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May 8, 2008

By Danny "Ralsu" Gourley



What This List Is

Simply put, this is the top ten free-to-play (F2P) games as rated by
Danny "Ralsu" Gourley based on features and play experience. This list
is not exhaustive. There are dozens of other games out there that have
not been considered in making this list. This list also tries to focus
on newer or upcoming games.



Want Your F2P Game on
This List?


If you are a developer or publisher who thinks your F2P game could make
it onto this Top Ten list, just href="mailto:[email protected]?Subject=Top%20Ten%20F2P%20Games">email
Ralsu with the details. It won't guarantee your game a spot
on the Top Ten list, but Ralsu might just give it a try and write about
it for our millions of readers.



Have a F2P Game You Think
Ralsu Should Try?


Ten Ton Hammer community members, are there F2P games out there you
think Ralsu would enjoy? Is there a game you want him to try
and report on so you know
if it is good without spending your time trying it out?
Tell
us in our forums
. Posting a suggestion won't guarantee that
your game cracks
the Top Ten list, but Ralsu might
just give your suggestion a try and write about it.



Notable Changes Since
Last Week


Age of Armor disappointed me this week when I discovered how truly hard
it is for a new player to transform his mech. The resources are
expensive, rendering one of the most attractive features of the game a
novelty for the rich. Fiesta
is the big news, though, as it bursts into the lineup at #3. Developer
Outspark admits the game aims at a young audience, but this adult
enjoyed it even with its very cartoony look. Some people will complain
about the lack of character customization; my bigger concern is what
the grind will be like once I get above level 10.


This Week's Top Ten F2P
Games

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1. Mythos
- (www.mythos.com)
Flagship Studios, Inc.

Status: Closed Beta

Last Ranking: 1



Description: Mythos
is a
free-to-play MMORPG in development by Flagship Studios, the makers of style="font-style: italic;">Hellgate: London.
It can be considered a mixture of World
of Warcraft
, Diablo,
and Guild Wars.
Like Guild Wars,
players can meet and interact with other players in the town areas.
They can group with other players to traverse epic dungeons (like style="font-style: italic;">World of Warcraft),
and the stat allocation is reminiscent of the style="font-style: italic;">Diablo games.



Ralsu's take: I recently told some Premium Members in Ten Ton Hammer
Chat that I believe Mythos
is a better game in its beta than some pay-top-play games on the market.
Yes, it's that good.



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2. style="font-weight: bold;">Wakfu - 
(www.wakfu.com)
Anakama

Status: Beta

Last Ranking: 2



Description: The developers at Ankama Games are ready to hit the gold
mine again.
With the success of their first MMOG, style="font-style: italic;">Dofus, it seems
only appropriate
that Ankama Games would quickly turn around and create their next big
hit, and it seems that they're ready to do that with style="font-style: italic;">Wakfu.



Ralsu's take: Wakfu
continues to win points from me mainly off of the design of its
predecessor, Dofus.
The latter was translated well, featured a decent tutorial, and was
bold enough to be different from the standard. Expect style="font-style: italic;">Wakfu to be even
better.



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3. style="font-weight: bold;">Fiesta -
(http://fiesta.outspark.com)
Outspark

Status: Live

Last Ranking: N/A



Description: Fiesta
Online
is a fantasy MMORPG set in the world of Isya, where
Teva (the goddess of hope) governs a world of humans and elves who look
to her as their
salvation. There are other gods, however--those born of the shattered
Legel, god of Chaos. These gods continually strive to reform Legel and
overcome the world.



Ralsu's take: While
it would be easy to dismiss Fiesta as a game aimed at ten year olds, it
most certainly has something to offer adults. Cool cel-shaded graphics,
a thorough tutorial and help database in-game, and some
better-than-average translating are just part of the appeal.



Ten Ton Hammer Links:

  • href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/taxonomy/term/720">Fiesta
    Portal
  • href="http://wiki.tentonhammer.com/index.php?title=Fiesta_Online">Wiki
    Article
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4.  style="font-weight: bold;">Warrior Epic -
(http://warriorepic.com)
Possibility Space

Status: Closed Beta

Last Ranking: 3



Description: Warrior
Epic
takes online games and action role-playing
games into new territory. To
begin, the game is free to download and free to play online with no
strings attached. Choose several warriors from a large group of
specialized classes and play cooperative campaigns or slug it out with
friends in player-vs-player combat. All of this can be set up in a
matter of minutes because of a tiny download.



