Flaccid Launches Hurt F2P Performance

[Ralsu]

F2P Games Could Benefit from Launch Enhancement

Nothing is more disappointing than a wimpy performance when it counts--at launch. As Danny "Ralsu" Gourley makes his way from one F2P title to another, he keeps finding the same lackluster pattern: betas are for marketing and launches are for opening cash shops. Noting the big finish for the Runes of Magic beta later this month, Ralsu calls on other F2P games to deliver some real punch:

It may sound like a silly concept to P2P gamers, but F2P titles frequently transition to “live” status with little more than a news blurb on their homepage. Runes of Magic is set to launch March 19 with the inclusion of new dungeons, skills, and quests. That is to say, players will be able to tell the difference between the beta version they play on March 18 and the release version they play on March 19.

Another concept that could add to a launch party is production of retail boxes, but are F2P games really good enough? Find out more in this week's Top Ten Free-to-Play Games.

[williwaw87]

The link just links back to the forum. I can't access the article.

[williwaw87]

http://
tentonhammer.
com/node/
65098
This link leads to the article itself.
Just connect the first three lines. I can't post links yet.

[Ralsu]

Fixed, thanks!

[AngryBeaver]

So far Runes of Magic is fun, but I'm only level 15 mage / 12 priest.

[Ralsu]

Originally Posted by AngryBeaver

So far Runes of Magic is fun, but I'm only level 15 mage / 12 priest.

I don't get to play it nearly as much as I'd like to.

[unholyblackdeath]

Anyone know if RoM has fixed some of the performance issues? I enjoyed the game for the most part but I quit because the lag was annoying me. If they would fix it, I would come back. The game play is solid (although I don't care for that secondary class nonsense) and I would most likely even spend a few bucks in the item mall to buy cool shit for my house.

[AngryBeaver]

When I play RoM I can hear my CPU fan kick into high gear.

[megaflux]

i don't know how much it says about the dungeon runners box, but they are getting pretty scarce.

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/Prod...oduct_id=71491

the link to fry's is dead, and amazon only has a couple sellers listed. then theres the matter of this forum post:

http://boards.dungeonrunners.com/sho...186#post152186

which sounds to me like they are moving away from NCsoft (if that's even possible). the bling gnome is pretty big motivation (to buy boxes) in my eyes, but maybe that's what the talk about micro transactions is all about.

i dont even recall DR having a launch..wasn't it just an indie project that grew till it got eaten by NCsoft?