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Free weekend 7 Oct - 10 Oct

syntax42syntax42 Member UncommonPosts: 1,385
in City of Heroes

Details can be found here:

http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/news_archive/reactivation_weekend_featuring.html

Does this mean Going Rogue didn't attract as many subscriptions back to their game as they hoped?  Or is this just part of the standard practices of MMO companies?

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  • NizurNizur Member CommonPosts: 1,417

    I would say standard practice because the servers are busy whenever I'm on. From what I've been told it's not as busy as it used to be a few years ago, but I see people all over the place and have no problem joining teams.

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  • RobsolfRobsolf Member RarePosts: 4,607

    It's pretty standard practice, these days.  AoC did it.  I think LotRO did it for SoM, and often does it for their seasonal festivals.  WoW has done it in the past; I recall getting one for their first expansion.  Pretty sure CoX would have done it either way.

    Hopefully I'll get a chance to play.  I always try to make it, at least for a little bit, during their free weekends.

  • ComnitusComnitus Member Posts: 2,462

    Good timing, my trial just expired and I was having fun on my Brute.

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  • jpnolejpnole Member UncommonPosts: 1,698
    Standard practice. CoH had their last free weekend several months ago so they were due. Free weekends are used by every p2p mmo as a way to quickly gain a new audience or bring back old players. Even WoW does free weekends so it's not an indication of GR's failure to bring in players to the CoH player base.
  • VectorsigmaVectorsigma Member Posts: 1

    Actully CoH always has at least 1 free weekend during the year and with the release of Going Rouge the servers have gotten quite busy of late.  They use the free weekend to invite old players to come and see whats new.  But thats just my personal experiance

  • XithrylXithryl Member UncommonPosts: 256

    Originally posted by Vectorsigma

    Actully CoH always has at least 1 free weekend during the year and with the release of Going Rouge the servers have gotten quite busy of late.  They use the free weekend to invite old players to come and see whats new.  But thats just my personal experiance

    This, I want to get back in to CoX and I think I will end up subbing before the free weekend even comes :P

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