Formerly known as The Witcher:DuelMail, CD Projekt and one2tribe have recently added premium content to the free-to-play title in the form of microtransactions.  While the premium content update is monetization model for one2tribe, there are a number of additional updates as well.  Players can expect to see leagues, tournaments, challenges, a full-featured RPG world, and other new features later this year.  One2tribe also plans on brining special events, competitions and more into play later this year.

Premium content features are scheduled to be released into game play on a staggered timeline.  In order to maintain balance and fairness (and presumably avoid the hate emails) in the now microtransaction infused game, one2tribe says,

“Premium content will be added gradually; the first premium access package will contain new features intended to ease account and character management; they include a rucksack for items that are not currently equipped, a history of fights against a certain player (for ultimate bragging rights), as well as a private duels archive. The designers will reveal additional details over the next few months.”

With it’s browser based accessibility, The Witcher:Versus is a perfect gaming fix for those of us that might be otherwise ‘occupied’ during the day (pesky day jobs that interrupt my gaming lifestyle).  It’s addictive “I’ve got another 3 minutes left on my lunch break, lemme just see if I can beat this guy this time” play style lends itself perfectly to working out a bit of mid day pwnage.  As a witcher, sorcerer or frightener, players lay down the gauntlet for other players in head-to-head battles using swords, magic, and claws.  Beating another player into submission awards experience and money which can then be used to upgrade the character’s abilities, via attribute upgrades, new skills, and better weapons.  The ultimate goal is to achive über status on the games online leader board.

With over 60,000 active members now battling it out, there’s always someone to either zap back to the stone-age, or teach you a thing or two about what game mastery is.  Head on over the The Witcher: Versus to sign up and play.

Tags: bragging rights, cd projekt, DuelMail, duels, fairness, gauntlet, leader board, microtransaction, monetization, new features, pwnage, rpg world, rucksack, sorcerer, witcher

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