DC Universe To Be Free-To-Play In Late October

DC Universe Online has been on my list of video games for awhile, but I have been forced to remove it due to lack of money to pay for the subscription fee. If it was free-to-play, I would be taking on enemies from all sizes, joining the Justice League or trying to kill Batman...oh wait, I can next month.

Sony Online Entertainment will be making DC Universe Online a free-to-play game on the PlayStation 3 and PC; there will be no charge to download it and play it, it's all completely free starting in late October. There will also be three different types of players - Free, Premium, and Legendary. The descriptions for each are as follow:

• Free: New players will now have access to the current gameplay in DC Universe Online (including Gotham City, Metropolis, and all current raids and alerts), with the ability to create two characters, join a league, and many other benefits. Free level players will be able to purchase downloadable game packs/updates, additional character slots, powers, and more through microtransactions.

•  Premium: Any player who has spent at least $5 USD (including former paid subscribers and new players who have purchased $5 of in-game items) will qualify for the Premium access level. Premium level players will have more benefits available to them than the Free level player, including additional character slots, additional inventory slots, and higher cash limits. Downloadable adventure packs, additional character slots, and more can be purchased in-game.

•  Legendary: Maximum features and benefits are included at this level. Loaded with enhanced additional features, Legendary access will be available for a $14.99 USD monthly fee and includes all DLC packs at no cost, more than 15 character slots, more than 80 inventory slots, the ability to form unrestricted-sized leagues, and many other benefits.  

If you have already bought the game discs, then you're automatically a Premium member, and if you want to go Legendary, you would need to continue to spend the extra $14.99 a month.

I'm sure this will get a big flock of users to come and try out the game, I know I will be in October. But what's neat is that there aren't many big limitations. Free players can do what the Legendary or Premium players can, except they don't get bigger sized slots or more money. And I don't mind spending $5 just to become a Premium member at all.

I'm not too sure if rage will spread throughout the community just like Team Fortress 2's community got mad when Valve decided to make TF2 free-to-play.