Star Trek Online holds 'last chance sale' before F2P kicks in

@Yukon Sam

Sure they will, you just saw the article on the guy that spent $16,000 on a sword right? People on the internet are willing to spend anything to win, especially games with PVP.

@Deliverator
No no no its like selling turds from the restroom of a closing down restaurant.

@Amusednow


Laugh, This ^.

......oh you were serious though. (Grin)

@Deliverator
As a bonus for giving us all this money on something we're making free, here is an opportunity to spend more money

@xilr
"Of course our gaming "press" doesnt mention any of this."
Maybe assume they didn't know - they might share your opinion of the game and not play it either. I'd suggest gathering some links and making your case instead of insulting the staff

@dudemanjac I guess I should clarify. Wen back to the game after not playing for a long time. Tested the f2p system and had a good time. It's a free game where you can have pretty much as much fun as someone with a sub, but if you want super speacial stuff you have to pay money. I don't see why ppl constantly bash this game.

@dudemanjac
I'm not waiting for the game to die, I'm just waiting for one of these companies to say something so stupid that it exposes the whole F2P business practice in a way that even the most mathematically challenged player can understand and pops this whole F2P bubble. I think we're almost there.

@Deliverator What bubble is it that needs to be popped? They went from charging a sub and premiums to just charging for fluff that you don't need to play the game effectively (with a slight exception to pvp). What more needs to be given to players to strike the balance between having sheap fun and a company making money?

@Deliverator
The F2P "bubble" is not going to pop. More likely, it'll completely replace subscription based games. People nowadays are accustomed to paying very little for games, and this is the ultimate example of that.

With STO you can literally play through the whole game for completely free, the only things you're missing out on are a few features that will help make the game easier (like these high tier ships) but are far from necessary.

Where as with something like Old Republic, you're paying £40 for the game and then £15 every month, regardless of how much you play or what content you use. Which sounds better?

Personally, I don't like either model, I'd much rather see more games adopt the Guild Wars buy to play model. Purchase the full price game, get access to it and all of its content for as long as you want, and purchase any future expansions separately. It likely costs as much as what you're paying with a subscription if you're hardcore, but gives you more control over it.

@smartstep The game is free. The extra stuff is not.