PLEASE do not P2P

[Vawn]

they run this game for free because its still in Beta-phase, and what do they expect from you playing a free game? feedback of course. and why bother to pay for a game since you are not playing the v2.0?

You people can keep calling it a Beta all you want, but it is not a beta.

Yes, the original game was broken. The new team had a new design for the game shortly after taking over the project. It would have been MUCH easier for them to build the new game if shutting down the original broken game down completely was an option. They didn't do that, not because they needed more "Beta time", but because they felt that the company as a whole HAD to do that for the people that wished to keep playing. So instead they started rebuilding the game while at the same time bringing the old game to a playable and enjoyable state. That is not an easy task, but for over an entire year without charging those who wanted to play the game.

Now, with patches 1.18, 1.19, 1.19a and coming up with 1.20 the game is significantly better. If you are one of those who have been playing the game for the last year with no monthly charges, I don't feel sorry for you that they are starting to charge. Free or not, you obviously enjoyed the game to some extent, otherwise why are you still here?

Monthly fees are begining, but SE isn't forcing anyone to play. You have the outline, if you want to wait for 2.0 to play, that's your right. But the free ride is up. I find the game enjoyable now and look forward to seeing further updates over the next year. Its worth the price of admission for me. If it isn't for you, come back later.

TL;DR: You either want to play the game or you don't. If you want to play, you have to pay. It isn't a hard concept. This is how the world works.