Free-To-Play Games coming to Xbox Live?

Sometime next year, Microsoft will make available free-to-play (F2P) games through Xbox Live, a trusted source told IGN. This will allow publishers and developers to release games through the service for free where users can then purchase additional content, such as weapons, experience, in-game currency, and perks.

The F2P business model is traditionally used for massively multiplayer online games on PC, such as Vindictus and Dungeon Fighter Online from Nexon and League of Legends by Riot Games. Electronic Arts also began experimenting with a F2P model for shooters, including Battlefield Heroes in 2009 and more recently with Battlefield Play4Free, which is currently in open beta.

Joy Ride for Kinect was originally pegged as a F2P game for Xbox Live Gold and Free members when it was first unveiled at E3 2009. Game modes and environments were planned to be free. Customization options were going to cost Microsoft Points, however.

Made in Finland wrote:RTS? On a console?

No thanks.

AaUndeadMarine wrote:why would F2P even be exciting to most of us?? I mean we already pay for Xbox live do we not?? its pretty much asking us to keep paying to play the games we like that wouldn't ever go into a F2P standpoint like CoD and then still have to pay for items in a game that is F2P

RedrumSalad wrote:

Made in Finland wrote:RTS? On a console?

No thanks.

+1

RTS's are for computer's

Eaglendia wrote:You play League, Fin?

Made in Finland wrote:
@Black Snow: No u. You're just saying that because /v/ told you it's good. SC2 sucks dick, and I doubt you've even played the original. The reason RTS are for PC's is because the mouse is more efficient pointing tool than a gamepad is. And the keyboard is better fit for complex hotkey settings...

Made in Finland wrote:

Eaglendia wrote:You play League, Fin?

Yes. Though I haven't played much. I'm only level 11, and only have like 5 champions, Mordekaiser and Mundo being the only ones that even cost over 1000 influence points, the rest are 450 noob heroes. I really hate Mundo though, and bought it because a friend recommended it for a new player. Mordekaiser and Kayle are my usual pick...

And I couldn't play in over a month, so I'm probably pretty rusty. I did download and install it after fixing my laptop, but played only one game which was pretty much overkill on behalf of the other team's suckiness...

Made in Finland wrote:Yeah, Mundo's pretty good from what I hear, but I really dislike actually playing him for some reason... well, I didn't play more than like 2 games so I don't really even know how to play him good, so that could explain it too.

Mordekaiser is my current fav, because I prefer supportive tasks rather than killing the enemies, and he's pretty much the best pusher I've seen so far. Kayle I like mainly because my friend (uses her as a main) showed me what she can do with a good player.

And "Eaglendia" isn't hitting any results on the LoL client, so maybe you add me? It's "a370", anything but the predictable I guess...

Made in Finland wrote:Oh, right, I completely forgot about the region-locked servers.

The thing with Kayle is that she is FAST. I know it takes effort to level her, and early game she is about as good as sack of shit for the team, but when she's fully leveled she's unstoppable if you know what you're doing. I unfortunately don't, so I don't think I'll be very good with her anytime soon. That's why I've been playing Moderkaiser most of the time now... might give Mundo another chance too.

Edit: Yeah, and Kayle has that [30% AD <---> 15% AP] which with a certain type of build gives some pretty incredible results...

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