Free-to-play games or rather, games that have no initial purchase cost arent new. But theyre becoming more prolific. Micro-transactions purchasing options or items within a game for real money goes as far back as Everquest and its gold farmers, selling in-game currency and items for cash. Even Guild Wars 2, a major online RPG, makes use of micro-transactions, though it isnt a free game.
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