Bloodline Champions Going Free to Play

Bloodline Champions is a Dota style game being published by Funcom which is best known for its Anarchy Online and Age of Conan MMORPGs. It was originally assumed that Bloodline Champions would be a retail game like Heroes of Newerth, but a new post on the official post clarifies the business model.

Turns out, the game will use a microstransaction supported model very similar to that of League of Legends. Free players will have access to four heroes on a weekly rotation and will be able to purchase new ones along with avatar customization options in the cash shop. Bloodline Champions is only the latest in a series of games that have taken the Aion of Strife (AoS) genre into the mainstream. Beside Dota, HoN, and LoL there’s also Avalon Heroes available along with the upcoming Dota 2.



While the game will be free to play, there will be an optional ‘premium’ subscription that costs ~$10 every 60 days. Additionally, there are several levels of one-time purchases including Champion, Bloodlust, and Titan Edition.

Free Offering

- Four (4) Bloodlines on a weekly rotation

- Unlimited Play

- Blood coins earned at normal rate, with a weekly cap

- One (1) Team Slot for use in team matchmaking

- In-game VoIP with audio advertisement