Saga open beta begins today
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Saga, MMORTS

But what, you ask, is a collectible online RTS? We've only covered it once before on Massively, so I looked around the developer's site to see what they have. Here are some key points: it's an RTS (of course), but it's persistent, so you won't have to rebuild structures every match, and your units stay dead until made otherwise. The setting is standard fantasy. The game has no subscription fee, using a microtransaction model: players buy their troops in booster packs, which cost $2.95; the game itself is currently on pre-sale for $20. You can also trade troops with others, which highlights the "collectible" nature of this game. The site claims that they are aiming for a Q1 2008 release. I'm not so much an RTS player, but it is an interesting business model. Will you try it out?























Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-26-2008 @ 10:10AM
Charlie said...
I was really interested, untill i heard that it was a pay-to-play type of game, and not a standard subscription.
I want a game where everyone is equal from the start, not based on $$$
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2-26-2008 @ 10:45AM
Ted said...
I got a free beta invite a few weeks ago. Installed it... tried it for about 30 minutes and then uninstalled.
I just couldn't get past the horrible graphics... incredibly pixellated. Maybe it looks good on a gameboy.
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2-26-2008 @ 11:35AM
spodi said...
Been playing since Beta1.
It is a fun game that you can pop in and pop out as needed. no real time commitment needed.
IMO the gfx are fine, no need for anything fancy, they get the job done, without detracting from gameplay.
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2-27-2008 @ 3:27PM
MassivelyFTW said...
Where I'm from [UK] Saga is the name of a company that caters for the over 50's!
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