GW2 should be P2P

**Bluey111** · 2012-02-27, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by Dacomp89

For anyone who played GW1, were the only content updates from the expansion packs or were there content patches as well?

They released several free content patches just to please the players

something that is rare these days

**Allanon the Mystic** · 2012-02-27, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by terrahero

I cant without dropping a Spoiler. But Totalbiscuit has an episode about what they did. All i can say is, they cut content from the game and are releasing it as DLC for which you need to pay extra. This content is already finished and available from launch.

What is features in this content is a pretty big deal to the story of ME.

edit: already linked. :P "Enjoy".

Probably never going to buy another EA game probably then. Already been ripped off enough with WoW's in game store and other games.

**terrahero** · 2012-02-27, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by Allanon the Mystic

Probably never going to buy another EA game probably then. Already been ripped off enough with WoW's in game store and other games.

It saddens me, but i will not buy Mass Effect 3. I was looking forward to finding it out, but i have my principals. And i cannot in good conscience buy that game knowing it motivates and rewards such a money grabbing behavior.

Maybe a year or two from now when Steam offers it for 10$ with DLC included.

**Lillpapps** · 2012-02-27, 12:05 PM

As of late I have been playing a lot of singelplayer games and I always think to myself "why the hell have I paid Blizzard so much money?". If you look at the content you get released in Cataclysm for example. Great, thats a game that cost you 250$.
Now lets look at the content in Skyrim. That game cost 70$.
If you dont replay anything more then once in Cataclysm do you really think its worth 250$?
I see some people writing "I think its really cheap entertainment". Is a chatbox entertainment worth 15$ a month? Every singelplayer game lets you replay the content as many times you want for free.

Deleted · 2012-02-27, 12:26 PM

Personly me ( and i gues manny others) will try out GW2 JUST becouse it hase no monthly fee.

**Allanon the Mystic** · 2012-02-27, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by TommmyBoy

Personly me ( and i gues manny others) will try out GW2 JUST becouse it hase no monthly fee.

And that's where they catch you, and you can never be free again >)

**Rapti** · 2012-02-27, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by terrahero

I cant without dropping a Spoiler. But Totalbiscuit has an episode about what they did. All i can say is, they cut content from the game and are releasing it as DLC for which you need to pay extra. This content is already finished and available from launch.

What is features in this content is a pretty big deal to the story of ME.

edit: already linked. :P "Enjoy".

EA isnt the 1st to do so. Take Halo Reach for example... >_>. They had their 1st DLC finished before the game even launched.

**Tomana** · 2012-02-27, 12:49 PM

For me, the monthly fee model is an entry barrier to cut at least some idiots from the game.
(If you think WoW has a lot of them, check D2 instead, you will be surprised).

I really hope that ArenaNet staff will be able to manage and resolve all the issues adequately.

**Allanon the Mystic** · 2012-02-27, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by Rapti

EA isnt the 1st to do so. Take Halo Reach for example... >_>. They had their 1st DLC finished before the game even launched.

I stopped playing Halo after the one release where you were in a squad of Spartans. Was that Reach?

**StoDaBest** · 2012-02-27, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by Craind

WoW is P2P because of Activision.
Activision = greedy
They don't -need- to get a monthly income from their game in order to make content. Many players will be using the cash shop anyway.

WoW came as a P2P before Blizzard got bought by Activision.

Your argument is invalid.

**Biggiej** · 2012-02-27, 12:53 PM

not sure how I feel about it, WoW is p2p and these days it gives a lot less back for all the money they receive, every quarter keeps showing major profits, but so far in cata, every patch has given less and less. so more money does not equal a better efficient game. if anything it will make them try as hard as they can with the money they are given, and not get spoiled like big blue has become.

It is also sad to hear from blizzard on a couple of points about raiding and questing and leveling, that they say they are unable to do certain things because it takes up resources. come on DS the least mechanic heavy raid next to MC from years and years ago, required "many resources" ??? and making class specific quest, requires too many resources? what the heck is all the money going to? For them to have less resources than previous, when they aren't capable of doing things they were able to do years ago.

GW2 looks promising, real promising for a F2p game, I don't think a community has ever been this excited about a F2P game.

**franckgod** · 2012-02-27, 12:58 PM

well Guild wars 1 was F2P, you had content but rarely, Guild wars 2 has some PvE content but the game is mainly for PvP content, so a PvP game it's easy to make PvP content, a lot less time consuming then PvE content, beside expansions there will be no PvE content added with patch. Unless they put extra work.
Personally the monthly fee is nothing, it actually help, and an MMO, it's the kind of game you want to play for years, a game like guild wars is just not that engaging for PvE.Guild Wars 2 looks really interesting, but it won't do anything new or better then it's predecessor.

**jvbastel** · 2012-02-27, 01:01 PM