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Any decent not F2P MMO's on the horizon that aren't WOW clones or complete easy mode games? I know EQ Next is different than WOW but it looks like it's going to be another easy mode, player can't possibly lose game.
Unfortunately, gaming industry is moving towards casual gaming. Hardcore games are extremely rare nowadays =( The only interesting on-going MMOs are EQ Next and TES Online imho.
EVE online is pretty complex and hardcore, but the gameplay is just boring imho
That is why i mentioned CU. Its not care bear at all, its MMO PVP, they even started voxel based game play before EQ Next announced it. You can dig down and mine minerals, build house from scratch anyway you like, curved structures, etc. Its all based on trading in game to make weapons for combat.
Three realms fighting each other (ala Dark age of camelot), destructible environments, awesome classes so far. Still very much a work in progress, but they got some nice concept stuff already in place. His some very talented people working on it.
There is no MMO that is both F2P and good.
F2P ruins games.
I have 2 ftp games that I like. I don't think ftp ruins games, as a concept.
It's just the implementation that usually needs work
Of course, what I find acceptable, and what other people find acceptable, don't always connect.
f2p by a company that can't afford to give it away without microtransactions (Valve for example) is the only way f2p is done correctly. Otherwise, it is awful. And that is 99% of f2p games. Even the most popular ones are done so poorly (LoL for example). It is all pay2win.
What is poor about LoL? There is nothing P2Win about it. If you don't like the game itself that's one thing, but there is nothing wrong with the way they do their pay scheme. I've never dropped a dime on the game and I've been playing for over 2 years. (Granted this is not an MMO at all).
There is no MMO that is both F2P and good.
F2P ruins games.
Unless they've changed it, you don't get access to every hero unless you buy them. Some heroes are better than others, as with all Dota clones, and not having equal access gives players who have money (or lots of time invested) an advantage. That is pay to win, but in a slightly less win way.
Dota 2 did this a lot better and only charges money for cosmetic items. You get the entire game, with every hero, for free.