The history of free online games

Before 1 and 2005, only a few online games were free, and some games and even individual servers were free. Well-known ones, such as the Triumph Phoenix Region represented by Tencent, are hard to find now.

2.2005 is the watershed of free online games and paid online games. At that time, the grand legendary series of games (including "mir Legend" and "Legendary World") announced the cancellation of the monthly card and the implementation of the game free props charging model. Soon, the journey was announced to be free, and the balance of the online game market tilted towards free games.

3. After 2005, free online games gradually increased, and finally surpassed paid online games to become the mainstream of online games market around 2007. So far, only a few online games in the online game market still insist on the time charging model, such as World of Warcraft and Fantasy Westward Journey.

Episode: In fact, before the grand legend series was declared free, an online game named "Knife OL" was declared free in high profile, but the game official quickly denied the report. When most online games in the market turned free, the operation of "Knife OL" began to officially announce free, but it was too late. This so-called good 3D online game was mercilessly abandoned by the market and has since become a joke in the history of free online games.