http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2009/03/13/should-%e2%80%9cfree-to-play%e2%80%9d-be-rebranded-mtg/ Tracking Innovation at the Convergence of Games and Social Platforms Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:21:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2009/03/13/should-%e2%80%9cfree-to-play%e2%80%9d-be-rebranded-mtg/comment-page-1/#comment-4744 SuperSecret.com is a New Virtual World for 9-13 Year Olds Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:12:11 +0000 http://www.insidesocialgames.com/?p=3392#comment-4744 [...] model of $4.95 a month. It doesn’t seem like a lot, but they are making a potentially dangerous move in making the game free at first but capping the age/level at 12. Once players get to the gate and have to pay the “admission fee,” many players could  [...] [...] model of $4.95 a month. It doesn’t seem like a lot, but they are making a potentially dangerous move in making the game free at first but capping the age/level at 12. Once players get to the gate and have to pay the “admission fee,” many players could  [...]

]]> http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2009/03/13/should-%e2%80%9cfree-to-play%e2%80%9d-be-rebranded-mtg/comment-page-1/#comment-3957 Chad Boyda Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:14:57 +0000 http://www.insidesocialgames.com/?p=3392#comment-3957 I like it. Plus it addressed how games like Runescape don't qualify if they have a level/content cap with a pay gate. Those games can still be referred to as "Free To Play", but the rest of us can be called "MTG". I like it. Plus it addressed how games like Runescape don’t qualify if they have a level/content cap with a pay gate. Those games can still be referred to as “Free To Play”, but the rest of us can be called “MTG”.

]]> http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2009/03/13/should-%e2%80%9cfree-to-play%e2%80%9d-be-rebranded-mtg/comment-page-1/#comment-3949 Matt Mihaly Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:31:00 +0000 http://www.insidesocialgames.com/?p=3392#comment-3949 Doesn't really make sense. Lots of free-to-play games don't utilize microtransactions. For instance, Runescape is free-to-play with an optional subscription that unlocks content gates. In other free-to-play games (such as my own) that have microtransactions you can still get anything that's purchasable by just playing the game. Doesn’t really make sense. Lots of free-to-play games don’t utilize microtransactions. For instance, Runescape is free-to-play with an optional subscription that unlocks content gates. In other free-to-play games (such as my own) that have microtransactions you can still get anything that’s purchasable by just playing the game.

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