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wondering why developers wouldn’t charge anything for the game itself, they
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a free title, especially when you’re playing on PC, which has many free-to-play
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venturing outside the comfy convenience of Valve’s online video game store
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game Fortnite, for one, which combines third-person shooting, resource
gathering, and building to create a highly addicting multiplayer experience. And
of course, no free-to-play PC list would be complete without Riot Games’ highly
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ratings they’ve earned below. But we’ve played them all.)
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Where to play: Bladeandsoul.com
There are lots of free MMORPGs (massively multiplayer online role-playing
games, so you can see why we use the acronym) to choose from, each with
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dungeons and raids to conquer, as well as strong player-versus-player systems
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