a trial of some kind.
Oh yea Parrot I'm def going for that shotgun...like the sawed off too but I already got one.
Although I would have liked to have tried it before I paid full price, I love the game so much I really don t care. The game is that good.
I want a free trial (obviously) but I DO understand some of the points here.
I know you shelled out full price (a gamble) to "try" the game. I know server loads are going to be insane so us folks who havnt just "bought" the game can use the bandwidth YOU folks are paying for....
...BUT- I still think its a good move. Someone like me (who sticks with a game for a long time if its good) dosent have the disposable income to pay $50 or so to try a game. There are four games I would like to try out right now and of those four only FE is going to let me try the game soon. I imagine I will be a paying sub within the first three days of the trial (assuming there are no unforeseen problems) I am just worried mostly about my system specs running it properly- This allows me to play around and make sure it will run good and be playable before I buy.
After the trial is over, I imagine there will be ALOT of subs (which translate into more servers and money for the devs- And the game as a whole)- Yes there will be people just wanting to play for free for a week- But I think this may bring in alot of loyal customers who arent looking for "the flavor of the week" but a steady MMO home.
You are out on a limb. You paid for the game and are playing it and enjoying it, right? What's wrong with letting some people try out the game for 15 days? Maybe they will like it and pay for it too. That's a good thing.
You make some good points , and tbh I want the whole world to play FE because it really is that good , I for one have certainly found my new Mmo home with FE, I just think that its a little early to be giving people free time in the game when I have only just payed for it .... it just does'nt seem right is all .
A lot of the trials are going to sign in play for a bit and sign out and never play again. I know a lot of people who want to give this a try but are jaded by all the recent online game flops that $50 is just to much to try an independent game that tries something that hasn't been done in a while. Can't wait to see some new people and make some new friends
Here is some more news from Massively.
www.massively.com/2009/10/15/fallen-earth-announces-halloween-event-and-trial-key-giveaway/
The magic # of keys are 2000
I guess I was super wrong, there is a trial, and infact their doing it during an event. Not bad, not bad at all.
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so how do you get a key? are they going to email everyone thats signed up to mmorpg.com or something?
Wish I knew- I WANT A KEY PLEASE. I also have a credit card and have no PROBLEM buying the game if it runs okay on my PC- IN fact, I dont need 15 days (whatever) just 2 or 3 to see if it runs good on my PC.
PLEASE- IF ANYONE has a key- send to bluegrazz@hushmail.com - I just need a day or two to see if it runs with my crappy video card (it meets the minimum specs- But....)
Well I will be looking to get a key. I had the pleasure of beta testing the game and playing into open beta. I would like to see how much better the game runs and see some of the changes. FE is a nice change from all the high fantasy games out there. Hopefully this goes well and they get some new people into the game.
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I guess massively will be handing them out, when they are available.
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hoping to get a key, been wondering if i should buy it.
haha if keys come out the 23rd I might own the game then... I am half tempted to buy it tonight...
Although that influx of people is going to cause some stress in the server, some people in this thread seems to have forgot that the trial start the 23, a day after 22, when ends the free month of the people that preorder or buy at launch day. And some of then are not resubbing
True, as it would be for any game. That said, those people in lower S1 right now should finish up their business and move toward mid and upper S1.
Oh, and for those talking about "adding more servers", Icarus at this moment doesn't have that mentality. they want 1 "server", which is a cluster of servers. Now, they may well add more servers to that cluster, but seeing another server in the traditional sense where you can roll another 5 characters isn't in the current plan or been mentioned as an auxiliary plan that I have seen.
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