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How to buy? It's telling me it Free, but I want to pay the money. Why it do 'dis?

Vpopeduster · 28 Apr 2022 at 00:34 · permalink

Okay -broken English aside-
1) is there a way to pay money for this?
2) Is it eventually going to revert to a price higher than $0 (zero)?
3) Why did they make this free? that's just smart advertising for their Wolfenstein brand. oh wait, I just answered it.

4) I mean I GET WHY, but also Why not allow us to pay money for it if we want?
Thank you for reading & sitting through my TEDtalk

IceXz1 · 28 Apr 2022 at 00:36 · permalink

For me, it's a question on how the game aged. I can't remember if it was paid back in the days because it was always free to me. Game is just amazing the way it is and the f2p will allow players arounds team to enjoy this 2003 wonder.

Deeifi · 28 Apr 2022 at 01:01 · permalink

ET released as a free game. Why would they suddenly start charging for it now? (Ignore Quake Live.)

pascal777508 · 28 Apr 2022 at 03:01 · permalink

Todd would be more than happy to accept your money. Slide him a DM over @twitter.

TeNDeRiX · 28 Apr 2022 at 03:14 · permalink

ET was NEVER A PAID GAME. it was 100% a free download from day one. RTCW on the otherhand, had a single player story, as well as online. that was a paid game. But ET, is ONLY online and will always be a free downloadable game.
oh yeah, if ano of the old CB admins read this. you're trash ;)
ohurcool from crossfire.nu you're still a goof. :D

950101311X · 28 Apr 2022 at 03:33 · permalink

yeah I played this in ye days of olde and it was always free

blvstar · 28 Apr 2022 at 03:42 · permalink

I remember this being free back in the day. Only Wolfenstein game I picked up because it was free and didn't involve zombies or other weird crap.

Noob_Slayer · 28 Apr 2022 at 07:13 · permalink

Well, there's the ET: Legacy community project that is active, so you may donate there if you wish to help

Vpopeduster · 29 Apr 2022 at 01:19 · permalink

@ everyone: thanks to everyone that replied. I won't reply to each individually, but I'll say this: I did not know (or think about) this being free back at its release.
Interesting how multi-player games have gone from shareware/freeware --> pay a set retail price --> Now: free-to-play.
It's come full circle and I forgot about the super early days. Of course I mostly meant this as a joke post too, but thank you for the respectful & informed answers.
Well, there's the ET: Legacy community project that is active, so you may donate there if you wish to help
Thanks! good to know

restless_matriarch · 29 Apr 2022 at 01:30 · permalink

Used to play heavily on the Tiger Town server back in the day. Looking forward to getting back into ET!

Sununununun · 29 Apr 2022 at 04:03 · permalink

Just buy Return to Castle Wolfenstein if you want to so bad

Noob_Slayer · 29 Apr 2022 at 07:25 · permalink

It was supposed to be a non-free extension for RtCW but ended 'cancelled' and released for free
It was even supposed to have a solo campaign; fans rebuilt it for RealRtCW, I believe you have it on the RealRtCW Workshop here

Junked123 · 2 May 2022 at 03:24 · permalink

DONATE TO ET LEGACY