The free-to-play -- or Play4Free, as EA dubs it -- Battlefield Heroes has reached 2 million registered player accounts. While such a number seems awfully high, when you take into consideration the whole "it costs no money" aspect, perhaps it's not as successful as you might think on impulse.
Alternatively, I could be way out of line here. There aren't exactly many other free big-name games with comparable production values in existence, so it's a tough call to make. Whatever the case may be, a bunch of people have played Battlefield Heroes, which is good even if, say, you don't like the game.
Why? It (hopefully) means good things for those of us who want more free-to-play games, assuming the Battlefield Heroes' model is still profitable. I suppose it must be, since they are putting out a "Heroes of the Fall" update on September 30 that adds a new Fall-themed map among other things.
Jordan Devore is Destructoid's PC gaming manager and founding ginger editor. He is said to be easy to love but difficult to know. When Samit inquired about his curious bio photo Jordan simply replied:
"bitches love sandcastles" ... yet, there is no sandcastle in that photo. We may never truly understand his ways.
Likes
Platformers, Pixel-based graphics, Stickerbrush Symphony, Pokemon, Leaderboards
Meet the rest of the team
| BBcode help |
| [b]Bold text[/b] |
Bold text |
| [i]Italic text[/i] |
Italic text |
| [url]http://www.dtoid.com/[/url] |
http://www.dtoid.com |
| [url=http://www.dtoid.com/]Web link[/url] |
Web link |
|
| [img]http://www.example.com/robot.jpg[/img] |
 |
Post a comment! You can also post a photo below:
Comment with Facebook
Click connect and comment instantly!
|
Comment with Dtoid
New? SIGN UP - it takes 5 seconds
|
16 comments | showing # 1 to 16
|
Comment with Facebook
Click connect and comment instantly!
|
Comment with Dtoid
New? SIGN UP - it takes 5 seconds
|
Comments policy
Destructoid is an open discussion community. You don't need to "audition" to post a comment - just speak your mind. We respect differing opinions on the site, so have at it. Be smart, funny, insightful, clueless, or cute -- but back it up with substance. Keep your cool, keep it fun. We only ask that you act respectfully and above all: don't be a troll and ruin it for everyone else. Don't bring down gamers or we'll, you know, gently shoot you in the face and stuff you into a flaming mailbox. Each comment is your opportuntity to make this community awesomer. Is that even a word?
Avoiding the banhammer only requires common sense: spamming, trolling, racism, NSFW stuff, and other forms of sucking will not be tolerated. If anyone is griefing please report abuse. Be good. Don't suck!
Contest:
7:20 PM on 09.25.2009
| 
It looks like now they have four maps (not including this upcoming fall one) so it's worth looking at again I suppose.
Hoo-rah.