Fury subscription model revealed

After you buy Fury, you can safely put away your wallets. Auran today revealed pricing details for the game, and a two-tiered subscription model will let you play for free if you choose.

Of course, paying members will receive added benefits, but all players will have access to free content updates and all the most powerful items and abilities in the game.

Bodyslam!

Those players who opt to subscribe for $9.95 a month will receive “Immortal” status, with these perks:

o Quick travel in the Sanctuaries and Schools
o VoIP talk privileges
o One additional Item Roll Slot
o Extended “rested gold bonus”
o Selling privileges on the Auction House
o Priority log-in queuing
o Entry into weekly and seasonal Ladders
o Personal player battle statistics
o In-game Customer Service access
o Elite access to the test server to preview new content

For the first month, all players will be Immortals. After the first month, you’ll get the option to subscribe. Remember, the first hit is always free.

Fury promises a no-grinding setup, but critics charge that the grinding simply moves over to PVP from the PVE-centric MMOs that dominate the field. We’ll see how people feel about it when the game hits store shelves.