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Old 2012-07-26, 02:26 PM   [Ignore Me] #3
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Re: Smedley at GDC Online 2012


When is this happening?

While Planetside 2 will certainly be a focus there, but I'd really like to hear Smedley talk more about MMO's in general. Almost all of SOE's games are free to play however many of their games have been converted from the subscription model into the free-to-play and microtransaction model. I don't think converted MMO's are truly free to play as it's hard to get anywhere without spending some kind of money.

I have a suspicion that SOE has another MMO in the works. Hasn't Everquest Next been hinted at for the last few years? I want to see them make a more traditional MMO, but completely nail the free to play aspect. Maybe they'd go after the Guild Wars 2 model, or maybe they'd have their own take on it.

Either way, I'll be looking forward to reading up or listening to this once it's all said and done.
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