Ralsu's take: Warrior
Epic
has lofty goals to bring hand-crafted environments to
a massively-multiplayer game much like Turbine did with style="font-style: italic;">Dungeons & Dragons Online.
Will Possibility Space be able to keep enough content coming?



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5.  style="font-weight: bold;">Magic World
Online
- (http://mwo.enjoymmo.com)
Goldcool Games

Status: Closed Beta

Last Ranking: 6



Description: The world of Magic
World Online
is inhabited by the legion of the King
of the Devils, Lucifer. Humans are on the brink of extinction and must
battle to regain the world from the grip of the evil army and expel the
devils back to Hell. The Dominant Sword, a sword infused with the
spirit of the King of the Gods Odin, can help the humans in this quest.



Ralsu's take: I stand by my assertion that the creators of style="font-style: italic;">Magic World Online
really wanted to tell a story. Too bad that story is delivered with
such archaic graphics



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6. style="font-weight: bold;">Mabinogi -
(http://mabinogi.nexon.net)
NEXON

Status: Live

Last Ranking: 9



Description: Mabinogi
is a free-to-play MMORPG from NEXON set in the fantasy world of
Erinn, a world based on Celtic mythology. From the very beginning,
players are able to choose the age of their characters, and the
characters will progress in age as well. Your reputation can increase
or decrease with the NPCs in the game, so every interaction has an
effect. Leveling is not only achieved through battle; your character
can also gain levels by finding and keeping a job. An immense combat
and crafting system also exists in Mabinogi.



Ralsu's take: With another week to spend time with this game, the grind
is starting set in during solo play. Still, I can see how much deeper
it is that the average free-to-play game.



Ten Ton Hammer Links:

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7.   style="font-weight: bold;">NeoSteam -
(www.neosteam.com)
Hanbitsoft

Status: Closed Beta

Last Ranking: 4



Description: In a world where Neo Steam is the most valuable source of
energy, three
kingdoms have risen for power. These three kingdoms fight an all-out
war to decide who will be the rightful of the neo steam generator.



Ralsu's take: This is one of the better looking free-to-play games out
there, but it has some translation issues.



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8.  style="font-weight: bold;">Pirates
of the Caribbean Online - ( href="http://www.piratesonline.com/" target="_blank">http://www.piratesonline.com)
Disney

Status: Live

Last Ranking: 5



Description: Captain your own ship and head to the horizon, locate
buried treasure or
explore tropical islands, work on your weapon skill or sit on a beach
drinking rum. In Pirates
of the Carribean Online,
your choices are your
own as you set out to be the most notorious pirate the world has ever
seen. You can expect to come across those famous pirates from the films
in the game as well. Jack Sparrow, Captain Barbossa and Elizabeth Swann
are but a few of the characters you will see in the game.



Ralsu's take: If the characters did not look so goofy and Disney made a
server for adults only (with more mature content), I might play this
game more often.



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9.  style="font-weight: bold;">Age of Armor - ( href="http://www.aoaus.com/">www.aoaus.com) Snail
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Status: Open Beta

Last Ranking: 7



Description: Age of
Armor
is a sci-fi based MMOG that features huge,
transforming
robots that players can pilot throughout the AoA world. Players will
decide between three races (Human, Enhanced Human, and Neo-Human) and
two factions, which will then determine what sorts of weapons, robots,
and items they can equip and use. Robots will be able to "transform"
into various modes, including a giant gestalt form (think the
Constructicons from Transformers) that will be operated by six
individual players.



Ralsu's take: Age of
Armor
teases us with cool transformations that are very
impractical to use in-game due to scarcity of resources. Still, the
realm-vs.-realm action is fierce.



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10. Wonderland
Online -
( href="http://wl.igg.com/">http://wl.igg.com)
Skyunion Co., Ltd.

Status: Closed Beta

Last Ranking: 10



Description: Wonderland
tells the story of a young person (the player) who is stranded on an
island after a shipwreck. The castaway first assumes the island is
deserted but soon meets up with other survivors. Before long, they
discover the island is actually rife with activity, resources, and
dangers. That's where players come in; they'll be looking to harness
the resources to get back home while making friends and enjoying an
adventure. According to the website,  style="font-style: italic;">Wonderland
contains all the features players expect from MMOGs today: crafting,
pets, spells, and exciting quests.



Ralsu's take: Wonderland
Online
is a whimsical romp designed to be mindless fun.
Its spirit shines, but it is rough around the edges.



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