Before everyone goes into a panic, please note that these microtransactions will be utilized in place of the normal subscription based fee. It was announced today by EA that the BioWare developed Star Wars MMO, The Old Republic will be a "microtransaction-based" title.
These microtransactions will be alternatives to the normal monthly fee.
At present, there is no release date set for The Old Republic.
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These microtransactions will be alternatives to the normal monthly fee.
"We are continuing to stick to the plan relative to building out our direct-to-consumer models which include microtransactions and subscriptions," said EA CEO John Riccitiello in a conference call today. "The recent launch of Warhammer [Online] is a great example of that."
"Other initiatives we've announced, for example [the] Star Wars online MMO, are mid-session games which are microtransaction-based," he continued. "You'll be hearing more about those in the February [conference] call."
"Mid-session" refers to the amount of time the game is typically played within a gaming session. In this context, it seems that EA might be positioning The Old Republic as an alternative to MMOs that traditionally emphasize longer play sessions and charge users only on a monthly basis.
"Other initiatives we've announced, for example [the] Star Wars online MMO, are mid-session games which are microtransaction-based," he continued. "You'll be hearing more about those in the February [conference] call."
"Mid-session" refers to the amount of time the game is typically played within a gaming session. In this context, it seems that EA might be positioning The Old Republic as an alternative to MMOs that traditionally emphasize longer play sessions and charge users only on a monthly basis.
At present, there is no release date set for The Old Republic.
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