OT: What do you think of this?

[MACADEMIC]

Originally Posted by Formula88

Subscription free doesnt mean you wont have to pay for the game to use it, it just means yu will only have to buy the game once. If this sim/game is totally free then I honestly dont see how it can be any good. Judging by the screenshots and scope that has been announced for World of Planes I seriously doubt it will be completely free. And thats just fine. I have signed up for the beta and look forward to this one. There will always be the hardcore that will never leave the Il-2 series, I used to be one of them, but if this delivers on a simulation level as well as it does on a graphical one then I will be saying goodbye to 1C for good. At least with World I get to test the beta, not buy it and then wait for the game to be patched up to full release.

You're right, the assumption that the game would be free is speculative on my part. All they have said for now is that it will be subscription free. Could imagine though that there will be a basic free version where you start with a limited number of airplanes and armament, and by playing can work your way up toward other airplanes and configurations. It's clear that they'd have to earn somewhere, in other F2P games this is done by having a game currency and making micropayments when you want more content. If enough people play and are eager to progress this could pay off instead of the full price game model. I find the idea interesting, it could attract a lot of people to the genre since the basic content is free. On the other hand, this bears the danger that the game could become too simple to impress sim players.

Again, purely speculative here.

MAC