Q1: What is the FREE EDITION of TOXIKK?
The chart below (which is also posted on the store page in the "About this Game" section) should already answer most of your questions. It's a straight feature comparison between the FULL GAME (FG) and the FREE EDITION (FE).
* LIMITED AMOUNT OF MAPS
** IF RELEVANT TO INCLUDED MAPS
It basically boils down to this: The Free Edition of Toxikk features the full core experience of the game and has no competitive disadvantages versus the full game. It let's you play TOXIKK for free, for as long and as often as you like. So, in many aspects it is like a shareware version of the game or a demo.
Q2: Where's the catch?
There is no catch. We, Reakktor Studios, have worked over 3 years on this project and would hate to see our game sink in insignificance. Toxikk is competing against companies that have millions of shiny dollars to sink in marketing. We had only a fraction of that... and wanted to put it into the game's development only, to fulfill our dream of creating a classic Arena FPS.
Q3: How is the FREE EDITION not F2P?
FREE TO PLAY is giving the base game away for free and then LETTING YOU PURCHASE LITTLE CHUNKS OF IT FOREVER (cosmetic and/or gameplay affecting items). For many reasons, we have a deep antipathy against micro-transaction fueled business models.
So, if we let you FRAG LIKE IT'S 1999, why not also give you a demo like it's 1999? The idea behind shareware and demos may be a bit out of fashion (just like Arena FPS in general), but there really isn't anything more transparent to let you experience a game. And if you like it, you pay once and get the FULL GAME with ALL its features, customization options etc.
Q4: If the FREE EDITION is like a demo, why not call it a demo?
The term DEMO has a defined meaning on STEAM that comes with specific restrictions. E.g. people who play a demo on STEAM cannot play online against people who own the full game. Which is obviously far from optimal for a multiplayer game.
Plus, the Free Edition really is more than a demo, as it features the full core experience, has no competitive disadvantages and even let's you participate in the leaderboards, achievements etc. All of these features are usually not available in demos on Steam.
Q5: The FREE EDITION has no Server Browser?
Many big current MP games come without a server browser. It's not an exotic concept to rely on matchmaking & "Quick Join" to find matches. However, we agree that a server browser adds an additional layer of transparency and comfort to any MP game (which is why the full version of TOXIKK has an in-game server browser). The Free Edition lacks a few comfort features (see comparison chart) which you only get in the full game.
If you insist on a server browser, you can either use the external browser from our STEAM Workshop (thanks to Predath0r) or use the server browser that's built into your Steam client. You can find it via: Restart Steam -> Top left corner, View -> Servers -> Change Filters -> Select Toxikk as a Game.
Q6: I'm having connectivity problems with the Free Edition. Why?
Please bear with us. The game only just released and from our experience during the Early Access Beta, we weren't fully prepared for thousands of people being online at the same moment on our servers. We're still tweaking the infra-structure, so it CAN HAPPEN that you need a few tries to get on a server (with the Free Edition) right now. We'll also release a patch tomorrow or on Thursday latest, to further improve the situation.
IMPORTANT: Also, IF these problems occur, you may want to try the trick with the external server browser(s) (see Q5, above).
Thanks for reading and we hope you guys enjoy both, the full and the free edition of the game. If you have further questions regarding the game, please post them on one our forums or visit us to talk to the community and to us on our Discord chat server at http://chat.toxikk.com