Hellgate to have free online mode afterall

Following up yesterday's report that upcoming PC RPG Hellgate: London will adopt a paid subscription system for its online mode, Flagship Studios CEO Bill Roper has elaborated saying that it's only one option the developer and joint-pubishers EA and Namco Bandai are considering.

Speaking to Shacknews, Roper noted that, even if an MMO-style subscription method is adopted for Hellgate, it's guaranteed to include some kind of free online mode, though it will most likely not include the full list of features open to paying users.

"If you want lots of great continual content, and all of the services, we'll have to figure out how to do that," Roper said, adding that he thinks it's difficult to find a financially viable solution for the studio that is also acceptable for players. "For us, it's complex, it has to work together globally, and with three different publishers."

via cvg