Face of Mankind goes "retail"

The open beta isn't open anymore and the roleplaying first-person shooter MMO has converted into the real thing. Face of Mankind has gone into the "retail" phase and has put all of their accounts on a "premium trial period" to get a taste of what a paid account has to offer. The premium trial period will last until December 29th, so be sure to make your mind up quick.

Good news for veterans of the game, however, as you won't need to subscribe to play this time around. Face of Mankind is instead taking a free-to-play/subscription approach, putting things like access to civilian clothing usage, department creation, carrying a third weapon, and faction leadership and other benefits solely in the hands of paying subscribers. Free-to-play accounts can still play and progress in their faction up to rank 4, own 10 clones, and have 20 spaces of inventory.

The pricing for the game is also extremely reasonable. Face of Mankind's monthly fee is only $9.99 a month instead of the usual $15 a month that most MMOs charge. Multi-month subscriptions are also being offered at discounted rates, so there seems to be a plan for everyone.

So good hunting for those who are taking the plunge into FoM, and we hope you lead your factions well.