F2P Halo game announced (but for Russia only) Suka!

RomanGladiator · March 25, 2015, 01:04:27 PM

Well this came out of nowhere!

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/25/halo-online-is-a-free-to-play-pc-shooter-coming-only-to-russia?abthid=5512f7da3927945760000018

edit- Okay, I got a little bit too excited. It's for the Ruskies only. Still interested to see what it looks like.

Most likely it will be sub-par, it is free to play after all. Is this a growing trend in the industry? Take a well established franchise, and then make a F2P multiplayer only game? Guess so. China has COD Online.

big sponge · March 25, 2015, 01:06:59 PM

Russia is the weirdest place to launch something like this.

March 25, 2015, 01:07:45 PM

I cannot wait to squash the soviet covenant. They might still have the backwards language.

Verbatim · March 25, 2015, 01:07:58 PM

why russia

not that i care, but that is very odd

RomanGladiator · March 25, 2015, 01:08:05 PM

Quote from: LC on March 25, 2015, 01:06:59 PM

Russia is the weirdest place to launch something like this.

My thoughts exactly. The only thing that interests me is that it takes place after Halo 3. But it is most likely mp only. I really don't get it- can they not get Xbox Ones in Russia?

Naru · March 25, 2015, 01:09:20 PM

Reminds me of the F2P CoD that released in China.

Ásgeirr · March 25, 2015, 01:09:56 PM

China has CoD Online because they couldnt even get consoles there for a while

Sandtrap · March 25, 2015, 01:26:23 PM

It's an attempt to open russia up to the gaming market. Apparently there's a lot of piracy there so making a pay game won't work out too well.

Look at Dota 2. It's free to play and the russian community loves it. The more you open up to them, the more chance you have of getting their population as paying consumers in the future.

Simple as that.

Tackel · March 25, 2015, 02:06:52 PM

Considering that MS has given no word of mouth to this at all, I assume this to be a fan made project. In other words, lawsuit and cease and diciest incoming.

Edit: Nvm. Still strange though. You'd think they'd launch this on PC worldwide as well to make the PC faggots happy.

Girl of Mystery · March 25, 2015, 02:21:35 PM

Quote from: Tackelberry on March 25, 2015, 02:06:52 PM

Considering that MS has given no word of mouth to this at all, I assume this to be a fan made project. In other words, lawsuit and cease and diciest incoming.

That wouldn't happen.
It's free, so it's not profitable, thus it's allowed.

Saleem · March 25, 2015, 04:34:18 PM

TVOYU MAT' AAAA BLYAAAAD!

Girl of Mystery · March 25, 2015, 05:57:57 PM

cheeki breeki

Sandtrap · March 25, 2015, 06:48:41 PM

Come to think of it, it's actually a good idea. Russians have a tendancy to be fond of f2p games. I mean who passes up a free game?

Now then, most f2p games these days have an in game economy. And, naturally, a host of various items, whether they be cosmetic or unlockable, which can be earned legitimately, or traded, or, key point here.

Bought. Buying, is arguably the shortest path to what you want to obtain in a f2p game.

F2p games make an immense amount of money off their in-game economies. And you can see that because Valve are masters of in-game economies.

Russia is essentially the wild west frontier when it comes to gaming markets.

I think somebody's trying to set up stakes and claims.

Incan · March 25, 2015, 06:56:38 PM

It's class based, has perks and will have micro transactions for guns and armour. (This is from a blog in Russian, but it maybe my friend bullshitting and that blog doesn't exist)

It's gonna suck, so no one loses it by it not coming to the west.

Mattie G Indahouse · March 25, 2015, 07:13:05 PM

I think the reason why it's in Russia only is because of the chance it will bomb. So that way if it does the English speaking community wouldn't care about it then. It's better to test something out on someones else's people than your own.

Sprungli · March 25, 2015, 07:20:21 PM

Makes sense to launch it in Russia-they're hot on PC and f2p games, plus they are quite detached from everywhere else so if it's really shit no biggie.

I must admit though, this is all utterly out of the blue

Luis · March 25, 2015, 08:27:34 PM

...odd

Septy · March 25, 2015, 08:39:48 PM

What about our sanctions on Russia

Fondue · March 25, 2015, 09:50:10 PM

That was unexpected.

Deesbee · March 26, 2015, 01:19:05 AM

I have a feeling that it will be a halo 3 reskin without any story. It is exactly what the multiplayer fans want!

Sigma617 · March 26, 2015, 01:58:01 AM

Bright side: Halo 3 on PC.

Not so bright side: Assault Rifle spawns until you buy the Battle Rifle for 15 dollars.

Incan · March 26, 2015, 08:49:36 AM

YouTube

UnwornUniform · March 26, 2015, 09:44:47 AM

Quote from: Incan on March 26, 2015, 08:49:36 AM

YouTube

That actually looks like a mod for Halo: Custom Edition.

RomanGladiator · March 26, 2015, 09:54:46 AM

Wow, that looks awful. Makes Halo 4 multiplayer look amazing in comparison. Those glowing pieces on the armor look straight out of Mass Effect.

Incan · March 26, 2015, 11:14:09 AM

It's not region locked and the menu's are in English, you can go to Halo online's site and go try it.

big sponge · March 26, 2015, 11:26:31 AM

LET'S TEST THE VIABILITY OF HALO ON THE PC BY RELEASING IT IN A SHITTY FOREIGN MARKET INSTEAD OF A DOMESTIC ONE WHERE WE'RE GUARANTEED TO HAVE A SOLID PLAYER BASE.

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Deleted · March 26, 2015, 11:38:44 AM

Why Russia? And why not just fund Project Contingency?

Deleted · March 26, 2015, 11:42:29 AM

I like how you can customize the way guns look for you. That should be a thing in the Main series games

Incan · March 26, 2015, 11:59:52 AM

Quote from: S\ash on March 26, 2015, 11:31:25 AM

I'm sure there will be a way for people outside of Russia to get their hands on it.

Like I said, it's not region locked and the menu's are in English, you can sign up to play it if you want to.