It's a gateway game... first you're paying for EverQuest... then, next thing you know, you're paying for Lineage II, or, heaven forbid, Planetside...
Uh-oh, Spuzzum's using a "slippery slope" argument! Don't go there Spuzz; first it's MMORPGs, then it's terrorism, then it's abortion, and before you know it you're voting Republican! It's a slippery slope!
...oh, wait... ;-P
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GokuDBZ, it's free for one month of play, but you still have to purchase the game.
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