14 DAY TRIAL // Auran Games have finally revealed their new business model for the upcoming PvP MMO, Fury. The developer claims that all users of its free-to-play MMO, regardless of their subscription status, will have access to the most powerful items and abilities in the game. Fury will boast regular free content updates, plus an option to subscribe for additional benefits. Subscription also offers additional benefits, choice and flexibility.
"FURY is a game that blends elements from different genres; the pace and adrenaline rush from FPS games; the depth of character customization from RPGs; and the social and virtual economy aspects from MMOs" he said. "Therefore we wanted to make sure that our business model took into account the different expectations of various player types," explained Tony Hilliam, Auran CEO.
Just as every MMO title goes, all players start out as one class, in Fury's case, "Immortals." This will be for the first month of play. The developer also assures that the Immortal status gives players a range of additional benefits. Some of those are:
- Quick travel in the Sanctuaries and Schools - VoIP talk privileges - One additional Item Roll Slot - Extended "rested gold bonus" - Selling privileges on the Auction House - Priority log-in queuing - Entry into weekly and seasonal Ladders - Personal player battle statistics - In-game Customer Service access - Elite access to the test server to preview new content "We've put a lot of effort into getting the business model right for our game," said Adam Carpenter, Fury Creative Director. "Some players will play FURY in their lunch time or for an hour after work and they will be less interested in a full subscription model. Other players will devote many hundreds of hours to FURY in order to complete over 800 Trials, unlock 4,000 Tiered abilities and rise to the rank of Eternal. So with FURY you can play casually and play for free, or if you are playing seriously for many hours, it is likely you will want to subscribe to receive the additional benefits."
"We know players love to discuss the pros and cons of free to play versus subscription games," added Phil White, Auran Online Producer. "Ultimately, we need to support the cost of running the game and providing new free content updates to players. Fury utilizes the same secure client-server architecture as a traditional MMO and we have to monitor and maintain the servers. Then there is the in-game customer service, online community staff and website and live support teams. The additional ongoing revenues from players help us maintain those high quality service levels."
All you need to know for now is that after the first month, you can choose to subscribe for USD$9.95 to remain as an Immortal. If not, you achieve Hero status. The game launches both at retail stores and online at standard retail pricing in October.
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