Global Agenda to Go F2P in mid-April
Posted April 7, 2011
Added Under NEWS | SHOOTER | International
Hi-Rez Studios’ shooter MMO to embrace F2P in latest update.
Global Agenda will go free-to-play in its next update, titled “Global Agenda: Free Agent”. The new update will allow players to play all character classes through level 50 and introduce a bunch of new content, including a new Dome Defense Raid for high-level players, a CTF- style Mercenary PvP game-mode with pilotable robots, revised skill-trees across all four character classes and more. The Free Agent update is expected to arrive sometime in mid-April.
“Global Agenda has never required a monthly subscription to play and, for a while now, we have offered a generous free trial for the game.” said Todd Harris, Hi-Rez Studios COO. “Our experience with the limited free trial has demonstrated to us the great demand among free-to-play gamers for a AAA-quality Shooter MMO like Global Agenda. We believe this latest change will further broaden the game’s popularity and appeal.”
“With this change, we allow players to experience all of the game’s current content and levels for free. We’ve done this in a way that ensures that free players do not have to spend real money to compete on a level playing field with those who do, while still rewarding those loyal players and fans that have purchased the game or otherwise supported the game.”
Players who want to raise their game can purchase the “Elite Agent Status” for $19.99 USD to accelerate the rate of earning character levels, gear, currency and also get access to premium features such as the login priority, auction house and in-game mail. Players who already own Global Agenda or purchase Global Agenda before the F2P update will automatically be awarded Elite Agent status.
Differences between Free and Elite versions of the game:
Free-to-Play
* No Level Restriction
* Ability to earn all of the game’s current items without spending real money.
* Access to all of the game’s current playable content, including:
o Sonoran Desert Open Zone
o Special Ops PvE (1- to 4-person Co-Op)
o 10v10 Mercenary PvP
o 4v4 Arena PvP
o Double Agent PvPE
o 10-person Defense Raids (including the new Dome Defense Mission coming in version 1.4).
o Agency vs Agency Gameplay (AvA)
Elite Agent – One-time purchase of $19.99/13.99 GBP/15.99€
* Earn End-of-Mission XP at twice the rate of a Free-to-Play user
* Earn End-of-Mission Credits and Tokens at twice the rate of a Free-Play user
* Earn End-of-Mission Elite Loot upon winning an instanced PvE or PvP match
* Choose which PvP gametypes you would like to play when queuing for Mercenary PvP.
* Access the Auction House
* Access In-Game Mail
* Less restrictive chat capabilities
* No ads for in-game voice
* Ability to create Agencies
* Higher Login priority
Both Free-to-Play and Elite Agent players can optionally purchase Boosters within the Global Agenda webstore. For a timed period, Boosters will
* Double XP, Tokens and Credits earned in Game
* Provide 2,000 tokens a day for free
* Provide an extra end-of-mission Boost Loot drop
10-day, 30-day, and 90-day boosters are available. These are available today and will work no differently when the Free Agent release is launched.
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