Is this game completely free?

I agree, I absolutely hate f2p games restrict what has come to be expected as main features of a game (eg. you can't pick up uniques, you can't go on quests).

Path of Exile nearly HAS to be f2p to have a shot at being ultra successful. The reality is that they don't have anywhere near enough money to compete with D3 that is coming out at nearly the same time. They are in major trouble if their release window is Christmas of 2011. The thing that saves them is their MMO like capacity and f2p model. They would be quickly forgotten as a niche game if they released normally.

In fact, I really have no idea how they got this far as an indie game. But we'll see.

There's more people in American playing Farmville than there is actual real farmers!

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Hessian wrote:

There's more people in American playing Farmville than there is actual real farmers!

There are more people playing as orcs in World of Warcraft than there are orcs in the real world.

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valaki8 wrote:

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lordcowking wrote:

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Hessian wrote:

There's more people in American playing Farmville than there is actual real farmers!

There are more people playing as orcs in World of Warcraft than there are orcs in the real world.

Now try to do the analogy with trolls.

There are more Trolls in the real world, then there are in Dungeons & Dragons

They should do fine as long as they do it like League of Legends.

And don't forget to add a (more expensive) package which is so feature-complete that you would not have the need to pay for anything more for a loong time.

And don't forget exclusives and special limited-time-offers. (Which are mostly for prestige and cosmetic purposes.) XD

I recently read in PCGamer that only a small percentage of players in F2P games need to make purchases for a game in this model to be profitable, hands off to GGG for making what looks to be an great game.

Cosmetics and other things, Maplestory is a good example of how a F2P game makes tons of money with cosmetics and some potions.

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RichyRichy wrote:

Cosmetics and other things

this! i dont want see any type of commercial or boosts or anything annoying

I'd rather buy a game for 20$ with normal support,events, community etc. than play bad project cause of developer have't enough money for implement his ideas

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Kaznilka wrote:

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RichyRichy wrote:

Cosmetics and other things

this! i dont want see any type of commercial or boosts or anything annoying

I'd rather buy a game for 20$ with normal support,events, community etc. than play bad project cause of developer have't enough money for implement his ideas

well aside from that the servers must kept running aswell, do u care if someone look cool or the cool part that ure item is just sickass.. dont rlly give a shit about looks as long as it is not for stats etc...