http://evolvegame.com/news/evolve-free-weekend-and-meteor-goliath-release
Guess I'll finally try it out, can't say no to free.
Guess I'll finally try it out, can't say no to free.
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Evolve Free Weekend On Xbox One & PC, DLC Free Weekend For All
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SEGAvangelist
Member
This game needs to make the F2P switch.
InsaneTiger
Member
I'm sure those that played have moved on.
dark_inferno
Member
Its a surprise that the servers arent dead already.
OnionPowder
Member
I can see it doing that in a year or so. I'm betting by the winter sale it'll be $15 or less.
thehillissilent
Member
Yup, we moved on months ago.
Hah. Funny guy.
I think the better response is:
"Well, I mean if everyone hasn't ground out Motherbase coins for their F.O.B.'s by the weekend..."
Omega Kirby
Member
Nooby doobyI picked it up for cheap and should have listed to others telling me not to. It's:
derExperte
Member
Every time I think about starting it up again I read the forums and apparently only the real hardcore players are left. I'll give it a go now but the timing isn't the best, they should've done this when they released the (well received) big patch a short while ago.
http://evolvegame.com/news/patch-5.0-notes
http://evolvegame.com/news/patch-5.0-notes
Se_7_eN
Member
Seriously, what terrible timing to have a "F2P weekend".
Nightmare452
Member
This is very cool. Played the game a ton on release (rented), but never decided to buy it cause there seemed to be to much "needed" dlc. Would love to try the dlc characters for free this weekend
Krappadizzle
Member
I really wanted to like this game, and from the little I played it was a lot of fun. But the fact that one shitty player across all 5 players can make the game terrible really sucks. Shitty monster? Games over in 5 mins. Shitty teammate? Games over in 5 mins. Not really fun in my opinion. I really wish it had a campaign too. Hopefully we get an Evolve2 with some much needed improvements or they embrace f2p and do well, it's price structure was terrible at launch and turned off a lof of people.
dugdug
Banned
I think that's been the regular price for it on Gamefly for months now.
tattooed_dwarf
Member
Can you earn achievements?
Liferebooted
Banned
I play the phone game app much more than the real game. =\
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Just Do It and make it F2P and give buyers something special.
Visualante2
Member
The overlap between Evolve and Metal Gear Solid audiences is probably not that significant.
Let me guess, I hate it because I suck, right? On the contrary, all it took was the tutorial (which I passed) to turn me off. It all just feels incredibly boring and that is why I don't care to play it.
CalamityPixel
Member
This game should have been f2p from the start.
Kralamoonard
Member
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
I have to give it to them for continuing to try and squeeze blood out of this stone. Evolve's been struggling since before it even came out, and I can't imagine the number of DLC purchases has really done anything but light fires under asses at 2K.
Unfortunately, the game just doesn't feel as slick or powerful as it should, and no manner of free play is going to be able to fix that. Core systems need to be re-evaulated and overhauled to provide a much cleaner and more reactive experience before it has a chance at catching on.
Unfortunately, the game just doesn't feel as slick or powerful as it should, and no manner of free play is going to be able to fix that. Core systems need to be re-evaulated and overhauled to provide a much cleaner and more reactive experience before it has a chance at catching on.
spindoctor
Member
Game died really, really fast.
yea
OnionPowder
Member
I could see it doing pretty well as a f2p title on consoles. I don't think it ever stands a chance on PC at this point.
EDIT: Hmm, nevermind, it seems to have somehow sold pretty well on Steam
http://steamspy.com/app/273350
Why? F2P games are extremely popular on Steam.
OnionPowder
Member
Much better alternatives out there that aren't on consoles.
Mass Effect
Member
For all the hype this game was supposedly getting before it released, it sure crashed fast and hard.
So, would this game be the definition of "manufactured hype"?
So, would this game be the definition of "manufactured hype"?
Krappadizzle
Member
There's much better asynchronous f2p multiplayer games out there? Like what?
BananasWithGuns
Member
Dunno if I'd say manufactured hype.
The core of the game was pretty good in my opinion, it was everything else that was shit.
You couldn't be the monster if you played with friends in public games which is 100% of the reason why I didn't buy the game.
Also the way DLC was handled was atrocious. I don't mind selling cosmetics in exchange for being able to do free maps but Evolve's DLC was price gouging at its finest, especially when it came to characters/monsters.
InsaneTiger
Member
I really wanted to like this game, and from the little I played it was a lot of fun. But the fact that one shitty player across all 5 players can make the game terrible really sucks. Shitty monster? Games over in 5 mins. Shitty teammate? Games over in 5 mins. Not really fun in my opinion. I really wish it had a campaign too. Hopefully we get an Evolve2 with some much needed improvements or they embrace f2p and do well, it's price structure was terrible at launch and turned off a lof of people.
The example of the multiplayer being the campaign, i.e. Titanfall, is what has me scared of Rainbow Six and Battlefront. I mean FU Peter Moore, I love SP campaigns as much as MP.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
That's nice of them, but I don't even feel it's worth my HDD space. Do the free trials sooner, not when your game is dead.
This is one case where I actually can say no to free.
Krappadizzle
Member
Can't say I blame ya. I was disappointed by the lack of a campaign in Titanfall and Rainbow Six, especially considering how good some of the R6 campaigns were in previous titles. And it's Bantha poodoo that Battlefront won't have a campaign, but it looks so damn good.
61GB? Holy shit. Seems like I won't bother trying it out after all then, by the time I download 60GB the weekend will be over.
Leafhopper
Banned
Meanwhile.
Even ignoring the all time number. The fact that this many people are still playing makes me happy.
Mass Effect
Member
Wow, I didn't know about this.
My friends and I were considering getting the game, but the fact that you had to pre-order the game to get access to one of the monsters was garbage. And then the whole season pass was confusing since it wouldn't contain the monsters, and was a complete rip-off.
61 GB?! Yeah, I was going to try it, but not anymore. I'm not downloading that much for 2-3 days of play.
Krappadizzle
Member
Meanwhile.
Even ignoring the all time number. The fact that this many people are still playing makes me happy.
I've really enjoyed L4D2 over the years. It always seems everytime I get the itch to reinstall there is always fun people to play with and new shit to see. It has been a great game with a fantastic community in my opinion. Though I can't really speak to the vs. modes as I only ever played coop.