PlanetSide 2 going retail

[Taramafor]

Originally Posted by ChipMHazard

Why would they make PS2 subscription based because PS1 was? PS2 is designed around the F2P model.

There have been multiplayer games that have been free to play and moved on to being subscription based. I'm not saying PS2 will or is even likely too, just that I hope releasing store content doesn't end up making it pay to win or pull a lord of the rings online (where a fair bit of the game is free 'till higher levels. Fortunately, PS2 has no level cap as such unless you care about battle rank so that rules that out).

[capiqu]

If you think of it that they make almost to nothing out of this by the game giving you items that off set the cost, than maybe what SOE is looking for is the get more players. OUt of sight out of mind but if it's up on the shelf u cant ignore it.

[duomaxwl]

Originally Posted by capiqu

OUt of sight out of mind but if it's up on the shelf u cant ignore it.

Exactly what this is.

[Falcon_br]

Originally Posted by Taramafor

There have been multiplayer games that have been free to play and moved on to being subscription based. I'm not saying PS2 will or is even likely too, just that I hope releasing store content doesn't end up making it pay to win or pull a lord of the rings online (where a fair bit of the game is free 'till higher levels. Fortunately, PS2 has no level cap as such unless you care about battle rank so that rules that out).

I think I played almost all mmo on the planet and never heard about something going from free to play to subscription, it is always the other way.