Would you still play if this game went free to play?

david271749

Many people are expecting this game to go free to play. Will it happen? How soon do you think it will happen?

p_tsakirisb16_ESO

No

Never for the sake of it.

Nox_Aeterna

No

probably not.

Then again , i would see first decide later.

ZeroInspiration

Yes

I would still play it, but only if they don't drastically change the way it is now. But I'd hate to see the game go down that route.

akemp333_ESO

No

No

I don't need to bother with another pay to win game.

david271749

Yes

I know it's sad, but I'll probably play this to hold myself over until a real Elder Scrolls game comes out.

Aeradon

No

No.

There's enough bots already.

Saerydoth

Undecided. I wouldn't have any objection to them offering a limited version of the game for free (like Blizzard does with WOW's trial accounts).

As long as by paying a subscription fee you bypass all of the normal "free to play" stuff, I would be ok with it. Sony kind of did this with EQ. You can play for free, but you miss out on a lot of stuff you can only get by subscribing.

Rylana

No

Absolutely not. F2P models are always horrendous and makes even the epic fails ZOS has made so far pale by comparison.

id be out of here fast

Spiritreaver_ESO

No

Voted no. IMO, any pretense of caring about doing a quality job by the devs would fly right out the window.


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david271749 wrote: »

I know it's sad, but I'll probably play this to hold myself over until a real Elder Scrolls game comes out.

In the bug/glitch department, TESO is already a full fledged member of the TES dynasty id say.

david271749

Yes

malikwalker_ESO wrote: »

Voted no. IMO, any pretense of caring about doing a quality job by the devs would fly right out the window.


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david271749 wrote: »

I know it's sad, but I'll probably play this to hold myself over until a real Elder Scrolls game comes out.

In the bug/glitch department, TESO is already a full fledged member of the TES dynasty id say.

True, but at least most of them can be fixed at the user level.

Spiritreaver_ESO

No

david271749 wrote: »

True, but at least most of them can be fixed at the user level.

No disagreement for me on that point. Hell, look at the whole hullabaloo over vampire changes. They should have just drafted Brehanin, the Skyrim player who made the Better Vampires mod, to handle the vampire skill line in TESO. It would have be balanced AND hellabadass from the start.

Blackwidow

No

Would you still play if this game went free to play?

If?

You are adorable.

This game was designed to be a F2P game. Just look at the bank system, the expensive....everything.

Yes, my friend, this will go free to play.

Preachan

Yes

Yeah, if they use a fair model. Buy to play would work for me.
A true F2P too.

"F2P" with the need to pay for every damn thing - nope. Nope nope nope.

skarvika

Yes

Eh, maybe. The only reason I play it now is because it's been paid for and I feel like I should try to get the most out of it.
If it were free, I wouldn't have that commitment and I certainly wouldn't play even half as much as I do now.

p.hurst1b16_ESO

No

I do not play free to play games.

F2P's are all the same. Frustrating.

I would leave instantly. When Rift went F2P I stopped playing and I had been on that game since the very beginning.

MalavarTCOne

No

I played SWTOR when it went F2P for about 3-4 months (1-2 times a week 4-5 hour sessions), then got super bored. Went back last week just to see if any interest was rekindled... none. F2P will suck all the fun out of this already great MMO.

david271749

Yes

p.hurst1b16_ESO wrote: »

I do not play free to play games.

F2P's are all the same. Frustrating.

I would leave instantly. When Rift went F2P I stopped playing and I had been on that game since the very beginning.

Yeah. What happened to Rift when it went F2P? Why did they do it? I was really into that game at launch, then went to Los Angeles for a vacation. I don't know why, but I never logged back in.

Asasinka

Yes

It doesn't matter,
I'll enjoy it the same way I enjoy it now. Can't see any reason to judge it because of availability.
If you dive deep into theese forums, you have to notice that many players are just too much "sharp edged" - change this, change that, I won't play if ..., I will play it only if ..., I'll cancel my subsciption and so on.
They just take it too much seriously. It's just entertainment!
I bet they take their life also that much seriously and then wonder why they aren't happy.
There are things you can't change no matter how you try, just because it IS that way. Deal with it or just don't care, nothing between.
If you like this game, you will play it and nothing will change your mind.
If you expect something else, you will always find a reason not to.

twistedmonk

No

if it went F2P they would have to get rid of most of the development team because they couldnt' afford them anymore. software engineers in DC area typically make 120k-150k if they are even halfway decent.

that's part of the reason the updates from F2P games are like every 3 months.

and then the cash shop..you would end up paying the same, if not more than the monthly fee.

david271749

Yes

I just have this really strong hunch the game will go free to play before console release, if they're still planning a console release.

MalavarTCOne

No

Not to mention some F2P turn games into a P2W (Pay to win) which is the worst type of F2P.

Blackwidow

No

twistedmonk wrote: »

if it went F2P they would have to get rid of most of the development team because they couldnt' afford them anymore.

ESO programmers hard at work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_flgoDc9igs

WylieCoyote1511

No

I hate all f2p mmo's.

Mendra

No

No i will stop the game in that case.

Free to play mean free to play for some, but the sub is bought anyway by someone to sell it in the game currency.

That means new currency (or some kind of item) between the real one and the game one.

I believe too that Free to play communities are the worst ones.

I've seen free to play where they sent you every week emails to tell you to go to the cashshop for new offers and all. Quite annoying. And many other bad things...

I want pay my sub and be quiet in the game, i want free DLC every 6 week, i want a staff with a salary so they are proffessionals, not some random, keep it like that !


"Free to try first" could be a great idee instead.

Ketobbey

No

f2p = fake progress + money

pahajuju

Yes

Yes.
Should have been a b2p from the start.

Sakiri

Yes

Yes, unless they oull a SWTOR and nickel and dime you for *everything*.

And maybe then well see grouping in the main quest lines and less of a slogfest in VR. You know the f2p wont stand for it.

randomriffyrocksprerb18_ESO

No

If it became f2p, it will be filled with more bots and kids who think they're old enough to play the game.

Drasn

No

Just no.

davidpop

No

No, i hate micro transactions, so annoying to be constantly asked for money, they are even in my single player games these days.