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xenokai
10-06-2006, 03:07 AM
Ive never seen a online rpg not have a free trial but the way this looks is this is gonna cost from day 1. Ill pay but still id like to test it on my connection b4 i start paying =/
Ether
10-06-2006, 03:07 AM
The Japanese version came with 30 free days, dont know why the US one wouldn't
JubeiSaotome
10-06-2006, 03:08 AM
US is 2 weeks apparently.
Kyuu
10-06-2006, 03:08 AM
Free trial yes.
Xenofobia
10-06-2006, 03:18 AM
i dont found anything about Free trial. as you need to buy the game to to play the free days.
Kyuu
10-06-2006, 03:24 AM
On 2006-10-06 01:08, JubeiSaotome wrote:

US is 2 weeks apparently.
Where did you hear that?
JubeiSaotome
10-06-2006, 03:26 AM
On 2006-10-06 01:24, Kyuu wrote:

On 2006-10-06 01:08, JubeiSaotome wrote:

US is 2 weeks apparently.
Where did you hear that?


Some thread over this past week. I forget where.
krika
10-06-2006, 03:30 AM
Blue burst had 2 weeks i think.
SoujiSeta
10-06-2006, 03:44 AM
Blue burst was either 2 weeks or when you hit level 20, whichever one comes first.
kyori
10-06-2006, 03:51 AM
That recent x360 article mentioned that they had to negioiate a 14-day trial for the PS2 version, so it's not even know if you guys are getting a free trial.

Ether: Apparently there was some exploit involved with the 1 month trial for the JP version.
Saner
10-06-2006, 09:22 AM
wow if ther are exploits for even free trials, they might as well not offer a free trial.

most people just use free trials to play something for free and never bother subscribing past that.

so in my opinion, free trials are a poor way to promote something like this. an offline demo would more than enough to show ppl how the gameplay is like.
RoninJoku
10-06-2006, 11:08 AM
Free trials are necessary imo... As really the first month of gameplay should already be included in the purchase of the game. I mean, if a game is developed to be an online experience, it only makes sense for a small amount of playtime to be included in the cost of the product. It's absurd to expect consumers to have to pay a monthly fee right out of the box.
Jozon
10-06-2006, 11:54 AM
exactly, if it costs $50-$60, then that $15 a month would make the price $65-75, so at least spread it out, you already got 3.5-4 monthly fees in the purchase of the disk.
Kou-Diacyper
10-06-2006, 11:57 AM
On 2006-10-06 07:22, Saner wrote:

most people just use free trials to play something for free and never bother subscribing past that.



Yes, that is the whole point of a free trial if you didn't guess, to TRIAL the game, if you don't like it, you don't play it. Simple as.
Earthsunderer
10-06-2006, 12:04 PM
Though in the case of PSU, they implemented a solid offline game section for which you do pay the full price. Yes yes, the game's more about the online section, but still, there is something that justifies the retail prices.
Though I do guess that they will give the 30 day free online trial as a bonus too.