Original EQ is now free to play!

[mbravo]

EQ 1 is now free to play!...
...[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]starting march 16th.

[Galvatar]

Meh.

[Sebekkha]

titanic has sunk!

[Rikimeru]

too bad eq live sucks

[Cynosure]

I'll be staying here.

"Free-to-play" is always bullshit in games that once required a subscription and it usually signifies that the game is dying. They will start charging for ridiculous things, selling in-game items for dollars (which is something they would have previously banned for), making you pay for expansions/extra mercenaries, requiring payment for other things that are necessary for anyone to actually proceed in the game, etc.

I've seen this happen to so many games. In the end, those high-level players who are serious about the game end up paying more than usual for the same level of experience.

[awimer01]

Too much crap, too much inflation (character inflation), too much inflation (economic), waaaaaaaaay too many ways to not actually have to play. Mercs? C'mon man.

Akkarin

[Hitpoint]

Who cares.

[Hitchens]

Would rather group with people than mercs.

[Scavrefamn]

As stated in the OP, it is not live yet, so the title is a misnomer.

Furthermore, it isn't "free", you have crippling limitations if you don't pay up.

[Knuckle]

eq live is shit and no one cares.

the end.