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New Free-to-Play, FPS-Centric, MMO Hits Closed Beta

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the free-until-yer-hooked dept.

Nexon America, publisher of MapleStory, has announced the closed beta for a new free-to-play, FPS-centric, MMO. The new "Combat Arms" is planned for a full release later this summer and promises not only the ability to customize your soldier, but also your guns and equipment. "The closed beta test will run exclusively at FilePlanet.com for one week beginning May 30th. Once the game is released to the public, Combat Arms will receive regular content updates, including new weapons, gear, maps, and more free game modes."

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  1. MMO? by bazald · · Score: 3, Informative

    I see that there are persistent customizable characters, but how is this an MMO?

    I see nothing to indicate that it is, judging from the official website: http://combatarms.nexon.net/

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    1. Re:MMO? by TriezGamer · · Score: 3, Informative

      I have little experience with MapleStory, but in Mabinogi (another of Nexon's newer titles) paid services/items are like night and day. You can't compete without paying.

      That said, I find myself enjoying micro-transaction games like these far more than games with monthly fees, because I only pay for what I want and what I will use -- and many of them are one-time purchases that last forever.

  2. Is this better than Counterstrike? by the_humeister · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Counterstrike is also an MMO (not a MMORPG), although that depends on your definition of massively multiplayer. For a really massively multiplayer FPS, how about Sony's Planetside?