I don't remember exactly when I became familiar with "free-to-play" as a specific designation, but I do know that I had no interest in playing the games it applied to. From shoddy MMOs to Facebook distractions, I thought of all free-to-play games were thinly disguised attempts to siphon money from players - all while meeting only the barest possible definition of "game." The only one I spent considerable time with was Farmville, but that was because I was writing a piece for Game Informer's May ...
I don't remember exactly when I became familiar with "free-to-play" as a specific designation, but I do know that I had no interest in playing the games it applied to. From shoddy MMOs to Facebook distractions, I thought of all free-to-play games were thinly disguised attempts to siphon money from players - all while meeting only the barest possible definition of "game." The only one I spent considerable time with was Farmville, but that was because I was writing a piece for Game Informer's May ...
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