Exteel is on my radar, but I'm not excited about it. Anticipation leads to disappointment. Ever since Robotech, I've enjoyed giant robot anime. Yet, I haven't found a "mech" game that I truly enjoy - especially an online one.
The closest game to Exteel I think would be PlanetSide. I was excited about that game, but I lost interest at the last minute. When release day hit, I didn't feel it was worth a monthly fee. That's what Exteel has going for it - a Micropayment model is more inviting. If the upgrades are good, and the game is good, then NCsoft might see some more money from me. Keep in mind, I was interested in City of Heroes and Lineage 2, but the monthly fee bothered me. The only NCsoft games I have bought were the Guild Wars chapters.
So, the formula looks good...
Giant Robots + Big Guns + Laser Swords + Free to play = Fun
Although, they better think of better names for the upgrades. I'm not buying an upgrade if I don't like the name.
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