Comments on: Star Trek Online exploring the F2P frontier

By: Tremayne

Tremayne — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 09:04:54 +0000

Bzzt – wrong answer, I’ve been getting a stipend of points in CO for my lifetime sub since they converted… I’m just struggling to find anything I really want to spend them on

By: Free to Play: MMO Retirement? | Mana Obscura

Free to Play: MMO Retirement? | Mana Obscura — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:34:42 +0000

[...] to a free-to-play model. In all honesty I’m not surprised, and like Spinks I think it should have used that model from the outset. Reaction to the news also seems to be positive. Some say that it means that they’ll give the [...]

By: Y||B

Y||B — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:49:27 +0000

If it is like the CO lifetime -> F2P conversion: nope, no stipend.
But you get more character slots, character “class” options, some equipment and adventure packs.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:41:34 +0000

Boldly going where many games have gone before.

By: Stabs

Stabs — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:54:48 +0000

It falls into my category of vaguely interesting but not interesting enough to pay for. So it’s a good move with regard to me as I’ll likely try it at some point now.

By: Teppotastic

Teppotastic — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:17:12 +0000

Yep, we all knew it had to happen at some point

I can only see this as a Good Thing(TM) – I know a number of people who have simply been held back from trying/playing the game because of the sub. A F2P model would bring a good new influx of players.

And I really hope they give us Lifers the monthly stipend, I really want some of those ships on the C-Store ;D