First Impressions:
This post is going to cover my initial impressions in what is going to be is a series recording my foray into f2p games.
New Friends.
Over the past few weeks I have started a journey into the vast world of “free to play” (f2p) games. While I am new, I can already tell that the gamers who play these kinds of games are a little different than the console owning, hardcore, ultra-competitive fps playing types I am used to. Instead of being mocked for being new, I am finding that players are more helpful and friendly. Go figure . . .
New Games.
While I am finding the quality of the gamers, the communities and the forums surprising, I can’t say the same things about the games I have been playing . I think this is partially because I am used to one extreme or another: games I choose and pay for upfront, or games I don’t choose and come for free on my computer or a website I am visiting. In either case I have set expectations. One has to give me a great experience that is worth paying for, and the other just needs to distract me for a few minutes. Now that I am venturing into a world where I have choice but don’t pay for my initial experience. I don’t know what to expect.
I find my lack of a barometer for f2p is making my experience with the genre frustrating. These games are not high enough in quality to compete with games I initially spent $60 dollars on, yet take more time and a higher learning curve than a free casual game. I am finding it difficult to navigate these uncharted waters.
I have yet to find a game I can play three times. I am finding my greatest source of satisfaction ends up being when I delete my account (if I can), knowing I never have to come back.
Thankfully the web is full of f2p games and I have had no trouble bouncing from one to another. Hopefully I will find one soon that is worth reporting on. A little help please? 
