Not Every Game is Run by
Slimeballs



In the latest Top Ten Free-to-Play Games, Danny "Ralsu" Gourley
dissects the apprehension about the choices F2P gamers have when a game
uses an item mall. He cuts to the meat of the issue, acknowledging that
many F2P item malls leave players feeling as though they've dealt with
a sleazy target="_blank">used car salesman. And he offers a
breath of fresh air with the approach used by NDOORS for style="font-style: italic;">Atlantica Online:

As a fan of F2P games, I'd like to tell readers that
being
afraid of item malls makes as much sense as href="http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/58730.html">the
square root of negative one. Unfortunately, many
F2P titles validate the fear, and instead I have to convince you why
you
should ignore your instincts when considering the item mall for style="font-style: italic;">Atlantica Online.

Read the full argument in the href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/49528">Top Ten
Free-to-Play Games.