‘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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Flameseeker Chronicles: Shifting perspectives in Guild Wars 2
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The Daily Grind: Do you have a love/hate relationship with an MMO?
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Frontier turns Elite bug into community event
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The Secret World begins #IAMTSW contest series
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