《星球大战》：加入免费游戏元素 游戏向F2P模式转变

上周，bioware公司和ea公司宣布了《星球大战：旧共和国服》加入了免费玩的元素。我们来看看这则公告并发表一些意见，同时也加上一些f2p行业的意见。来看看：

虽然上次我没有机会评论swtor将改变商业模式的新闻,这个话题对我来讲依然记忆犹新,那么就让我们开始吧。由于之前我就预言过会发生些什么，所以当公告发出时我一点也不惊讶。实际上，即使那时候我知道没有一点可能，发布前我还是发表了一些意见，这游戏如果从一开始就定位免费游戏可能效果反响会更好。尽管如此，我并不指望ea公司会这么快转变。我还以为最快要到明年中旬呢。显然，和我的预想有些差距。

阅读更多请点击 richard aihoshi's the free zone: what does swtor f2p mean?工作室想要更快速的游戏出货，比价器无疑是最快的途径。

Last week, Bioware and EA announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic would be adding a free to play component. We take a look at the announcement and give our analysis of what it all means as well as check in with several F2P industry voices for their thoughts as well. Check it out!

While I didn't have the opportunity to comment last time on the news that SWTOR will change business models, the topic is still very prominent in my mind, so let’s get to it. I wasn't surprised at all by the actual announcement since I had already predicted quite some time ago that it would happen. Actually, even though I knew there was zero possibility at the time, I expressed the opinion years ago, well before launch, that the game might be better served by redesigning it to be free to play from the get-go. Nonetheless, I didn't expect EA to make the move so soon. My best guess was by around the middle of next year. Obviously, my crystal ball turned out to be somewhat misty.

Read more of Richard Aihoshi's The Free Zone: What Does SWTOR F2P Mean?