DC Universe Online
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DC Universe Online is a free to play MMORPG but it wasn t always available for everyone. DC Universe Online was released back in January 2011 on the PS3 and PC for a full priced retail release. Not only did gamers have to buy the game, they also had to pay $US14.99 per month to even play the game.
However as of November 2 2011, the decision was made to make DC Universe Online a free to play video game available to download and play. Gamers who purchased the game back in January have been complaining about this since they had to pay to play the game at the start of the year.
Nevertheless, the decision to make the game free to play increased the game s accessibility and therefore saw a massive increase in people subscribing to play the game. Gaming website Raptr reported that there was a 2500 percent increase in the total amount of time per day of people playing the game. Numbers of PC subscribers for the game increased by 400% as a result back in November. Numbers have yet to be revealed about the number of people currently playing the game on the PS3, but it s sure to be a lot more than before.
Bear in mind, DC Universe Online is unlike many other free to play video games out there. Some of the more recent MMORPG games require a maximum of around 4GB to download. If you plan on downloading DC Universe Online, it s a whopping 25GB be sure to have some space on your PC or PS3 hard drive before you decide to download this game.
Even though this game is set in the large DC comic book universe, you sadly cannot play as any of your favorite DC comic book characters. Much like in every other MMORPG game, you have to start from scratch by creating your own DC comic book hero. The create options may not be as open as any of THQ s WWE video games, however there a nice options for you to choose from to create someone that actually looks like they can be a superhero.
There is the option however that you can choose your own mentor for the game. If you choose to be a hero, your mentor choices are Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman. If you are a villain, there s the choice of Lex Luthor, Joker and Circe.
It s great to see that this game is released for free on the PS3 as usually MMORPG games are only released for the PC. There may be some people out there that may think that the PS3 controller may not be as functional as using a keyboard and mouse for this game. Nonetheless, the combat in DC Universe Online is fast and swift compared to most other MMORPG games. This is because you are required to hit buttons for combat and not just forced to witness a turn based battle like other games from the same genre.
It s in a player s best interest to level up and reach level 30. In order to reach that level, you are required to do a lot of quests. It mostly involves you of running around and killing a lot of things. This is to be expected since other MMORPG games play like this as well. The game opens up even more when you reach level 30 as there will be a lot more quests for you to undertake and even PvP battles.
