‘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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Several nagging issues across the game...
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Bungie...
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Enter to win a copy of Wild Terra from Juvty and MOP!
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One Shots: Tour guides
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Humble Bundle and GOG.com cut deals for online games
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