Whether this is going to drastically impact the game remains to be seen, but outside of going free-to-play there are going to be a substantial number of additions to the game in the 2.0 update: The highly-anticipated Fox Mage class, the Warrior class, a level cap increase, 5 entirely new areas, 5 new dungeons, 2 new raids, 2 new story chapters, new PvP content – not that anyone really engages in PvP anymore anyway, and additional PvE content that has yet to be elaborated on.
#When does destiny 2 go ftp free
That’s all we know about their conversion to a free title. Good on you guys, Gameforge! You didn’t need to do that but you earned back some respect for offering it. After scrolling down I noticed there’s an entire section dedicated to the free-to-play announcement. I dug a little deeper at this juncture as I was curious if they said anything further pertaining to the transition to a free business model, and it turns out they have an FAQ on their forums – something that will go largely unseen. That just sounds like corporate crap to me – there is absolutely no way Gameforge will be able to maintain the game with purely cosmetic items now that players will no longer be financially supporting them with the premium purchase of the game. Anyone who’s already purchased SOLO will receive gifts in the form of insanely pretty items and great bonuses as compensation.” They state in their blog post “ All items that you can buy in the game will remain purely cosmetic, as will Battle Pass content.
“But Stix… if it goes free-to-play, what does that mean for pay-to-win?” And “Do those of us that purchased the game get any type of compensation?” The answer to both of those questions is vague. Now for those of you still reading – you might be thinking to yourself.
Seriously, who is this supposed to appeal to? Did the guy in charge of this look at the month of February and think “Oh yeah, this completely niche MMO will have no problem competing with any of those games.” Why Gameforge think now is the opportune time to transition to a free business model baffles me as the direct competition from BOTH of these titles is enough to absolutely destroy any potential this conversion would have had.Īnd that’s just its direct competition – disregarding other MMOs we have Dying Light 2, Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring. SOLO 2.0 will be going live on February 24th – Yes, that’s just 2 weeks after Lost Ark launches and a couple days before Guild Wars 2‘s End of Dragons expansion hits. Gameforge announced this via a blog post on their website that also went on to confirm the addition of expansion into Russian and CIS territories, and a brand new update, titled “2.0 – The Firestone Legacy.” In an attempt to change the trajectory of the game – or at the very least, in an attempt to delay the inevitable, Gameforge have confirmed a complete change of business model. I think more than anything, this was one of the highest concerns players had with the game, one that was never addressed.Īll of these issues – of which there were many, culminated in the ultimate and definitive failure of the game. Running the game at 5FPS at times wasn’t fun. SOLO ran into a lot of issues: A lack of content at endgame, a controversial performance – or, lack of performance. It’s still outperforming Elyon though, so I guess that’s something to boast about. Which, I’ll note right out of the gate – is indicative of a portion of the total players playing the game, as some players opted to purchase and play via Gameforge’s official website.Įven if we’re being generous, that still leaves this as one of the worst performing MMO releases of the entirety of 2021. Swords of Legends Online was evidently not the breakout hit Gameforge wanted it to be.Īs of writing this, there are 400 players logged in playing right now via Steam. Unfortunately, there’s really no winning regardless of what Gameforge chose to do with Swords of Legends Online, but the latter option is definitely going to be a critical blow to those of us that spent $100 on those Collector’s Editions.
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