You don't have to be a rocket scientist to work out why fantasy MMORPG Runes of Magic's done well for itself. From VideoGamer's review of the game in April last year: "Runes of Magic, put simply, is WoW sans the Blizzard magic dust."
And also, more importantly, sans the subscription fee. This is the thing: Runes of Magic gives the fantasy MMO fan the chance to play a World of Warcraft-like experience for absolutely nothing.
Gameforge wants to maintain a level playing field for users and mitigate any P2W elements that may disrupt the integrity of Runes of Magic.
A lot has happened in gaming, especially free-to-play gaming, over the last decade. Nobody could predict just how prevalent it’s become, and how some of the biggest games on the planet – League of Legends, Fortnite: Battle Royale, World of Tanks, and more – are all free-to-play.
Gameforge — the leading publisher of popular free-to-play multiplayer online games including Guardians of Ember, SoulWorker, Aion, and Metin2 — celebrates the 10th anniversary of renowned developer Runewaker’s popular free-to-play MMORPG, Runes of Magic on March 19.