Technically the Eastern Free to Play grinders were the first to make the statement, but when Turbine brought Dungeons and Dragons Online back from the brink of disaster by turning it into a hybrid cash-shop-VIP system, and turned it into an out of control money machine, that moment was where the industry started taking notice. Over the past year, making the free to play shift has undoubtedly saved a number of MMOs, including Alganon with a huge influx of new players trying out Lord of the Rings Online and Everquest II (both of which claim they’re games were doing just fine, thank you).
Pirates of the Burning Sea hasn’t been in the MMO Fallout news scope very much, and with the latest expansion launching recently Flying Lab Software announced that the MMO will be heading towards a f2p model fairly soon. There is no set date currently, as of the announcement, but Flying Lab has promised more information to come.
As for F2P, all of the necessary tech is completed and is in testing, and we’re very close to starting the countdown. We’re excited as can be about it, and we’re looking forward to writing the next chapter of Pirates of the Burning Sea with you.
More on Pirates of the Burning Sea as it appears.
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