Tag: Unlimited Trial

Eve Online Introducing Unlimited Trials


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Eve Online is going free to play!

Well, not really. While other websites are heralding today’s news as the coming of free to play for the 13 year old MMO, the term doesn’t entirely fit the package. What Eve Online is receiving is more akin to the unlimited trials that we saw in subscription games like World of Warcraft and Warhammer, allowing players to play endlessly but only obtain a certain level that restricts them from progressing past a certain point.

For Eve Online, this means being restricted to tech one ships, only allowed to use skills native to your faction, and having your skills locked out if you drop your subscription.

The most important thing to know about Alpha clones is that they may only use a specific set of skills and skill levels. To begin with, we are planning that the Alpha skill set will be focused on using tech one Frigates, Destroyers and Cruisers. Alpha clones will only be able to use ship and weapon skills native to their faction. If you have skills trained on a character in Alpha State, which are not part of the Alpha skill set, those skills will be locked and unusable until Omega state is reactivated. Characters will start the game with the same 400,000 skill points as they do now and will be able to train freely within the Alpha list. A fully trained Alpha will have roughly 5 million skill points. You can find the full Alpha list in the Q&A below the blog.

You can read all of the details on the official website.

Let No One Say Mythic Ignores the Community


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There are many things you can, and likely do, say about Mythic Entertainment and the MMO Warhammer Online, but one aspect you cannot criticize the company for is effort and a desire to please their community, even if they don’t always get it right. Not too long ago, Mythic announced the the 1.3.4 patch for Warhammer Online would streamline the scenario system, that ended up with plans to remove almost three quarters of the scenario maps. Reaction to the news was, shall I say, negative.

But, Mythic announced that they are going back to the drawing board as to how scenarios will be streamlined, and would like your input into the matter. The company has been watching both the North American and European forums and in-game feedback systems, and is taking as many thoughts as they can on the matter. There will still be a few of the inactive scenarios removed from the game, but not nearly as much as before.

If you currently play WAR, leave your feedback here (not here, in the link. Mythic likely doesn’t know this website exists). Players looking to get into WAR are always welcome to try out the unlimited trial, level one to ten free forever!

Play Alganon Now My Lord, Not Free Forever


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Recently, several titles have thrown in the proverbial towel and have installed endless trial periods: Champions Online opened up the tutorial area (and first 15 levels) for free, forever. Warhammer Online opened up the Tier 1 (up to level 10) for free forever. Age of Conan is running a special to play the original game, sans trade and chat, for free forever. So, needless to say, more titles are jumping on the “unique trial system” method.

Alganon, noted World of Warcraft clone that launched December 1st, has a special offer for players. You can play the game, for free, for 30 days. Level up as much as possible. There are restrictions on chat and trade, as well as skill level caps (3) among other restrictions, and your character is deleted after 30 days unless you buy the game. A full free month? Usually you have to buy the game first to get that kind of deal!

Alganon is worth looking at if you are on the edge of buying the title, or if you just want something free to play for 30 days. Either way, check it out. Just remember it’s barely a month out the door: Don’t expect a 100% finished product.

Champions Online: Limitless Free Trial!


Players of the MMO Champions Online should be familiar with the game’s tutorial: Saving the city from the alien invasion. Starting today, players have an unlimited amount of time in that section of the game before they have to buy it. Level yourself up to the demo limit of 15 and see how you enjoy the scenery. You are limited to two character slots, and it appears you’ll need Steam for the demo. Check it out here.

I’d like to point out that Cryptic isn’t using a tactic like Mythic and Funcom did in Warhammer Online and Age of Conan respectively, in regards to the limitless trials. In those two games, they took the (according to players) most fun part of the game, and made them free. At least with Champions Online, you’re not seeing the best the game has to offer, suckering you into buying the title, followed by immediate disappointment when you realize that you just bought a house based on the mailbox and the garage door, to find the rest of the building had been burned down in a fire.

Champions Online is a fun game that truly deserves at least a try. Now that the limitless demo is here, there’s no reason not to download it.

Play Age of Conan My Lord, Free Forever!


Hey, Fileplanet subscribers! Do you want to experience the action, breasts, excitement, breasts, and breasts that Age of Conan has to offer, but don’t want to deal with the pesky process of buying the game and paying for a subscription? Subscribers to Fileplanet can participate in a free unlimited trial, con limitations, today!

Head over to Fileplanet today and claim your key. Aren’t a subscriber to Fileplanet? Look at it this way: Spend the 6 bucks for a month, cancel your renewal, and still grab the key. Limited trial members will be unable to participate in the less important aspects of the game, such as public chat, trading, or using the forums, among other restrictions. You weren’t planning on using those anyway, I have a hunch.

Access the original game today! This desperate grab for subscribers brought to you by Fileplanet, Funcom, and viewers like you! Well maybe not you exactly. Mainly people who fall for not really unlimited, unlimited trials.

Warhammer Online: No, Play Us! Unlimited Trials!


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This article has nothing to do with high level players.

Patch 1.3.2 has come and gone for Warhammer Online, bringing with it the new New Player Journey, the removal of fortresses, and other balances and tweaks to RvR. Mythic hopes to bring back new players and old veterans alike who are either afraid to join or became sick of the title long ago.

Along with this update comes unlimited free trials. Yes, the ten day limit has been removed, you have as long as you want in tier 1 (That’s level 1 to 10) to experience what the game has to offer, and to form your own ideas as to whether or not the title merits your subscription.

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