Hellgate: London Multiplayer

Okay, as there has been some confusion regarding the Hellgate: London multiplayer system, I have done the liberty of digging up some information concerning the issue. First of all, Hellgate: London is best similar to the game, Diablo and Diablo 2, and thus it is foremost a single-player action RPG. Although there are some multiplayer aspects, they are not comparably greater in terms of content and updates than regular pay-to-play MMOs such as World of Warcraft. The multiplayer in Hellgate will be, in most ways, similar to an advanced version of Guild Wars, in that the world will not be free-roaming, but instanced or dungeon style. Moreover, players will have to meet in lobbies in order to form a group to adventure in the ruins of London. In addition, I have just confirmed that there will be PvP in Hellgate, much like the arena-style PvP in Guild Wars.

Now, there are two types of accounts in Hellgate, one that is absolutely free, and another which has a subscription, called an Elite account. The Elite account requires you to pay an amount of $10 per month in order to access its benefits. Some of these benefits, that are exclusive to Elite members only include:

-Receive ongoing content updates released every 2-3 months (much like in WoW). This includes new dungeons, armor, weapons, monsters, items, and quests. Note, however, that free accounts can still download patches, which fixes certain bugs and technical problems.
-Allowed to have 12 characters slots available, while the free accounts only have 3.
-Special PvP Arenas and a PvP ladder
-The ability to create guilds and become an officer. Note though, that free players can still join guilds, but can never become an officer/guild master nor create guilds of their own.
-Special in-game transportation
-Priority when it comes to server queues.

If you believe that the benefits of the Elite subscription outweigh the cost, then by all means, subscribe! I hope that at least one person in the clan subscribes, so that we can form a guild; if not, then..oh well.

I hope this post clears up some of the concerns regarding the multiplayer portion of Hellgate. Looking forward to bashing, shooting, blasting, smashing, slicing, chopping, freezing, burning, chopping, stomping, gunning, sniping, melting, sawing, exploding, punching, kicking, decapitating, incinerating, controlling and..um...eating demons with you guys.

PS: Good Luck with your Chinese Oral Tests and Pol. Sci LTs (except Gian). Oh, and your QTs as well. Hopefully, all of you guys will pass, if not, score high in the QTs.