Developer Petroglyph Games has decided to make End of Nations free to play. The studio wants to earn money to microtransacties. There will also be a monthly subscription, though it is not clear what the advantage is.
During a presentation in San Francisco announced by publisher Trion Worlds that the rts End of Nations as a free playable online on the market. Trion wants the game, if a game is playable, free to create as many players as possible to attract. To make the game successful, there are thousands of players from all over the world that need the game to play each day, think of the publisher. In order to earn money, enter Trion Worlds, a system of microtransacties in. Players can, however, not to buy items that advantage in the struggle with other players. There are mainly cosmetic improvements to purchase, even though the publisher also hinted on the possibility of faster experience points in the campaign of the game. There will also be a monthly subscription; in which the player according to Trion ‘a significant amount of value back. The publisher fails to explain where that value exists.
End of Nations contains a campaign that players can only accomplish, but also in co-op can be played. In co-op allows up to 50 players taking part. Players can also compete against each other in battles that range from 1-to-1, to 26 against 26 players. The game is made by Petroglyph Games, a studio founded by ex-employees of Westwood, the company that the first parts of the Command & Conquer series, delivered.
More and more publishers opt for the free to play create mmo games. As announced by Funcom earlier this year that Age of Conan free to play, while Cryptic Studios City of Heroes for a number of months free offer. Also big publishers like Electronic Arts put more in on free playable mmo variants.