F2P Advisors

(For the record, I have both Civs premium, I bought in the pre-release - curse you no free Crete :()

I really think white (and maybe green) advisors and the hall should be given to f2p players. I worry that the f2p content in this game is not enough to keep people interested. F2p models work so well precisely because they give away enough content to keep players engrossed for a significant period of time.

I had a mate start AoE:O on f2p; and by about level 10ish things were getting pretty stale. Advisors definitely provide some freshness at that point. Of course I bugged him to buy but I think that for a lot of people who are on-the-fence about AoE:O as a game they will simply walk away, having not invested enough time in the game to consider premium.

I think MS should be aiming to keep people playing on f2p till about lvl 20ish. By that point the hindrance of having no blues or purples/no ranked PvP etc. will start to bite, but at the same time they will have invested enough time in the game that they won't want to walk away. Allowing basic (maybe only white) advisors is one of the ways you'll keep them hanging on this long.

I think the f2p balance isn't enough towards the "f" here; like I say the f2p models that tend to be the most profitable are the ones that - on the face of things - seem to give away the most stuff. I think MS could stand to give away basic advisors; and maybe use of Empire points.

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This game is more like "fee 2 play" rather than "free 2 play".. everywhere I press and every quest I complete ends with a LOCK...

I can't even buy the game.. my country is not supported..

|||i got a premium civ too and i fully agree with this.
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Definite support. I bought the launch special bundle, and I've been here since Beta.

As it stands, f2p's can't make a "unique" troop out a fortress, which I just don't like.

I would like to see the balance of f2p slide a bit further to the f throughout the game though.

|||Ya, I agree with the above posters on this too. The whole idea after all is so that they can taste the fruit, but not eat it. Right now they cannot even taste the fruit at all.
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I'd agree with letting Free2Play accounts getting white and green advisors.

Most of the advisors I use come from the shops, and since free civs can't spend empire points they will have a harder time getting the ones they want but still get to fool with the low level ones they find as loot.

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two thumbs up to this suggestion .......... there's very little F2P content available. i'm lvl 9 and half of my inventory is locked :(

this looks to be a good game so far and i'll probably buy a premium pack (really want to see whats beyond the free stuff :P) ...... but i'm pretty sure most people wont see it that way. there's a tad too little free content for many.

F2Padviserswould be a good start to keep new players stick around longer.

|||/agree. It's silly that they limited this.