SOE’s Everquest II Becomes F2P
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The free to play phenomenon is catching on as Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) MMORPG Everquest II went free to play on December 7th 2011, though after researching it a bit, it’s not in the true spirit of most free to play games. The free or “Bronze” members will have only 2 character slots, limited access of content including character races (you still have to purchase newer expansion packs for EQ II ), limited bag slots, equipment, and spell tiers. The other memberships include:
Silver – A silver membership can be purchased for a one-time fee of $5, which includes increased amount of character slots, spell tiers, bag and bank slots.
Gold – Gold membership is available for $14.99 per month and provides full access to the game as you would imagine any subscription type game would.
Something I noted as a bit of a downside aside from limited content for bronze and silver users is the in-game mail system. Bronze and Silver users will only be able to receive mail – while gold members will be able to send AND receive.
EQ’s change to Free to play seems more like an extended demo than an actual move to the Free to Play system.
Will you be trying out F2P Everquest?
