Most likely not.
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I suspect download only. Selling a box would defeat the point of going F2P in the first place and doing a freely-distributed DVD would probably cost more than they'd make from the extra micro-transactions it would generate.
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Originally Posted by Nicodemus
hi there. quick question: will CoH Freedom come in box form with a DVD, or will it be download only?
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So then all CoH boxes already put up on display will have to be taken down once Freedom launches?
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I have no clue. Presumably they will still be valid for a free month + whatever goodies came with the box but I have no clue how they will handle existing stock.|
Originally Posted by Xzero45
So then all CoH boxes already put up on display will have to be taken down once Freedom launches?
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I'll also point out that's a different situation from releasing a new "CoH: Freedom" boxed copy. The point to the boxed copies prior to Freedom was that you need to purchase an account before you can pay the monthly subscription. With Freedom that will no longer be the case, starting an account is free and you can start a subscription for it without needing to pay to upgrade it to a full account.
To that end a CoH: Freedom boxed set is pointless, you aren't actually getting anything other than a DvD copy of the freely downloadable software and NCSoft isn't getting anything other than the $15 you pay for a subscription. What I could see them doing is releasing a new line of CoH: Freedom themed Game Time Cards although since NCSoft has the combined time cards for all of their games I don't know if they'd go for that. Now there is, potentially, some demand for DVDs in order to avoid the time to download but I doubt there's enough demand to make a box release profitable based solely on that.
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Boxes come with 1 month subscription; someone who purchases a box will be VIP, at least for a short time.|
Originally Posted by Xzero45
So then all CoH boxes already put up on display will have to be taken down once Freedom launches?
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They did the same with Dungeon Runners.
(This isn't a quote from a redname, it's just the way I've seen every single other F2P game with shelf presence do it)
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt
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Likely download only. However you can make your own DVD backup. For instructions, please see the following post:|
Originally Posted by Nicodemus
hi there. quick question: will CoH Freedom come in box form with a DVD, or will it be download only?
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I expect it to be download only. Not only that they are saying that it will be an incremental download as in you can download a small bit and launch the game to start playing while it continues in the background.
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hi there. quick question: will CoH Freedom come in box form with a DVD, or will it be download only?
thanks!