I don't really think advertising that it is free will bring in more players. I think word of mouth has the most to do with it. Right now people are getting alot of feedback on the forums on how players view the game as to if they want to play or not. I am really disheartened by this. After observing the forums for a period of time, I find many of the threads are flames or created by players that don't actually play the game. I feel I have fully immersed into 14 and embraced it now. It took some time as I was an 11 player and fan. I kept trying to compare it to 11. Now, I see the game as it is and what it will become. I enjoy playing 14. I team up with my fellow linkshell members for crafting and leve sharing and the comraderie is great. I am enthusiastic about all the upcoming changes as well. My linkshell mates are having fun too. Why am I going into all this; because you don't see my viewpoint on most forums as they are overrun with players that post flame threads. If people saw that the game is enjoyable they would come. Right now many of the threads are nothing but hate rants. It makes me sad.