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.
Reloaded Productions, which is owned by GamersFirst, will be converting Realtime Worlds and EA's APB into a free-to-play game for release in 2011 following its purchase of the game. As such, it will feature free (obviously) and premium accounts.
As development continues, Reloaded has gotten its first potential feature split between free and paid accounts in the realm of player-created content, which was easily the strongest feature of the original APB. Keep in mind, none of this is confirmed, but here is what we might see in the final game, as described by Reloaded's COO and CTO, Bjorn: Read more »
Interchange your real world persona for a virtual one to participate in firefights all the live long day in All Points Bulletin.
Interchange your real world persona for a virtual one to participate in firefights all the live long day in All Points Bulletin.
"Cool, been wanting to give this a try. Not a big fan of GamersFirst at the moment, though. ..."
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