Runes of Magic: Free MMO

[Ziggaa]

Omg...did someone say free? http://www.runesofmagic.com/us/content,30.html

[Werefox]

OMG did you say FREE??

[MOOGLY]

Anyone tried it yet? I got an email from someone ages ago about the beta but I never gave it a spin.

[Ziggaa]

tried it the last couple days...Its def like wow....but has many cool other features...like player housing...duel specs...like priest/warrior combo...graphis are simular to wow....but for the cost...I'm actually going to play it....4.5 years now playing wow.....its not bad guys....can't beat the price

[Limey32]

What is the catch? Free to download and free to play? There has to be something evil hidden in here.

Oh I see.. it is beta.. so not much point building up a character just to have it wiped later, and being hit with the fee to play :)

[Werefox]

i think u need to buy certain items with cash...or potions and stuff
http://www.runesofmagic.com/us/content,49,new_items.html
dono how much those "diamonds" cost though

[Aristera]

What is the catch? Free to download and free to play? There has to be something evil hidden in here.

Oh I see.. it is beta.. so not much point building up a character just to have it wiped later, and being hit with the fee to play :)

Probably going to be similar to Atlantica Online, It's free as well and also in beta but once everything is set , you won't pay a fee to play but they will offer micro payments for items and accessories.

Like this Super Gold jacket? No attributes but no one else will have one and it can be yours for only $3

They will sell clothing and other items for your characters. Some games it affects your attributes and in others it doesn't to be more fair to game play. You don't have to buy anything but usually enough people will and that is how they make money. (assuming it's successful)

[Limey32]

Is that right Aristera? lol.. do people actually pay real money to wear a virtual jacket in a game? What is wrong with the world? lmao.. Not for me. Guild Wars has it right.. free to play, and sell some upgrade package once a year.

[Aristera]

It's just another business model. Some sell items, some sell advertisements, some sell subscriptions. Servers and bandwidth cost money and it's hard to compete against a juggernaut like World of Warcraft so it's just different MMO companies trying to lure in customers with different tactics.

[Ziggaa]

they use a diamond system (puchased with real money)....but its not necessary at all to buy them....the only thing i think id buy would be a mount...otherwise its completely optional....