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Zhiroc · 01-04-2006, 04:56 PM

First of all, I don't mind subscribing to games. I do it for MMORPGs (and btw I think when you use that term nowadays, everyone will assume you are talking about a graphical MMOG), and I'd do it for text games as well.

I played Aetolia for a little while, and while I decided it wasn't my kind of game, I have nothing against it, or IRE.

The thing I don't like about Aetolia being called free or even pay-for-perks is that it is much more than that. In Aetolia, in addition to levels that you can gain by playing for free, you really also need to gain your skills. You do that by getting lessons, which are either 10 per level, or 6 per bought credit.

Now with 100 levels, you will therefore get 1000 lessons. But it takes 1700+ lessons to max out a single skill category, and you have 3 guild sets plus other general ones. If you never buy a credit, you would be the most gimped level 100 in the game. Actually, to bash the MOBs you'd need to, I doubt you could do that without buying the credits to max out your skills.

So that's why I'd classify this really as pay-to-effectively-play.

If I'm wrong about any of that, please correct me.

01-04-2006, 04:56 PM	#143
Zhiroc Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 92	First of all, I don't mind subscribing to games. I do it for MMORPGs (and btw I think when you use that term nowadays, everyone will assume you are talking about a graphical MMOG), and I'd do it for text games as well. I played Aetolia for a little while, and while I decided it wasn't my kind of game, I have nothing against it, or IRE. The thing I don't like about Aetolia being called free or even pay-for-perks is that it is much more than that. In Aetolia, in addition to levels that you can gain by playing for free, you really also need to gain your skills. You do that by getting lessons, which are either 10 per level, or 6 per bought credit. Now with 100 levels, you will therefore get 1000 lessons. But it takes 1700+ lessons to max out a single skill category, and you have 3 guild sets plus other general ones. If you never buy a credit, you would be the most gimped level 100 in the game. Actually, to bash the MOBs you'd need to, I doubt you could do that without buying the credits to max out your skills. So that's why I'd classify this really as pay-to-effectively-play. If I'm wrong about any of that, please correct me.