 Gunmoku, on February 15 2014 - 09:43 AM, said:
Gunmoku, on February 15 2014 - 09:43 AM, said:
 Madfish, on February 15 2014 - 09:37 AM, said:
Madfish, on February 15 2014 - 09:37 AM, said:
Hawken is not free. In fact if you bought everything so you had access to it you'd spend a ton more than on Titanfall.
Except that 90% of Hawken's paid content is purely cosmetic and optional, compared to Titanfall which requires $60 and a paid online subscription on consoles at $10 a month to play.  So no, you're actually spending more on Titanfall in the long run.  I only paid for my stuff in Hawken because I support Adhesive and what they're trying to do, despite the rough bumps in the road, and want to see them succeed.  (And I thought it looked cool.)
 
First of all keep this in mind: if you don't buy a product - you ARE the product. Nothing is free. Hawken Needs to run their servers also. And most free2play games are more expensive than paid games - exactly because only a fraction of the players want's to spend money which means the others have to bleed for it.
Also you can buy Titanfall during a sale - which means it costs you the same or even less as a Hawken starter bundle (not even including everything).
That said Titanfall is source engine. Eventually it's even possible to run your own modded server. Limitless prossibilities really.
Also yes, if you play like crazy you won't have to spend money - aside from consumables - you could just grind and unlock. But I have a day job and honestly I can't afford to grind for that long just to play a mech...
On top of that this argument is moot: if People would really Play Hawken for free than Hawken would have to be canceled. They NEED money as well to develop the game and run it...
So again: Hawken is NOT free. Just because YOU don't pay doesn't mean it's free at all. That is a hilarious statement to begin with...