Champions Online is officially free-to-play! The Free for All update is now live, which means players can explore the comic MMO for free with the option to purchase additional premium content separately. Players can also choose to unlock most of the game's content by becoming a subscribed Gold member for $14.99 per month.

Check out the F2P Features Matrix for details on the differences between free Silver members and paid Gold members. One of the major differences is that free players must choose between predefined archetypes to create their characters, while Gold members may customize their characters using a variety of powers and abilities.

Since new players will undoubtedly check out Champions Online now that it's free-to-play, Cryptic has published a New User Guide that explains how to create your account and install the game. The team has also released a new Free for All launch trailer, which you can watch after the jump.

To celebrate Free for All's launch, everything in the Champions Online C-Store is currently 20% off, including lifetime subscriptions. The sale ends on Feb. 4 at 10 a.m. PST.