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On 7/26/2024 at 6:58 PM, DaSpitz said:

 

I can certainly see this be the start of the sunset for the game as being hosted by NQ.. Frankly, it's obvious development ceased a long, long time ago anyway so it makes sense.
But yes, While they mention that a subscription will still be needed for the "MMO" server they host, I totally expect that server to not be around for much longer after the private servers arrive.

This is exactly it. They should have done this as a last result, when announcing the shut down. Now it splits the little playerbase that was. To be even smaller, while being a good idea for players, not so good for the MMO part of this. Rather go f2p to get the playerbase up, fix the gameloops, make them smaller and more rewarding. Get you hooked instead of overwhelmed and confused.

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Sounds about right. 

I believe they suggested limited skills and currency in a video. I would expect them to do what Eve did and essentially give a extended trial peroid but in a way that anyone who wants to play seriously has to go P2P. 

 

As for it being prohibitivly expensive, they are expecting something like $10-13ish. So under $15, if you have a computer that can run the game and can afford the electricity this shouldnt be costly at all. Now a days its hard ti find a meal cheaper than that. 

One thing I don't get is what do you get per Premium subscription? What kind of benefits will it be to sub versus just buy2play?

 

When I look at the packs like Ruby, which gives you lifetime subscription, I wanna know what I get for it? And in addition you get 20 DACs, which I assume you'd want to sell for in-game cash, since you already have a lifetime subscription?