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Post by thelostturian on Aug 28, 2017 12:49:00 GMT
I think MP should have been free to play from the start but it is a different topic. However, this move presents a splendid opportunity to give a boost to the dwindling player base. N7 day could be the best time to introduce this change. I have the following reasons:
1. Such move is not without precedent. For example, Brink was made to free-to-play. Of course, Brink was released 5 years ago, whereas MEA is “fresh” game. However, there is no reason to lock up MP behind the pay-wall of an ill received SP.
2. As far as I understand, microtransactions (MT) are the main revenue for MP. A new wave of players will give a boost to MT.
3. Devs already made packs for uncommon characters, it is the logical next step to crate these packs for rare and UR characters as well. IMO, it is win-win situation: players can buy what they want and ignore or grind for the rest, and devs can make more money. However, this move makes sense only if there is large enough player base.
What do you think? Vote for the poll.
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Post by JRandall0308 on Aug 28, 2017 12:54:05 GMT
They have stated this is not possible without a patch, so no.
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Post by thelostturian on Aug 28, 2017 13:11:57 GMT
They have stated this is not possible without a patch, so no. This is a decison of EA, and the consequence of that decision. I am aware of both. Yet, I still asked the question: what do you think? |
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Post by JRandall0308 on Aug 28, 2017 13:21:37 GMT
FTP sucks, so no.
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Post by Jeremiah12LGeek on Aug 28, 2017 13:23:48 GMT
They did it with ME 3 at one point (on PC only, as I recall) but if ME:A MP was doing as well, I doubt they'd have announced the end of support.
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Post by skauron on Aug 28, 2017 13:35:54 GMT
I've voted no, if you think pugs are bad now?....
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Post by gnperdue on Aug 28, 2017 13:45:30 GMT
I'm confused. Isn't it already free to play? You mean making the MP a standalone product that would be free to download, separate from the single player?
The question would be how they implemented it. If they tried to include advertising, then absolutely not. And they would. Every game would start with an unskippable 60 second ad for the latest Madden. So... no, in the end this probably wouldn't work. One could make it nice, but I don't think EA would do it that way.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2017 14:37:36 GMT
I think Andromeda cost is very low now, and having a price threshold helps. Yes, the game is depopulating, but repopulating it with the F2P angry young men is not exactly a good idea. Plus, I doubt it will improve the population. Overall, you are better off solo than with F2P.
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Post by Fly In The Lotion on Aug 28, 2017 16:17:54 GMT
We're looking into it.
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Post by tatann on Aug 28, 2017 17:04:27 GMT
repopulating it with the F2P angry young men is not exactly a good idea. That's sexist!  Sorry, got triggered for a second |
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Post by JRandall0308 on Aug 28, 2017 17:09:11 GMT
Well I have it on good authority that John Osborn preferred 4X games, but I could see Colin Wilson being a Mass Effect player.
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Post by BadgerladDK on Aug 28, 2017 17:33:53 GMT
Isn't this basically what they did with daimp? Demo timer doesn't tick on mp, so essentially a free to play mp client after the sp demo time is up.
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Post by tatann on Aug 28, 2017 18:51:17 GMT
Isn't this basically what they did with daimp? Demo timer doesn't tick on mp, so essentially a free to play mp client after the sp demo time is up. Seriously, that's good to know if I wanna really try the gameplay before a buy |
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Post by BadgerladDK on Aug 28, 2017 19:42:02 GMT
Isn't this basically what they did with daimp? Demo timer doesn't tick on mp, so essentially a free to play mp client after the sp demo time is up. Seriously, that's good to know if I wanna really try the gameplay before a buy Fair warning, getting a full lobby for daimp, whether it's 10 hours or an infinite amount might not be so easy. |
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Post by tatann on Aug 28, 2017 22:47:28 GMT
Seriously, that's good to know if I wanna really try the gameplay before a buy Fair warning, getting a full lobby for daimp, whether it's 10 hours or an infinite amount might not be so easy. So ME3MP still have the biggest MP population among Bioware games ?  |
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Post by crashsuit on Aug 29, 2017 6:31:01 GMT
I've never installed or played it, but I did at one point add the DAI trial to my Origin account, specifically because it came with unlimited free MP. I think it would be a good move if they did the same thing for MEA. Some people might get hooked enough on the SP to buy the full game, and even if people just play the MP, a bigger MP population is a bigger MP population. I'm a hopeless optimist though so your opinion may vary.
