Category Archives: RMT

The three flavors of F2P

Posted on March 5, 2014 by SynCaine

Another post about the F2P business model, yay! (I blame TAGN for this one) One development that has happened somewhat recently is the split definitions of what ‘F2P’ really is. It’s a different take on the “what is an MMO” … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends, RMT, SW:TOR, World of Warcraft | 21 Comments

Payday the right way, DF:UW boats, ESO beta

Posted on February 28, 2014 by SynCaine

Random bits on a Friday. Payday 2 received a nice free update recently, adding a new difficulty level to every heist and two new enemies, among other changes. The game continues to be another good example of how to support … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, PvP, Random, RMT, The Elder Scrolls Online | 7 Comments

Turbine finally updates us on the continued success of their F2P conversions

Posted on February 13, 2014 by SynCaine

Instead of linking to that old PR release about how great LotRO and DDO are doing thanks to F2P, please use this updated link. F2P ALL THE WAY!

Posted in DDO, Lord of the Rings Online, Mass Media, RMT | 50 Comments

EVE: Learning skills in a F2P world

Posted on February 11, 2014 by SynCaine

A few years ago CCP removed the Learning skills from EVE Online. To quickly recap, the Learning skills took about three months to train, and their only benefit was a boost to training other skills faster. They were, overall, a … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, MMO design, RMT | 13 Comments

SOE: Still a one-hit wonder

Posted on January 25, 2014 by SynCaine

Shocking. SOE continuing to show that if you get one MMO right (EQ1), you can basically screw up everything for the next decade and still be ok. But don’t worry SWG fans, SOE is working on a title just for … Continue reading →

Posted in FreeRealms, RMT, Vanguard | 9 Comments

F2P All The WAY! doing it big again

Posted on January 20, 2014 by SynCaine

Whale Hunting! Funny story, and yet again provides some nice insight into just who the F2P MMO business model is going after; it’s not about getting little Billy to spend a buck no matter how many times a hotbar salesmen … Continue reading →

Posted in RMT | 33 Comments

ESO: “Nobody believes that The Elder Scroll Online would be hurt by its business model if it had a Free2Play model with a subscription option.”

Posted on January 13, 2014 by SynCaine

Totally dude. ESO would be just as good a game with cash shop ad loading screens, devs spending time coming up with ways to get you to buy yet another hat/wing/item (eventually of questionable power), seeing said items on people … Continue reading →

Posted in RMT, The Elder Scrolls Online | 16 Comments

F2P MMO X dies

Posted on January 9, 2014 by SynCaine

Quick observation: I find it interesting that pro-F2P people continue to point out that most new MMOs are F2P ‘for a reason’, yet don’t acknowledge that just about every month (or week), Massively has a new “this F2P MMO is … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Rant, RMT | 47 Comments

LotRO: Still creeping towards inevitability

Posted on December 13, 2013 by SynCaine

Better hurry, LoTRO is selling lvl 50 characters ‘for a limited time’ everyone… Aside from “Lulz, LotRO”, the question I have is when will Turbine just fully embrace P2W for the game? They keep creeping towards it one update at … Continue reading →

Posted in Lord of the Rings Online, RMT | 16 Comments

Star Citizen: Whale-sized expectations

Posted on December 4, 2013 by SynCaine

There is only one option for Star Citizen at this point; it’s going to be a huge explosion. Now, that explosion could be a birth of an awesome MMO, or it could give us the greatest rage bubble burst of … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, RMT, Star Citizen | 61 Comments