Rift is popular due to advertising and the fact that it is new.
It does not do anything better than other very old games to make it worth while IMO. The only thing Rift has going for it is the Rift/Invasions and that is just a step up from old PQ …
F2P convertions are just a last ditch effort to make a money grab on a already dieing game to fund something else.
F2P models are for crap games or games taking a crap !
Simply put a monthly/sub based MMO's that turns into a FTP/RMT/Micro transactions etc. game means only one thing.
1. A financialy dieing game that they are trying to squeeze the last drop from before its dead.
Most of us know that the origional idea behind Sub's was for hardware and software support as well as ALL extra content. Then they started getting greedy and charging for large xpac's and now its for tiny ones every year. Then it was card game gambl…
Ahh Steam'ing pile : (
I have never and never will buy a game that requires that Nazi software. I do not do pre orders anymore and dont pay for console ports after this last couple of years.
I suppose I make more of stand than most but its my m…
Me and my GF almost quit EQ2 when LoN came out since its just gambling for items for with real money. We did quit when Station cash came out, and we as well as many others will never touch another $oE game because of it.
How do you think people wi…