Comments on: WildStar News Wednesday

By: Chestnut

Chestnut — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:00:29 +0000

Very good point. I always forget about the guild buffs. More like take them forgranted because officers always beat me to putting them up, so they're at the back-of-the mind. I'll go strike that out and add an edit. :)

What would a sub option have to offer for it to be enticing? Would you still play if it went B2P?

I would hope they keep putting out drops like they are currently. The only game I know of that "gates" the content, so-to-speak is The Secret World, where you buy the "episode" of content. Pretty much every other F2P/B2P MMO puts the content out for everybody, including GW2, so I would hope they would keep the same model.

By: Chestnut

Chestnut — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 11:57:24 +0000

Oh, I'm scared shitless. But like I said in my most recent post, I have to trust CRB will do the right thing. And I think so long as the community sticks tight like we did during the megaservers we'll be okay, if not better.

By: Avidguru

Avidguru — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 02:07:58 +0000

Boy oh boy am I nervous about this. After going through the SWTOR F2P conversion, I am skeptical and pessimistic at best.
What it all comes down to (as always) is: Am I having fun? Do I feel like logging in, or does it feel like a job? That is their main challenge (as well as all the other MMOs) – how do we keep this fun?

By: Ellias Stormchaser

Ellias Stormchaser — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 00:32:32 +0000

I'd have to say that while Cash Shops would be a must for B2P, I don't like exp/renown boosts for cash. Keep that to guild bonuses and renown vendors.

Honestly, even if they had a sub option, it probably wouldn't enticing enough for me to take it.

The other question would be: How are they going to handle Drops? Will there be less frequent expansions that we pay for, or do we have to pay every 3 months? Are the new zones and PvP maps going to be gated behind the paywall? And so on.