‘Buy-to-play’ is a term that refers to games that have box or download fees associated with them but do not incur a mandatory subscription. Some have optional subscriptions and are more properly referred to as hybrid B2P. Most have cash shops and microtransactions.
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The MOP Up: EverQuest II’s Fallen Gate moves forward (April 22, 2017)
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It seems as...
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The Daily Grind: What could MMO taverns do to get you to stick around?
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The Daily Grind: What’s the biggest scandal the MMORPG genre has ever seen?
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