More and more MMOs are following the Dungeons and Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online model and are becoming Free To Play (Now With Microstransactions!) and Sony Online Entertainment's DC Universe will follow suit on November 1, 2011. I've never played Everquest or its sequel. Nor have I ever played the mother of all MMOs, World of Warcraft, because of the Pay Per Month or Pay To Play models they incorporated. I've always understood why those games charged for their games that way, but I never wanted to be a part of it. Then D&D Online took a bold step and switched from Pay-to-Play to Free-to-Play and the game's popularity and in-game population skyrocketed. Many other MMOs have also recovered from losses from switching to that model and I'm glad to see that DC Universe is going to as well. Now's your (free) chance to become a super hero in the DC Universe. Details about the different account packages available can be found HERE.
FYI City of Heroes, another superhero genre MMO, has also switched from Pay-to-Play to Free-to-Play (details HERE).
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