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There are a few different means to run an MMO if yous desire to brand money off of it. Gaming is, after all, a business. So many people have been looking at Palia, an upcoming MMO from studio Singularity 6, and wondering if it will be subscription-based or crave an up-front purchase to play.

The respond is, surprisingly, neither. According to a blog post on the game'due south website, Palia will be free-to-play with the option to buy in-game cosmetics. The developer explained that this was to remove as many potential barriers as possible to people playing the game. According to the same weblog postal service, no attribute of core gameplay, from leveling to achievements, volition be tied to the in-game purchase system.

Palia is set in a earth where humans, at the tiptop of their power and with greater mastery of the arcane arts than whatsoever other race in the world, disappeared thousands of years agone, only to reappear recently. Players will take the role of one of these humans as they explore the world for the outset time. The game appears to take more cues from Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley than more combat-focused games similar World of Warcraft or Lost Ark, focusing on building a cozy community rather than fighting monsters.