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Category: Gaming Author : James Johnson Posted: January 13, 2012
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Everquest 2 Receives 300% Player Base Increase After Going Free-To-Play


Everquest 2 Free To Play

If you provide gamers with a free platform to play with and then offer them in-app purchases for those games you can instantaneously create a successful gaming system, at least that’s the conclusion at Sony Online Entertainment after the company made their popular online game EverQuest 2 available as a free-to-play platform in December.

This week Sony president John Smedley revealed on Twitter that the company’s player base for EveryQuest 2 has increased by a huge 300%, while daily logins are increasing by upwards of 40 percent.

While Sony isn’t making money off the free-to-play signups they have also announced that in-game item purchases have risen by 200% providing evidence that users are more willing to dole out their hard earned cash if they get to choose which items to buy with that money.

What might be most impressive is the fact that the increase in userbase came just as some pretty tough competition entered the market, namely the much anticipated MMOG Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Are you surprised to learn that Everquest 2 has surged in popularity thanks to the free-to-play model? Did you jump on-board when the game went free-to-play?

 

 










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2 Archived Responses to “ Everquest 2 Receives 300% Player Base Increase After Going Free-To-Play ”

  1. Mandy Stauffer
    Jan 13, 2012

    I was a WOW player for 5 years. It just kind of got boring. My husband plays SWTOR now, and I have a level 3 character. As for SWTOR- Players are going to get very, very tired of the constant cinematics. They are boring and take up so much more time! As if MMO's don't take up enough time already. It might be ok right now, but wait until people are making 2nd, 3rd, and 4th toons and leveling them. Sure, you can skip through them, but are you really going to know what is going on, and all about your quest if you are skipping over the instructions? Also, it is HARD! I mean, I was level 3 and getting attacked in towns which looked safe! Compared to the other games I've played, where very low level monsters are not coming after you unless you go way off the path. I just started playing Everquest II a few days ago, and I am IMPRESSED! I always thought it was just some ancient, poorly made game! It is not! It is very comparable to WOW, and it has things about it that are even better! You can start in ANY area, not just your race area- which makes it nice when you are making characters with friends. I think items don't take near as much damage, and it seems like the quests are slightly more engaging. All sony needs to do is bank on the market of dissatisfied WoW players. All you need to do is play for a few days and you'll love it. Free 2 Play version only gives you 2 bank slots, 2 bags, you can't talk to people or pick certain races/classes, so I am going to be purchasing the full version of Everquest II.

  2. Mandy Stauffer
    Jan 13, 2012

    I might not be really informed on SWTOR, since I didn't play it very long..so feel free to argue with me. This is just my personal opinion.