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    Default Alganon goes "subscription free" (sic)

    Noone saw that coming
    There is a difference between Free to Play (F2P) and Subscription Free (SF). F2P gives the client away so there is zero barrier of entry. This creates a game world where anyone can just come in and do their thing. The drawback is the lack of controlling troublemakers and defining the general social maturity of a game. We decided to keep the purchase price to prevent Alganon from being saturated by gamers who have no investment in the game they are playing. Even though we are subscription free most gamers prefer to play with others who are committed to the game to some degree.
    In other words, b2p. Judging by what I've read this is one of the worst recent mmorpg. Let the countdown for the f2p bussiness model begin... http://www.alganon.com/news-detail/id/335

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    Talk about dragging their feet >...<

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    Reading the site it says

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    The Tribute Market System (TMS) will serve as the foundation of Alganons new real-dollar transactional framework. This market will support three categories of purchases: Items, Boons, and Services.

    * Items include Pets, Mounts, Equipment, Access Keys, Potions, Boxed Collections, Tokens and specialty items that will be available through the Market.
    * Boons are specific to studies and allow the purchase of study-time. This provides the player with options since the study system directly relates to access of advanced game content and systems. A player could purchase a year of studies right away or use the studies system in real-time; boons simply let the player accelerate that time.
    * Initial Services offered will be character transfers.
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    Basically a cash shop to try and scrape more money.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thedudesam View Post
    Reading the site it says

    &quot;
    The Tribute Market System (TMS) will serve as the foundation of Alganons new real-dollar transactional framework. This market will support three categories of purchases: Items, Boons, and Services.

    * Items include Pets, Mounts, Equipment, Access Keys, Potions, Boxed Collections, Tokens and specialty items that will be available through the Market.
    * Boons are specific to studies and allow the purchase of study-time. This provides the player with options since the study system directly relates to access of advanced game content and systems. A player could purchase a year of studies right away or use the studies system in real-time; boons simply let the player accelerate that time.
    * Initial Services offered will be character transfers.
    &quot;




    Basically a cash shop to try and scrape more money.
    Ya, forgot to mention that. Funny how they 'invent' a new bussiness model (SF) and pair with p2w. They still fail, nobody with decent common sense will buy this game.

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    never even heard of the game >.<

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    who didn't see this this coming....

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    I wouldn't play if you payed me. There are so many more f2p games.

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