Atari Europe and Cryptic Studios have announced a change to superhero MMO Champions Online: from Q1 2011 the game will be free-to-play.

So anyone can download the game and play up to maximum level for free. There is no subscription and no upfront charge.
Champions Online will follow in the footsteps of Turbine MMOs Dungeons & Dragons Online and The Lord of the Rings Online, which both turned (or are turning) free-to-play. DDO had great success in the US: the switch to F2P attracted one million users and boosted revenues 500 per cent.
It mostly seem to be custom archetypes that are being locked off, so no making an Iron Man/Iceman combo. But as far as missions go, it’s almost everything except the 2 extra areas (including the recent Demonflame). That’s certainly a lot of game for free, the sub seems more about making your character more customised to your needs.
Champions online free to play vs pay features comparison
| Gold Members $14.99 monthly (or Lifetime) |
Silver Players Free |
|
|---|---|---|
| Custom Archetypes | Free [?] | Unavailable [?] |
| Base Archetypes | Free | Free |
| Gold Archetypes | Free | Purchaseable |
| Character Slots | 8+ [?] | 2 [?] |
| All Zones | Free | Free |
| All Character Levels | Free | Free |
| Adventure Packs | Free | Purchaseable [?] |
| Nemesis | Free | Free |
| PvP | Free | Free |
| Base Costumes | More than 3,000 parts | More than 3,000 parts |
| Gold Costumes | More than 400 parts | Purchaseable |
| Premium Costume Packs | Purchaseable | Purchaseable |
| Costume Slots | 3+ [?] | 1+ [?] |
| Crafting | Free | Free |
| Inventory Bag Slots | 4 | 1 [?] |
| Base Travel Powers | Free | Free |
| Gold Travel Powers | Free | Purchaseable |
| Power Tinting | Free | Unavailable |
| Special Devices | Purchaseable | Purchaseable |
| Market House Lots | 10 [?] | 5 [?] |
| Veteran Rewards | Free [?] | Unavailable |
| Chat | Unrestricted | Limited [?] |
| Supergroup Creation | Free | Limited [?] |
| Join Supergroups | Free | Free |
| Free | Limited [?] | |
| Forum Access | Free | Restricted [?] |
| Customer Service | Free live support | Self-help knowledge-base |
| Priority Login | Free | Unavailable |
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