-Vane- Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 (edited) Hello! NyancraftG here, and i just had to ask this question. Here are some advantages that would come if game wasn't free to play: Less Trolls, Spammers, Raging Kids, Swearing Platinum would be cheaper and got in bigger quantities Crafting would take less time since DE won't need so much money from user's buying platinum And here are some disadvanatges: Smaller community Less players My answer is: Yes I would buy it. Edited July 27, 2014 by NyancraftG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brynslustafir Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 You mean if it had a subscription fee? No I would not. Granted I think I've spent more on warframe over these past 16-17 months than I would have in $15 monthly sub fees, but I just hate the idea of regular fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroPhobic Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 This is my favorite game by far. So, yes I would buy it. The problem is the game really won't be like this if it wasn't free to play and we ave to buy platinum or the prime access. If have funded huge chunks of this game and it would be complete different if DE didn't get direct money from us. I think it would have looked roughly U8ish on release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom_Bunny Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 (edited) If they still make me buy slots I would not buy it and if these major updates were DLC instead of updates I would not buy it. Edit: You mean if it had a subscription fee? No I would not. Granted I think I've spent more on warframe over these past 16-17 months than I would have in $15 monthly sub fees, but I just hate the idea of regular fees. Edited July 27, 2014 by Postal_pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APBladeX Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 (edited) No. Despite Warframe's flaws of being in beta and a work-in-progress, I like it the way it is now. It has one of the best developing companies I've seen in a very long time, very community-based, and immersive. The weekly updates, constant hotfixes, and the ability to get everything but some cosmetics for free is a definite plus of DE's. Depending on the price, I may buy it if it had a price, but Warframe is a good game that has potential. It is F2P and I enjoy that. Warframe's community, from what I've seen (for the most part) has a very mature playerbase with contributing members and participation. New players are welcomed by the veterans, they are helped, the Warframe Support team is awesome, and the new quest system and user experience has definitely dawned a possibility of large potential for the future of Warframe. Sometimes the community may not agree on some decisions made by DE, but it is still Warframe and still free-to-play, and one of the best games I have played in a very long time. So I might have bought it depending on the price and first-look reputation, but I like it the way it is now, despite its flaws of being in the Open Beta stage.EDIT: If you are referring to a subscription-based game, then no. I do NOT like how those turn out. Bad experiences. If you are referring to one single price, then yes. Edited July 27, 2014 by APBladeX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennibear Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 yes, but it would be less fun knowing i had to pay every month!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherIcarus Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 With the recent new player experience update yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vane- Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 You mean if it had a subscription fee? No I would not. Granted I think I've spent more on warframe over these past 16-17 months than I would have in $15 monthly sub fees, but I just hate the idea of regular fees. I didin't mean subscription fee, rather buy it as a game. On Steam, not subscription fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landesvert Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 If it was priced like most AAA games these days I think most of us have bought several copies of the game by now, hah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagPrime Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 No, just because I don't like monthly fees. If it was like Guild Wars (when it first came out, $50 one time payment) I'd consider it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brynslustafir Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 yes, but it would be less fun knowing i had to pay every month!! Exactly. That impending bill every month feels restrictive and ruins the fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuri99 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 If it had a subscription fee, no way. Especially not if it had microtransactions on top of that. I said this about Elder scrolls online and The old republic. In todays market why would I pay money when I can get an equal or greater experience with a game I can play for free? Theres a lot of competition out there with free to play titles and many of them are good. A few of them are even great. However I have always wanted warframe to have a similar business model to tribes ascend and Smite where you could do a one time purchase and get everything from current and future development. Ild be ok dropping $30-60 on that kind of promise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brynslustafir Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 If it was priced like most AAA games these days I think most of us have bought several copies of the game by now, hah. $60 is the price of the averge AAA title here in the US. I've spent about $700 on this game. So I bought 11 copies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vane- Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 However I have always wanted warframe to have a similar business model to tribes ascend and Smite where you could do a one time purchase and get everything from current and future development. Ild be ok dropping $30-60 on that kind of promise. This is what i'm talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brynslustafir Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 When I feel free I'm more likely to spend money. Counterintuitive in a way, but it works. Give me something for free, and I'm likely to pay for more. Make me pay for something, and I'll refuse and walk out of the room and spend my money elsewhere. If I feel restricitve I'm not going to be in a spending mood. This is why I haven't "bought" many games over the past year. I just put all that money into Warframe. And I bet the Devs are pretty happy about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brynslustafir Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 However I have always wanted warframe to have a similar business model to tribes ascend and Smite where you could do a one time purchase and get everything from current and future development. Ild be ok dropping $30-60 on that kind of promise. Man, I'd be willing to pay $200 to get everything now and future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheErebus. Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Yes. Yes I would. I love this game. I consider it one of the best games I have ever played. I'd even buy the updates if they were DLC. Why?Because I f**king love warframe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optyk Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Hello! NyancraftG here, and i just had to ask this question. Here are some advantages that would come if game wasn't free to play: Less Trolls, Spammers, Raging Kids, Swearing Platinum would be cheaper and got in bigger quantities Crafting would take less time since DE won't need so much money from user's buying platinum And here are some disadvanatges: Smaller community Less players My answer is: Yes I would buy it. Yes. And thats why I play The Secret World as well, for all the reasons you mentioned -AND- it has a steep learning curve and builds require planning/teamwork or you screw up hard. Its amazing what those little things can do to a game and community to make them more, shall we say, palatable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerogear5 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Hello! NyancraftG here, and i just had to ask this question. Here are some advantages that would come if game wasn't free to play: Less Trolls, Spammers, Raging Kids, Swearing Platinum would be cheaper and got in bigger quantities Crafting would take less time since DE won't need so much money from user's buying platinum And here are some disadvanatges: Smaller community Less players My answer is: Yes I would buy it. I don't think you thought this list through. Warframe as is now would be a mess as a pay to play title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaDas Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 One time payment? yeah probably... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)ELIT3_EXP3RT-01 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I would buy it... with no subscription fees involved, like at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTechieAngler Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 HAHA NO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sev7n Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I bought my cbt key to play this game when i first found out about it. Does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loswaith Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 As it was when I first got into it, sure.. actually I effectivly did. As it currently is I likely wouldn't have given Warframe a second look (which is kind of a pity, given the core gameplay is fun), the UI would have given me a vastly different idea of the overall quality of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Redwire Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 (edited) Depends on the business model really. Games with subscription fees I never buy into, simply because I know there are times when I have money and times when I won't. I hate being faced with the choice of either having to pay a subscription fee to keep my account or being able to eat that week - knowing I'd be getting paid shortly after the time when the fee would be due. If it were a one-time purchase title, that's another story entirely. In that case I only need be interested in it, and then purchase it whenever I get around to it. But so far free to play has been the most cohesive way for DE to take all my money, as I've probably invested more into Warframe than all of the other games I've ever bought combined. And i cri evrytiem. By allowing me to play it for an extended amount of time, and be exposed to virtually 100% of the game's content, they've fostered an environment that makes me as a player want to invest in the game thereafter - as opposed to being forced to invest in a game before playing it like most one-time and subscription type titles. Edited July 27, 2014 by DJ_Redwire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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