Fallen Earth going free-to-play

The post-apocalyptic shooter is the latest MMORPG going free-to-play, after being acquired by GamersFirst--the publisher also behind the free-to-play relaunch of APB.

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Switching to the free-to-play model is an increasingly common move for less-popular MMOs, hoping to eke out a little more profitability with a larger playerbase and paid premium bonuses. Post-apocalyptic shooter MMORPG Fallen Earth will be joining the ranks soon, Massively reports, after being acquired by GamersFirst.

Fallen Earth's free option will allow players to "play the game from end to end completely free," though they won't receive any reward points to buy items and bonuses. On top of that, there'll be three tiers of subscriptions.

The Silver sub, priced below the current $14.99 fee, will come with boosted experience gain. The Gold option, costing $15, will offer more reward points and bonuses than the current sub. Lastly, there'll be some manner of VIP membership, probably costing more than $15, which will let you share your VIP bonuses with all other party members.

While Fallen Earth will become free to download, GamersFirst won't pull the paid version currently available boxed from retailers or on Steam. Instead, these will offer "some sort of subscription compensation to equal things out," though the publisher's yet to finalise exactly what this will entail.

The free-to-play relaunch "should be within the next few months if all goes well," GamersFirst says. The publisher is also behind the free-to-play relaunch of APB: Reloaded.

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    June 16, 2011 6:00 AM

    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Fallen Earth going free-to-play.

    The post-apocalyptic shooter is the latest MMORPG going free-to-play, after being acquired by GamersFirst--the publisher also behind the free-to-play relaunch of APB.

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      June 16, 2011 8:02 AM

      has this improved at all since the late beta stages? I played it right before launch and it was just clunky as fuck. If theyve made steady improvements since then it might be worth trying again.

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        June 16, 2011 9:05 AM

        Yeah they've done a good bit with it. New PvP stuff (Blood Sports) as well as bunker bars with working slot machines, blackjack, etc for some very badass atmosphere. It's really an awesome game.

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      June 16, 2011 1:08 PM

      Cool, been wanting to give this a try. Not a big fan of GamersFirst at the moment, though. Selling better weapons in the premium APB store than you can actually buy in-game doesn't work for me...

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      June 16, 2011 5:47 PM

      Is the f2p model anything like lotro? If so I'm game

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      February 23, 2012 12:21 PM

      So did anybody try this out yesterday?

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