During any online discussion about MMORPG payment models, someone will inevitably lament that subscriptions are better because they don’t nickel-and-dime you with a cash shop. Someone else will then point out that the vast majority of subscription games that are left in the genre do indeed have cash shops. There was a time when a sparklepony was a rare thing worthy of front-page news, it’s true, but that time was years ago now. Everyone’s doing it.
Well, not everyone. There are a few MMORPGs out there that have resisted the allure of the cash shop. So today, let’s make a list. Which MMORPGs have stubbornly refused to cash-shopify themselves, and which one is the very best at it?
Every morning, the Massively Overpowered writers team up with mascot Mo to ask MMORPG players pointed questions about the massively multiplayer online roleplaying genre. Grab a mug of your preferred beverage and take a stab at answering the question posed in today’s Daily Grind!
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