When I was at E3 a tiny booth in Kentia Hall caught my eye thanks to it's impressive-looking hand drawn art on the wall. I'm a sucker for that oldschool 2D stuff.
Turns out it was the booth of a small Chinese company called TQ Digital Entertainment. I got to talking with their PR rep, and it turns out what they do is make 100% free MMORPGs. How they make their money is by selling the really rare/powerful items that would be VERY hard to come by in-game for real cash. That means the hardcore can spend money to support the game and get more out of it, while the casual fans can simply enjoy the game -- free of charge.
Once I showed interest in their product it was hell getting out of there, but free is good, so I figured the least I could do was at least let some forum-goers know about the free games. I know the reason games like Gunbound and Survival Project are so popular is thanks to their extremely low price (heh heh).
Anyway, they currently have three titles:
Monster and Me 3.0
http://mm.91.com
Era of Faith
http://faith.91.com
Conquer Online
http://www.conqueronline.com
I've heard Conquer Online isn't that good, but it was their first title. The other two seem to be much better, besed on appearances alone. All the games allow you to purchase a house and decorate it as you see fit, etc. They seem cool. I'm on dialup so I haven't yet tried them myself (they're sizable downloads).
The PR rep was super nice, and I know how much the internet pounces on free games like this, so you guys should try them, and if they're good, spread the word.
EDIT: The sites are full of some pretty hilarious engrish as well:
"Monster & Me 3.0 is a large and cartoon-featured on-line game developed by TQ Digital Entertainment. Hundreds of cute pets will give you a great pleasure."
"You can not only create Kungfu by yourself but also teach them to your friends. If you have much experience in creating Kungfu, other players will pay you more respects."
Turns out it was the booth of a small Chinese company called TQ Digital Entertainment. I got to talking with their PR rep, and it turns out what they do is make 100% free MMORPGs. How they make their money is by selling the really rare/powerful items that would be VERY hard to come by in-game for real cash. That means the hardcore can spend money to support the game and get more out of it, while the casual fans can simply enjoy the game -- free of charge.
Once I showed interest in their product it was hell getting out of there, but free is good, so I figured the least I could do was at least let some forum-goers know about the free games. I know the reason games like Gunbound and Survival Project are so popular is thanks to their extremely low price (heh heh).
Anyway, they currently have three titles:
Monster and Me 3.0
http://mm.91.com
Era of Faith
http://faith.91.com
Conquer Online
http://www.conqueronline.com
I've heard Conquer Online isn't that good, but it was their first title. The other two seem to be much better, besed on appearances alone. All the games allow you to purchase a house and decorate it as you see fit, etc. They seem cool. I'm on dialup so I haven't yet tried them myself (they're sizable downloads).
The PR rep was super nice, and I know how much the internet pounces on free games like this, so you guys should try them, and if they're good, spread the word.
EDIT: The sites are full of some pretty hilarious engrish as well:
"Monster & Me 3.0 is a large and cartoon-featured on-line game developed by TQ Digital Entertainment. Hundreds of cute pets will give you a great pleasure."
"You can not only create Kungfu by yourself but also teach them to your friends. If you have much experience in creating Kungfu, other players will pay you more respects."
