Making The Base Game Free?

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
I had a random thought this morning.

With Subnautica being made free for a few weeks, I wondered if, when EDs player numbers are beginning to fall (obviously, not now, as old players are returning, and the new patch is peaking interest), if EDs base game was occasionally made free for a few a week or two (for life, like Subnautica), then just charge more for horizons/season 3+(or whatever)...

It'd entice new players, who may or may not stick around, but a big old "free!" price tag is far more appealing than even a low price.
And new players can potentially generate more income from expansions and cosmetics.

Like I said, just a random thought!

I'm not sure how these companies cover the costs of giving stuff away free. But when something is free, I often snap it up just to try it out, like I've done with Assassin's Creed Black Flag, Watchdogs, Subnautica, and many others. I've yet to actually spend money on a free game though, so maybe I'm not the best example... Lol
 

Tarman

Tarman
Depends on the game too. I picked up the free basegame for Destiny2; it's fun enough that you can mess around in it quite a bit, but to get full leveling abilities you need to get the full game. For free it's a great timewaster; jump in, run around and battle stuff; you get access to the level-independent MP arenas and the basic story mode which plays like an SPFPS, as well as plenty of MMO areas. You're level-capped for some of the stuff but there's still a wide swathe of entertainment to a freebie.

IDK if I'd buy the whole thing, though that's also due to my Steam account certainly not lacking content >___>. Having a large portion of it does make it easier to decide if I would tho, rather than going in cold, getting an 80Gb game for a buck a gig, and THEN deciding it's not my kind of game.
 
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Sterling MH

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Problem for consoles, though

they have to pay if they want the full game as it is, so it will either be not-free for them or they will get a VERY neutered game. Engineers means that you are out of a lot of the game play in the basic loops.

So FD would need to canvass the console players before doing this, since it could stuff them up if they want to play but don't want a monthly bill to play ED.
 

PiLhEaD

PiLhEaD
How about having free-fly weeks. A weekend wouldn't be enough time imho. Or just buff up and re-present the free-demo that I believe is still (I could be wrong here) available?
 
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moorison

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PiLhEaD said:
How about having free-fly weeks. A weekend wouldn't be enough time imho. Or just buff up and re-present the free-demo that I believe is still (I could be wrong here) available?
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Right, a few more scenarios or adjusted scenarios would be a good idea. People would have enough time to play around with the input settings to know if the game is for them.
 
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