| You may have heard the terms P2P and F2P in | | | | Yes, you can play them without setting up a |
| association with online games. These basically | | | | monthly subscription, but, if you want to make |
| mean pay to play and free to play, and online | | | | real progress on them, you will probably need to |
| games are either one or the other. Whether F2P | | | | strengthen your character and get specific items |
| or P2P is better is a hotly debated argument that | | | | for them. This may be achievable through hard |
| online gamers can't agree on. | | | | work, but, in many cases, the only way to |
| There are good arguments for either side of the | | | | improve or upgrade is to pay. This contrasts to |
| debate and, probably, there will never come a | | | | P2P games in that, with P2P, once you pay for |
| time when everyone agrees. If you're an online | | | | the game time, all additional extras are achievable |
| gamer yourself, then you may well already have | | | | in-game, without the need to continually buy |
| formed your opinions on the matter, but it's still | | | | weapons, armor and accessories. |
| worth reviewing the points for and against both | | | | Population-wise, F2P games seem to have more |
| P2P and F2P. | | | | players in them due to the free to play scenario |
| When you have a pay to play game, you will | | | | that allows anyone to play, but the ones that get |
| need to pay a monthly fee to allow you to log in | | | | to the higher levels of the game and those who |
| and play. The usual argument with this is that in a | | | | become stronger are often those that have |
| pay to play environment, your subscription may | | | | money to spend on premium items in the games |
| run out without your using it if you play due to | | | | item mall. P2P games may not have as many |
| busy schedules and such, while free to play | | | | players as F2P games (although there are some |
| games that you can register and play on for free | | | | P2P games that are highly populated due to |
| are there for you to visit anytime you want | | | | awesome game play and popularity) but the |
| without the overhead monthly cost of | | | | players that you do find in these games are more |
| membership. | | | | hard-core and more dedicated to creating a |
| It should be noted though that F2P games are | | | | balanced and strong character with constant |
| not as free as you might assume they would be. | | | | game play. |