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Post by kaileena_sands on Aug 29, 2017 6:40:58 GMT
Fair warning, getting a full lobby for daimp, whether it's 10 hours or an infinite amount might not be so easy. So ME3MP still have the biggest MP population among Bioware games ? Well, it's their most fun MP attempt by far so yes. |
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Post by Pounce de León on Aug 29, 2017 8:33:32 GMT
If a game has a rapidly dwindling base, just going F2P isn't gong to help. Any new influx will dwindle away just the same. (Source: Evolve Stage 2)
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Post by skauron on Aug 29, 2017 11:42:57 GMT
I joined a gold lobby last night (public) there was a level 1, rank I Soldier in there as host with 94 apex rating who as soon as i joined immediately clicked his readiness. I left ofc i did, hoping that the level 1 soldier would forget to unready and then launch into a gold game on their own <wicked evil grin> but i clicked again for a gold lobby and the same level 1 soldier was still there .. alone. Don't get me wrong, i'm all for a bit of gaming fun, but something was telling me that it would just be a wipe fest even with 2 of us  SO yeah it was quiet for a while last night on golds, but managed to find a game shortly after and managed to get the 10 extra apex i needed to join the 40k club I don't think FTP will help matters that much, it will just fill the game lobbies in silver and gold with yet more of these level 1 soldiers who have no clue as to how difficult it is on gold. On reflection i wish i'd gone in with the level 1 soldier now and done my usual duelist thing of charging at a distant enemy and see how the level 1 faired holding up in the top left corner of firebase magma.. quivering in their boots |
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Post by Arkhne on Aug 29, 2017 12:46:27 GMT
I joined a gold lobby last night (public) there was a level 1, rank I Soldier in there as host with 94 apex rating who as soon as i joined immediately clicked his readiness. I left ofc i did, hoping that the level 1 soldier would forget to unready and then launch into a gold game on their own <wicked evil grin> but i clicked again for a gold lobby and the same level 1 soldier was still there .. alone. Don't get me wrong, i'm all for a bit of gaming fun, but something was telling me that it would just be a wipe fest even with 2 of us SO yeah it was quiet for a while last night on golds, but managed to find a game shortly after and managed to get the 10 extra apex i needed to join the 40k club I don't think FTP will help matters that much, it will just fill the game lobbies in silver and gold with yet more of these level 1 soldiers who have no clue as to how difficult it is on gold. On reflection i wish i'd gone in with the level 1 soldier now and done my usual duelist thing of charging at a distant enemy and see how the level 1 faired holding up in the top left corner of firebase magma.. quivering in their boots I sometimes have some difficulty avoiding lobbies, however, this means sometimes I just have to "accept" that i can't play Random/Random and have to search for individual factions to avoid these lobbies, there are always other lobbies around, but the ridiculous search system that has plagued us through two Mass Effect games now still refuses to let go of the first lobby it finds. EDIT: This also means playing a lot of Zero/Remnant, as that seems to be a popular preset that almost always has a lobby running it. |
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Post by spacev3gan on Aug 30, 2017 8:47:20 GMT
Even if it were free-to-play, chances are the game at its current stage won't be getting many players looking to play it long-term. Being free is not enough, the game has to be attractive for people to dedicated themselves to playing it; also it has to offer support long-term.
I do think being free-to-play is a great idea, I have defended it in the past for DAIMP. But as we all know, it won't happen. Even if it did, Andromeda is already dead.
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Post by joren123 on Aug 31, 2017 4:26:49 GMT
It may have worked when Andromeda was still somewhat new and fresh. But when they announced the end of support, that dream ended. Why? Because what is the point in putting further time and effort into a game that is not going to go anywhere or receive fresh and exciting new things further down the road. Unless you are a die hard fan of MEA, there is tons of new things to play out currently, and which will be released shortly in the days to come.
Not everyone can stomach playing a dead game just for a full manifest.
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Post by XCPTNL on Aug 31, 2017 7:36:57 GMT
You can't simply repopulate a dying community by making the game F2P. Remember how that turned out for titles like Evolve...? If the game has a lot of flaws you can't get people to stay just because the game is free. That being said I wish they had made MP-only game within the (original) Mass Effect universe and launch it as a F2P game. I'm always thinking Warframe here... - but now, releasing this kind of game as F2P is not really worth the trouble unfortunately...
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Post by wittyrover on Sept 1, 2017 11:25:25 GMT
It's happening?  what's 'full multiplayer access' means? Does it mean free to play mp even after sp demo time is up? I'm confused. |
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Post by tatann on Sept 1, 2017 11:36:41 GMT
Yep, looks like they took the same turn as DAI, I'm fine with it
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