The site you were accessing is the old website. What I refer to as the new website is this forum which is accessible from either within or outside the game.
The "free to play" option is actually an unlimited time free trial. It caps your experience at 125 (out of 250) in all skills that have branched before that level. (You even get access to the racially based skills in elemental magic.) However you are limited in the amount of storage you have; you can only own one mektoub mount and cannot access storage in your apartment or guildhall. You also cannot access the actions that are above your level such as high quality crafting plans and the like.
You can play this way for as long as you like. At that level you can be an aid to your guild, explore much of Atys (no artificial limits, just you will be slightly squishy for some areas), and have a lot of fun. There are no cash shops, no niggling temptations to spend more money than you really ought to in order to gain an advantage. There is just one big one that will always be available to you without nagging.
If you subscribe, the level cap is lifted and you get an automatic doubling of the experience you get for any actions, you may purchase three mektoub packers to hold and transport more gear and you can access the storage in your apartment and guildhall. You also get the satisfaction of supporting the game for an exceptionally reasonable price. (USD $10.95/month down to $9.49/month if you pay in 6-month increments). Did I mention the experience doubler? The access to Master titles?
Yeah, I'm a fan.
The "free to play" option is actually an unlimited time free trial. It caps your experience at 125 (out of 250) in all skills that have branched before that level. (You even get access to the racially based skills in elemental magic.) However you are limited in the amount of storage you have; you can only own one mektoub mount and cannot access storage in your apartment or guildhall. You also cannot access the actions that are above your level such as high quality crafting plans and the like.
You can play this way for as long as you like. At that level you can be an aid to your guild, explore much of Atys (no artificial limits, just you will be slightly squishy for some areas), and have a lot of fun. There are no cash shops, no niggling temptations to spend more money than you really ought to in order to gain an advantage. There is just one big one that will always be available to you without nagging.
If you subscribe, the level cap is lifted and you get an automatic doubling of the experience you get for any actions, you may purchase three mektoub packers to hold and transport more gear and you can access the storage in your apartment and guildhall. You also get the satisfaction of supporting the game for an exceptionally reasonable price. (USD $10.95/month down to $9.49/month if you pay in 6-month increments). Did I mention the experience doubler? The access to Master titles?
Yeah, I'm a fan.
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Remembering Tyneetryk
Phaedreas Tears - 15 years old and first(*) of true neutral guilds in Atys.
(*) This statement is contested, but we are certainly the longest lasting.
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