The upcoming release of Daum’s open world action MMORPG Black Desert Online has already taken Western gamers by storm. The most discussed topic among gamers is the business model. Black Desert Online will not be free to play or use a subscription model. Instead players will buy the game once and can purchase vanity and convenience items.
Actually, not many games employ this business model, but it’s an attractive middle ground between subscriptions and outright free-to-play. There are some well-run Buy-to-Play games in the market such as Guild Wars 2, ARK: Survival Evolved, The Elder Scrolls Online and more. When it comes to price, everyone has ideas. Although Daum hasn’t revealed the price for Black Desert Online, we can still list the price of some popular Buy-to-Play games in the market right now for the reference. It is not reasonable to judge a game by price, but it’s always fun to play guessing games. How much you wish Black Desert Online's price is? Would you give up a good game because of its high price? Let me know in the comments below.
Please note that the early access price isn't equal to the final price. The Steam early access games mentioned in this article will release with another retail price.
Black Desert
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$10-20
- Infestation: Survivor Stories
- Tree of Life – Settler
- Otherland Starter Edition
Infestation: Survivor Stories: 9.99USD
Official Site:https://www.infestationmmo.com/#
Release Date: Dec 17, 2012
Infestation: Survivor Stories is a Survival Horror MMO that immerses players in a zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic world in which a viral outbreak has decimated the human population leaving in its wake, a nightmare of epic proportion.
As an nonlinear open world game, players can group with friends and other friendly survivors to navigate the desolate countryside exploring cities and scavenging for items. Infestation: Survivor Stories is priced at $9.99 which is comparatively lower than other Survival MMO like H1Z1 and DayZ.
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Tree of Life(Early Access): 19.99USD
Official Site:http://www.oddonegames.com/#!tree-of-life/c1ayr
Release Date: May 27, 2015
Tree of Life is a Sandbox MMORPG Survival Game with the characteristics of a traditional RPG. Thousands of players live in an immersible game world and every passing movement your character will be affected in real-time. All players will be involved in a complex economy, a dynamic life and you will also be able to communicate with other users very closely.
The game is currently in Early Access phase, and the dev team has not decided the price for the full version.
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Otherland (Early Access): 19.99USD
Steam Page:http://store.steampowered.com/app/376310/
Release Date: September 10, 2015
Otherland is a science fiction MMORPG taking place in multiple virtual worlds. Built on the Unreal-engine, the Otherland MMO features beautiful graphics, action-based combat with direct controls, PVE and PVP, a rich storyline and complex RPG character development with four classes and numerous skills.
Currently in Early Access, Otherland is a Buy to Play game with optional free and paid DLC to be released over time. The price for this game is very reasonable with the Starter Edition priced at $19.99. The game features two currencies, bits and Credits. Bits is main in-game currency which you can farm and earn through quests, credits are used for vanity items.
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$20-40
- ARK: Survival Evolved
- The Secret World
Official Site:http://www.playark.com/
Release Date: Jun 2, 2015
ARK is a first-person, open world, online multiplayer survival game set on the titular island known as ARK Island. Players can work together or impede one another while exploring the island, but considering the island is filled with monstrous, prehistoric beasts, cooperation may be in the best interest of most.
The game is currently in Early Access phase, and the final full-version retail price will be higher than the Early Access price.
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The Secret World: 29.99USD
Official Site:http://www.thesecretworld.com/
Release Date: Aug 8, 2012
The Secret World is a modern-day MMO game where players join the one of three secret societies: Illuminati, the Templar or the Dragon to fight the rising darkness. There is no classes and levels in this game, and players can explore real-world locations such as New York, Seoul and London in this game.
The Secret World is a typical B2P game following the rule of pay once and play forever. Subscription no longer required, and you can purchase this game on steam for $29.99.
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$40-60
- Elite: Dangerous
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited
- Guild Wars 2
Official Site:https://www.elitedangerous.com
Release Date: Apr 2, 2015
Elite: Dangerous is a space adventure, trading, and combat simulator game that is the fourth release in the Elite video game series. Starting with only a small starship and a few credits, players explore a realistic 1:1 scale open world galaxy based on the real Milky Way and do whatever it takes to earn the skill, knowledge, wealth and power to survive.
Elite: Dangerous adopted a B2P model right from the start, and you can purchase on the official Elite: Dangerous store website and Steam by the price of $44.99.
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The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited: 59.99USD
Official Site:http://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/agegateu
Release Date: Apr 4, 2014
The Elder Scrolls Online was a subscription based MMORPG, but its publisher Bethesda switched it to B2P model with a new name: The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited. The purchase on PC and Mac costs $59.99, the same price as the PS4 and Xbox One versions. Players who subscribed to The Elder Scrolls Online, which costs $14.99 per month have been automatically upgraded to "ESO Plus" accounts which is a premium membership for Tamriel Unlimited.
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Guild Wars 2: 59.99USD
Base game became free to play starting August 29, 2015
Official Site:https://www.guildwars2.com/en/
Release Date: August 28, 2012
In the past three years since launch, Guild Wars 2 remains as one of the best MMOs on the market and easily the best all-around MMO in the buy-to-play market. Before August 29, 2015, Guild Wars 2 was available for $59.99 and for $79.99 for the Deluxe Edition.
When the new expansion Heart of Thorns is on the horizon, ArenaNet announced the base game turned to free-to-play. Players who want to play the expansion can purchase the expansion pack (base game included) for $50.
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