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Saturday, August 25, 2007
Hellgate London Euro Pricing
I admit that I'm not waiting with held breath for the November 2nd release of Hellgate London. The post-apocalyptic demons in the London underground scenario just fails to excite me, and it's not really a MMORPG. But for a Diablo type game it will probably be nice enough, and if the hype is to be believed, it will sell well.
But what *is* interesting to me is the pricing, details of which you can find in this press release. After paying for the box, you can play Hellgate London for free, even online. But that only gives you a "standard" access. If you want more features, namely added content, new game modes (including Hardcore, Role-Play and PvP mode), additional character and stash slots, the ability to found guilds, and access to guild and player housing, you need to pay 10 Euros per month. Sounds nearly Korean to me, this business model. Will be interesting to see how that works out. I just hope there will be a free-to-try demo somewhere, I'm still a bit reluctant to buy this particular game.
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The fun thing about this game is that I was pretty hyped up about it, until the reviews started coming in and people who actually saw it in action said "well, it's nothing special".
I guess I'll still give it a try, having FPS controls and mixing swordplay, magic and gunfights in a SciFi world with demons makes it interesting enough for me.
The gameplay videos that I saw by the way did seem awfully repetitive as well, they actually contributed to me losing some of my hyped-up anticipation for the game.
I guess I'll still give it a try, having FPS controls and mixing swordplay, magic and gunfights in a SciFi world with demons makes it interesting enough for me.
The gameplay videos that I saw by the way did seem awfully repetitive as well, they actually contributed to me losing some of my hyped-up anticipation for the game.
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: 25/8/07 00:52
: 25/8/07 00:52
The subscription model is funky. In truth, I hate this approach. I know someone in beta who says the game is quite fun and that anyone who enjoys the Diablo games will almost certainly enjoy HGL.
I don't see it holding my interest like WoW or EQ, but I now consider that a plus and not a negative.
I predict that it will be a monster hit; one of the year's biggest selling pc games.
So, how's the Bioshock demo - you like it enough to buy the game?
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I don't see it holding my interest like WoW or EQ, but I now consider that a plus and not a negative.
I predict that it will be a monster hit; one of the year's biggest selling pc games.
So, how's the Bioshock demo - you like it enough to buy the game?
# posted by : 25/8/07 02:40
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