Tabula Rasa goes free-to-play one month early

by Shawn Schuster Dec 19th 2008 at 7:30PM

Filed under: Sci-fi, Culture, Events, real-world, Events, in-game, Tabula Rasa, Free-to-play

The news coming out of the Tabula Rasa camp this evening just keeps getting better! First we hear about the new content being released with Deployment 15, then the upcoming PAU and Mech units being released in Deployment 16, and now we get word that the game will be going free-to-play a full month earlier than originally planned.

As of right now, Tabula Rasa is completely free to current players, former players and brand new players. Head on over to the PlayNC store to create or reactivate an account and enjoy the final months of the game at no cost. Check out the official announcement for more details on creating or reactivating an account, and check out the game before it's too late!

Tags: breaking, breakingnews, destination-games, free-to-play, ncsoft, tabula-rasa, tr

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Tony said on 8:30PM 12-19-2008

Neat, glad I still have the discs.

Nadril said on 8:46PM 12-19-2008

Not sure why they just don't go with the way anarchy online did, support themselves with in game advertisements.

Epiphanize said on 9:40PM 12-19-2008

Its a shame that we are getting all this content only for it to close in 60 days. Just make the game free to play permanently, and let fans keep the community engaged and moderated. If they can do it with Dungeon Runners, the can do it with TR.

Jack said on 11:49PM 12-19-2008

Damnit the last two updates just did make the game better :( oh well 2 months left to enjoy the hard work of the dev.

SleepingPanda said on 1:34AM 12-20-2008

I think you forgot to mention that a credit card was still required to activate an account.

Vulturion said on 5:50AM 12-20-2008

That sure is a classy way to go out, or a smart way to try for a last minute reprieve.

UltimateQ said on 8:05AM 12-20-2008

How the hell do you get a code to add to your account? Says go to the support page, but it says nothing beyond that. Am I supposed to put in a ticket to get a code?

If so.. Holy shit! Making a new account is like pulling teeth.

Latuile said on 8:12AM 12-20-2008

LoL

Will you download the client for one month ? (pay or not)

I don't understand the point for new player like me...

UltimateQ said on 8:13AM 12-20-2008

To try it obviously. Who knows, maybe if it picks up in players they may abandon the decision to close up shop and make it free2play.

Epiphanize said on 9:19AM 12-20-2008

Yeah, I too am unclear on how to create a new account, and my old beta/preorder account will not let me upgrade. I was hoping to try it out, especially if it aids in pushing NC to maintain at least 1 F2P server. But I am not going to jump through hoops to do it.

UltimateQ said on 9:47AM 12-20-2008

I'll do it if you do it >_< We can try it together.

JoeK said on 9:53AM 12-20-2008

I'm an existing player, and I'm trying out how to get a game code by creating a new account.

Currently I've tried:
1) Heading to support site: http://help.plaync.com/cgi-bin/plaync.cfg/php/enduser/acct_login.php
2) Clicking "Ask a Question"
3) Filling in info & asking for a Tabula Rasa code
4) Following prompts to create an account.

Now I'm just waiting to see what happens, and I'll reply here with the results.

Epiphanize said on 9:55AM 12-20-2008

Yeah keep me posted, I wish they would have made it clear how to do it, as I am sure it is turning casual people away from trying it.

UltimateQ said on 10:02AM 12-20-2008

I did the same (Posting a Question), I got a reply back that says "they are escalating the ticket blah blah blah...", Just waiting now.

UltimateQ said on 9:34PM 12-20-2008

Yes, you send in a support ticket, and they give you a key back.

JoeK said on 9:23AM 12-20-2008

This is a perfect time for everyone to try it for themselves and make their own decisions about the game rather than only listen to the people who tried it at launch, raced to 50, got bored, and continue to rant that it sucks.

Additionally, you can also download the Public Test Server client where you can instantly make lvl 50 toons from a mission npc, and buy all the lvl 50 gear you need from another. (You can even easily get all the crafting currency you need to try out the new crafting system which is 1,000 times better (IMHO) than the one at launch.) The installer for the PTS client is at: ftp://ftp.playtr.com/public_test/setup_data_files/ (and yes, it is a big download, but you probably download it while WoW is down most of Tuesdays for server maintenance).

Sure the game's going to be closing in 2 months, but now's your chance to make your own judgments about it.

Tony said on 2:19PM 12-20-2008

I'm actually enjoying the game this time around. I still don't find the world itself mindblowingly interesting, but the gameplay itself is enjoyable. It's a lot easier to enjoy it when I'm not lamenting that I'm spending $15 a month on it.