Evolve going to be Free-To-Play on PC, says Turtle Rock Studios.

Evolve was a game everyone including me expected to revolutionize the first person shooter with the concept 1v4 multiplayer. Sadly the game became very stale, filled with micro-transactions and quickly lost its population. Luckily the team at Turtle Rock hasn’t given up on their game and here’s what they have planned for Evolve:

• “We’re reworking the hunter classes to make the team less reliant on having experienced trappers and medics.
• We’re making improvements to the maps and UI.
• We’re improving load times, overall performance, and getting you into the game faster.
• We’re focusing on improving stability and fixing bugs.
• We’re completely reworking our progression system and tutorials.
• We’re adding more customization options.”

A Beta for the F2P version is scheduled to start today on Steam. “We’re going to make Evolve free on PC as a Beta starting on July 7. This is going to allow us to hit our new server infrastructure really hard and we need your help testing. (…)  We’ll parse out major Beta revisions, updates and features over a period of weeks and months.
“This allows us to test new features and major changes to make our game more accessible and ever closer to the joy we saw when we first showed our baby to the world. Just as importantly, this Beta plan gives us the flexibility and time we need to keep fixing bugs and making Evolve more stable. ”
If you payed for the game on PC, what happens to you?
“Anyone who owns classic Evolve will be given “Founder” status in the new free version, and all the content you already own comes with you to the new version. We will show our appreciation for our committed fans and early adopters with gifts, rewards, and special access.”
UPDATE: Console versions arriving after Beta finishes on PC. Transitioning from paid to Free To Play.

Source: Turtle Rock Studios