What do the games listed below all have in common?
- Age of Conan
- All Points Bulletin
- Dungeons & Dragons Online
- Lord of the Rings Online
- Global Agenda
- Ragnarok Online
- Champions Online
- Everquest 2 Extended
If you answered “failed to meet expectations”, you are correct! (For the LotRO fans, go look at their ads in 2007, telling me to pre-order so I can join the “millions” of players. Oops.)
Another list, same question.
- World of Warcraft
- EVE Online
- Rift
- City of Heroes
- DarkFall
If you answered “met or exceeded expectations” you are again correct!
Swing and a miss MMOadCrunch (nice layout…). Story stays the same, if you have a solid product, you go P2P. If your game is average at best, F2P all the way! If you are about to shut the servers off, hey, generate some buzz and go F2P for the quick cash grab. If you hate gamers, F2P is an excellent way to screw them (Hi Allods).
Worst part of it all is, short of a F2P model like LoL’s, the ones getting screwed most by F2P are those who play more, yet it’s those very people cheering the “opportunity” to pay more for less. Good job people.
