Predatory marketing ...
Very good game other than that , technically speaking there's hundreds of hours of content even if you stay 'free to play' , but to be relevant - take part in community stuff , you'll need DLCs
Lots of game systems are kept behind those paywalls (which I'm not saying is a bad thing, there needs to be a stream of funding to keep a game like this running)

It's essentially a 'pay monthly' game, Think of it like any MMO game, Runescape, World of Warcraft, Black Desert - etcetc
Except rather than a standard Subscription , you pick and choose DLC , and the Battlepass - which to be fair, gives a lot of the good stuff in it's 'free' tiers.

You can play PVP and PVE content to your hearts content without spending a penny

More on the Predatory bit
Battlepass is 1200 silver , you can't buy 1200 silver - you can buy less or more
SO , lets say you get 1500 silver , there is nothing to spend that 300 extra silver on , you will HAVE to buy more silver , to use that silver.

They sell the 'Witch Dungeon key' separate to the Witch Expansion - which is also predatory

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It is however, a very well crafted game, with very satisfying combat , beautiful scenery - PVP , PVE, Difficult high tier content ...

Give it a go , expect to spend some money eventually is all I can say

Predatory marketing ... Very good game other than that , technically speaking there's hundreds of hours of content even if you stay 'free to play' , but to be relevant - take part in community stuff , you'll need DLCs Lots of game systems are kept behind those paywalls (which I'm not saying is a bad thing, there needs to be a stream of funding to keep a game like this running) It's essentially a 'pay monthly' game, Think of it like any MMO game, Runescape, World of Warcraft, Black Desert - etcetc Except rather than a standard Subscription , you pick and choose DLC , and the Battlepass - which to be fair, gives a lot of the good stuff in it's 'free' tiers. You can play PVP and PVE content to your hearts content without spending a penny More on the Predatory bit Battlepass is 1200 silver , you can't buy 1200 silver - you can buy less or more SO , lets say you get 1500 silver , there is nothing to spend that 300 extra silver on , you will HAVE to buy more silver , to use that silver. They sell the 'Witch Dungeon key' separate to the Witch Expansion - which is also predatory ----------- It is however, a very well crafted game, with very satisfying combat , beautiful scenery - PVP , PVE, Difficult high tier content ... Give it a go , expect to spend some money eventually is all I can say