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Fable Legends is free-to-play
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Cool ! I guess that solves the question of cross buy between PC and Xbox 
The specific character rotation model is the best they could have come up with for this game I think (especially as people still seem to vomit at the idea of paying premium to play a multiplayer only game, as shown by Evolve or Titanfall, though I personally have no problem with that).
But now please send me a damn beta key ;_; the game looks so gorgeous...
The specific character rotation model is the best they could have come up with for this game I think (especially as people still seem to vomit at the idea of paying premium to play a multiplayer only game, as shown by Evolve or Titanfall, though I personally have no problem with that).
But now please send me a damn beta key ;_; the game looks so gorgeous...
PedroLumpy
Member
Oooo, yeah that's not great.
Darryl M R
Member
Getting it and I will be willing to spend $40 in purchases. I like how they are adding customization to any hero. So I will find the one I like then make him/her look like how I want them to. Great feature, I hope this game is populated. I hope I also get into the beta. .
Poodlestrike
Banned
Who cares? It's a free upgrade.
Very happy with this decision. If I enjoy the game I may buy a few characters or additional items, but being set up like a moba price style is a great move. I hope more multiplayer only games do this.
I had no problem with Evolves model personally, but I think it should have been a F2P game with this exact pay model that Fable is doing.
I had no problem with Evolves model personally, but I think it should have been a F2P game with this exact pay model that Fable is doing.
Dragonborn
Member
I'll try it but at this point it feels this game will be DoA
Gambit1977
Banned
If this had local co op I'd be really interested. I wish games hadn't given up on that option, evolve is another one that needs it added in.
SEGAvangelist
Member
DoA if they actually charged for the game. F2P changes things. Numbers should be good, but retention and sustainability will be the main questions. The fact that it's a graphically impressive UE4 AAA game for free is pretty damn cool. Hopefully the presentation feels high quality. That would help a lot to battle against the F2P stigma.
Yes, they announced it a while ago.
Looking at the other answers by Lionhead staff in that thread, it seems that this will be another example of F2P style many people hate, not the cosmetic-only, DOTA style F2P.
I believe it will be allowed to buy gameplay elements (not just heroes) with cash.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Should'a been working on your dance skills like me.
SEGAvangelist
Member
How does that make it pay to win? They're making sure you won't be matched against people with advanced gear and skill.
EDIT: Also it seems the gear in lockboxes (micro transaction stuff) won't be the same gear that's in treasure chests from actual gameplay.
As I read it, it is the exact opposite of pay to win.
R3TRO
Member
-_- I might have to.
That isn't pay to win. That is pay to play against people with the same level of stuff you just paid for.
Yes, you will certainly be able to buy gameplay altering items, which is a bit of a disappointment, although matchmaking will(obviously) take these items into account when creating matches.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Well they won't exactly be competing with a ton of MOBAs on XB1 at least. Also, they said you'll be able to buy a character with credits earned from gameplay after about a fortnight of regular play and that the character rotation would go along with that time table. So yeah, 2-3 weeks sounds right.
Kssio_Aug
Member
It means exactly the opposite. Maybe you've read it wrong? They said you "won't" be able to buy some OP gear, and not that you "will".
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
Gold confirmed to not be needed for Windows 10? I mean, it would have been suicide to need it, but still...that's pretty big
...Scatter...
Banned
Maybe I just don't get it but why are some folks so averse to buying from the MS store? It's just like downloading from anywhere isn't it?
GuitarAtomik
Member
Weekly rotations are usually for games with 30+ characters. KI's rotation for example is monthly. The less amount of characters to rotate, the longer the rotation usually.
This makes me wonder if Evolve should have tried this route? The 4 v 1 experience sounds pretty good for this model. KI and DOA5 work well this way as well.
Could have been:
-FTP Goliath and the 4 base hunters.
-3-4 additional monsters rotate in or you can buy them forever
-3-4 additional hunters in each role (medic, support, trapper, assault) rotate in or buy them forever
-Long grinding would allow you to purchase certain characters permanently (ala LoL)
-Additional skins are all paid DLC
Could have been:
-FTP Goliath and the 4 base hunters.
-3-4 additional monsters rotate in or you can buy them forever
-3-4 additional hunters in each role (medic, support, trapper, assault) rotate in or buy them forever
-Long grinding would allow you to purchase certain characters permanently (ala LoL)
-Additional skins are all paid DLC
SEGAvangelist
Member
I'd love to see Evolve get a F2P conversion.
I'd actually give it a whirl then.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
Erm, more like they match you up with people of your own skill/loot...meaning you won't be getting matched up with people new to the game if you own a lot of high powered weapons.
SEGAvangelist
Member
It's incredibly fun and the 4vs1 element really breaks down the pvp barrier that some people have. My wife loves Evolve but has consistently hated pvp in all other action games. I'm hoping for Fable Legends to provide the same.
It is incredibly fun, and I love both the Alpha and Beta, but I wasn't ready to drop $60 on it. Was waiting for the price drop, but I would have played it FTP and bought a few monsters/characters at launch...
It's a HUGE risk for companies/publishers because you need a massive audience and a small percent of that audience spends the money to recoup the costs.
Wasn't it reccently said that it wouldn't be a free upgrade for OEM licenses?
Yeah, looks like something I could dig into, but I don't want to drop $60 on it.
No. If you have Win7/8/8.1 on your box and it isn't a business license, then you can upgrade for free.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Last I'd heard it was just a flat-out "free upgrade for windows 7, 8, and 8.1 owners."
Source?
DarthWalden
Banned
Yup, I think they struck gold with the KI model. It helped that the game was amazing and had an amazing tutorial. I'm not much of a fighting game guy but the dojo mode with Jago literally led to me buying season 1 and 2 and it became my most played launch game.
Ki is also repeatedly at the top of the most downloaded list on the Xbox store.
It's a great business model... And I think it will work even better here because once they swap out the characters you can use you'll lose out on that experience so people will be forced to buy if they want to continuing levelling up. Hopefully the game turns out good though, I've been on the fence with what they've shown and I'm still confused by it.
Is it a loot based game?
What's the source on that? I followed the update info pretty closely, and this is the first I've heard about an arbitrary OEM limit. It doesn't even seem to make sense, because that would mean most pre-fab computers wouldn't have a valid update path, and they made clear that those machines would be getting the update.
Dragonborn
Member
I'm very, very skeptical but, as you said for free I'll give it a try (why not). It'd be awesome if it turns out awesome and one of the better Fable games. If they do it right, I'd even be willing to spend money on it (as someone who loved the original trilogy)
Have you had much exposure to MOBA style games? As much as the lore may be a draw, I feel like that would be a smarter point for your expectations. I'm unfortunately right in the middle with it, so I don't know what to expect, but like you said, giving it a shot.
Ricky Ricardo
Member
How readst thou?
Exploratory
Banned
You haven't even played this game yet.
I'm fine with the idea of it being F2P. If the matchmaking works like they say, matching people with equipment level against equal opposition, then no problem with being able to buy gear packs or chest keys or whatever they plan. The only issue with that is getting paired as a hero with someone who bought the gear and has no clue how to play.
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