Identifying Different Tiers of Pay to Win in Games

My third article on Akufu.com talks about the different tiers of Pay to Win in Free to Play games.

Archeblade Review

I've posted a review of the Free to Play Action game Archeblade on Akufu.com

Is It Pay to Win? - Marvel Heroes

This week's Is It Pay to Win will talk about Marvel Heroes, an Action RPG MMO filled with various...well, Marvel Heroes. The devs have changed some of the item prices on the shop and added a few more stuff for players to spend their money on. Is the game Pay to Win? let's take a look.

Is It Pay To Win? - League of Legends

After last week's post on Warframe, this week we'll get into a much larger title that everyone should already know about, League of Legends. I know most of you are probably screaming "But LoL is clearly not P2W you moron!" but don't get your panties in a bunch and chill down. Let's see what we can learn from LoL's business model.

Is It Pay To Win? - Warframe

Welcome to the first "Is It Pay to Win?" article. Warframe will be our first game in the series as it's currently a game that I play a lot and one that some people think is Pay to Win. Let's explore Warframe's business model and decide for ourselves whether it really is P2W.

New Series - Is It Pay to Win?

Several discussions in the past few days have made me feel that I need to do more to promote the idea that F2P games aren't always P2W. As sad as it is that a lot of people still believes that F2P = P2W, I do understand that there are a lot of games out there that are F2P games that's P2W. However it is unfair to say that every F2P game is P2W.

Another look into Warframe

I've reviewed Warframe before but seeing now that Warframe have gotten so many updates I feel that my last review isn't enough anymore so i decided to write another post about Warframe. You can check out my first review here if you haven't.

Marvel Heroes First(Second?) Impression

Marvel Heroes doesn't really have a good actual first impression for me when I play it on the closed beta. Really bad performance issues, some weird character models(lol @ Thor) and an overall feel of the game that leave a lot to be desired. I decided to give it a second chance and jump in when it's released. This would  technically be a second impression? whatever, I'm experiencing the "actual" finished game for the first time so I'm going to say first impression, deal with it.

Beginner Tips and tricks for Neverwinter

Neverwinter just entered Open Beta stage and so many players jumped in to the server that the queue time is a bit ridiculous, especially for a free to play game. Now for those of you who successfully got into the game, you might need some help to make the most of it. I'll share some tips and tricks to help make your game time more efficient.

Warframe Review

I've done a Beta Impressions for Warframe before but since then there have been various updates to Warframe and they also change how the upgrade system works. And since now I also have a lot more hours of experience with the game I can talk about more stuff.

Warframe Open Beta and Steam Support

After a few month in Closed Beta, Warframe has now entered Open Beta. Not only that, on March 26 Warframe will also come out on Steam. So all of you who haven't tried Warframe yet, jump in now and be a Space Ninja.

Be a Hero of the North and Gain Plenty of Bonuses

Perfect World Entertainemnt is really pushing their newest game Neverwinter to get as many players as possible. They've even added new benefits to their Hero of the North Founder's Pack which includes various bonuses for almost all of Perfect World Entertainment's games.

Scarlet Blade Closed Beta Impressions

Easily offended by boobs in games? hated TERA because it's 2lewd4you? then you should probably stop reading this and move along. Seriously, because Scarlet Blade is a game that'll make TERA looks really tame in comparison. But more importantly though, is it a good game?

Blacklight Retribution: Onslaught Mode

Okay, so apparently I haven't reviewed Blacklight Retribution before. And now that Zombie Studio has added a new game mode and updates for it I'll be posting my opinion on this new game mode.

Star Conflict Beta Impressions

I was never a Space-Sim fan, I get disoriented easily and the controls are usually too complicated for me to get into. So imagine how I felt when I tried Star Conflict for the first time. I jumped in expecting to get upset over the usual controls but instead I came out with a new favorite game.

10% Discount on Marvel Heroes Founder's Pack

For those who wanted to buy a Founder's Pack for Marvel Heroes I have a code that can be used to give yourself 10% for any Founder's Pack.

Freemium MMOs Are The Future

Freemium is the latest trend in MMO, and plenty of AAA games have changed their business model from Pay to Play to Freemium. There are however other MMOs that are still trying to use the Pay to Play model. Is Pay to Play model really still viable? or are Freemium and Buy to Play really the way of the future? (Do take note that when I say Freemium I also consider Free to Play and Buy to Play to be on the same boat).

Ghost Recon Online Review

Competitive Cover-based Third Person Shooter is a new thing for me. I've played Cover-Based TPS before like Gears of War and Mass Effect but never played a competitive one where I play against human players. On top of that, I never played any of the Ghost Recon games. So, will I like Ghost Recon Online? or would the game be too alien for me to get into?

Tekken Card Tournament Beta Impressions

Everyone and their mother knows Tekken so I don't even have to tell you how awesome it is when I heard that they're combining it with Trading Card Game mechanics. I know that it has been done before with the Universal Fighting System TCG but this time, it's also available online.

TERA Free to Play, Should you Jump In?

TERA is going Free to Play starting next month. It's actually a Freemium model since there is still the TERA Club option for those who still wants to pay but the limitation for the Free Players aren't really harsh and doesn't make them second class players, which is a very good thing. That's good and all but is the gameplay any good? Should you give this game a chance?