{"id":6169,"date":"2011-09-19T15:10:31","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T19:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/?p=6169"},"modified":"2011-09-19T15:10:31","modified_gmt":"2011-09-19T19:10:31","slug":"dc-universe-online-announces-free-to-play-capability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/dc-universe-online-announces-free-to-play-capability\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Universe Online Announces Free To Play Capability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/superman.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6170\" title=\"superman\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/superman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/superman.jpg 482w, http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/superman-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SAN DIEGO \u2013 September 19, 2011 \u2013<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soe.com\/\">Sony Online Entertainment LLC<\/a> (SOE) today announced a new free-to-play business model for its popular massively multiplayer online (MMO) game <em>DC Universe Online<\/em> (DCUO) \u2014 where players have the freedom to become legendary fighting alongside DC Comics icons like <strong><em>Superman<\/em><\/strong><em>, <strong>Batman<\/strong><\/em> and <strong><em>The Joker<\/em><\/strong>in  an ever-evolving online action adventure that has already logged more  than 42 million hours of super-powered gameplay action by players since  its launch earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning late October, players  will be able to download and access DCUO for free on both the  PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system and PC. As part of this  transition, SOE is introducing three new access levels to the game:  Free, Premium and Legendary. All three levels will provide access to  open world gameplay and missions, general game updates and fixes to the  game, with each level offering different game options and benefits.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When we launched <em>DC Universe Online,<\/em> we introduced a very different brand of massive online game driven by  fast action combat to PC and PS3\u2122gamers and with that, we discovered a  new type of online gamer,&#8221; said John Smedley, President, Sony Online  Entertainment. &#8220;We&#8217;ve listened to our community, and we&#8217;ve determined  that the free-to-play model is the best fit for <em>DC Universe Online<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Smedley  added, &#8220;Our philosophy embraces learning from our experience and as a  pioneer in the free-to-play space with proven successful games like <em>Free Realms <\/em>and <em>Clone Wars Adventures<\/em>,  we believe this new model will expand the DCUO experience and offer  more options that cater to every type of player so they can play the  game in a way that fits them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>All three levels provide access to the current game, but allow differing tiers of convenience and flexibility. The levels are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Free: <\/strong>New players will now have access to the current gameplay in <em>DC Universe Online<\/em> (including Gotham City, Metropolis, and all current raids and alerts),  with the ability to create two characters, join a league and many other  benefits. Free level players will be able to purchase downloadable game  packs\/updates, additional character slots, powers and more through  microtransactions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Premium:<\/strong> Any  player who has spent at least $5 USD (including former paid subscribers  and new players who have purchased $5 of in-game items) will qualify for  the Premium access level. Premium level players will have more benefits  available to them than the Free level player, including additional  character slots, additional inventory slots, and higher cash limits.  Downloadable adventure packs, additional character slots, and more can  be purchased in-game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Legendary:<\/strong> Maximum features and benefits are included at this level. Loaded with  enhanced additional features, Legendary access will be available for a  $14.99 USD monthly fee and includes all DLC packs at no cost, more than  15 character slots, more than 80 inventory slots, the ability to form  unrestricted-sized leagues, and many other benefits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More information on the DCUO free-to-play access levels can be found here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcuniverseonline.com\/free\/\">http:\/\/www.dcuniverseonline.com\/free\/<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p><em>DC Universe Online <\/em>combines  immersive environments and fascinating story arcs with fast-paced,  physics-based combat, allowing players to pick up buses and other  objects in the environment, fly into the air and throw them at enemies;  run up the sides of buildings to engage in melee brawls while shooting  flames of fire from their hands; or cling to the side of buildings while  using a grappling hook to pull flying opponents out of the sky \u2013 all  while fighting alongside or against the legendary characters of DC  Comics and charting their own path to legendary.<\/p>\n<p><em>DC Universe Online<\/em> is licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on behalf of DC Entertainment. For more information about <em>DC Universe Online<\/em>, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcuniverseonline.com\/\">www.DCUniverseOnline.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN DIEGO \u2013 September 19, 2011 \u2013 Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced a new free-to-play business<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-geeky-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6169"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6171,"href":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6169\/revisions\/6171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}