Originally posted by Torgrim

Originally posted by FromHell

The game is F2P with heavy cash shop focus.

 

Nope it's Buy to play with fluff cashshop, nothing in that cashshop is remotly close to as you put it heavy cash shop focus which leads me to beleave you have no clue what you are talking about and never played GW2.

what he said :)

Originally posted by johnisme
Gw2 is free to play in that there is no sub fee,You do have to buy it but is better than being charged each month as well,that's why it's called free to play.

Sorry, you're wrong.  GW2 payment model is called "buy to play."  You must purchase the game to play it.  Free to play games require ZERO purchase price and also have no sub.  I can't believe the number of posts in this thread by people who are unfamiliar with the differences and different names of payment models.

Originally posted by zomard100

Originally posted by Roxtarr

HEY! What do you mean, "You people."

It's B2P and what people mean by free to play (wrongly) is that there is no subscription fee.  

Well that is a good answer--It is B2P

Most people refer to GW2 as B2P. It doesn't have a sub but it is clearly not free to play as you need to pay for the box to play it.

Originally posted by zomard100
Why you people continue with this deception how gw2 is f2p game? It is not free you must buy this game to be able to play, you don't have even free trial. Planetside 2 , SWTOR, DC Online are totaly free to play games. According to you  all  sp games like Crysis or COD are f2p to

their own Colin Johansson said in an interview that they didnt make a F2P game. They made a B2P game. Buy to play. Once you buy the box, its free forever. 

Planetside 2 is fully free (you arent locked from content, only slower progression). Swtor and DC arent totally free, they are free to play, but paid to progress. Big difference there.

Originally posted by coretex666

MMOs that require monthly sub (P2P). MMOs that dont (F2P).

Whether you have to buy the box or not is irrelevant. I wonder who came up with this B2P MMO category.

GW1 did as far as I can tell. Never heard of the term until then.

GW2 is in fact F2P.

It is Fun to  Play !! 

Originally posted by bliss14
Ha!  Halfway through this thread I actually did laugh out loud.  Great discussion, keep it up.

Ah, mmorpg.com. You'll argue over anything. :)

You play the game for free. you...PLAY....the game...for free... You do not own it for free. It is both buy to play, and free to play. you are ALL right :D

Originally posted by Toxia

Ah, mmorpg.com. You'll argue over anything. :)

You play the game for free. you...PLAY....the game...for free... You do not own it for free. It is both buy to play, and free to play. you are ALL right :D

You dont own any MMO, read the NDAs. You need to buy the game to play, therefor it is B2P just like most othernone MMOs.

F2P means you can play it without paying a dime, even though you probably have to pay through your noose to play it hardcore.

I dont see what it matters though, GW2 is stil cheap for a MMO and unlike most F2P games doesnt have an itemshop where you actually need to buy anything.