So why paying each month for playing a game when there are other games which you don't have to pay each month? MMOGs are continously updated by a development team which adds new contents. Servers are prepared for thousands of players giving to multiplayer gaming experience a new meaning. This way game life is extended may years as it happened to Ultima Online or Everquest.

But what happened when MMOGs asked for subscription? A new phenomenon was born thanks to pirate servers, which are emuled servers managed by non official admins. Maybe you think that pirate servers are great because you can enjoy your favourite MMOG without paying, but they usually don't have all their content updated and working, and you are not supporting that MMOG enterprise, which has invested a lot of time and money developing that MMOG. So you must choose between playing for free or using an official server which guarantees you some stability and an updated content.

Now paying for playing has become easier. Payments can be done by credit cards, or through payments managing enterprises like Paypal, or even buying gaming time card. And even some people is winning money thought pay per play games, like other players or levelling up enterprises which offers you to level up your character for a certain amount of money so you don't have to spend your time doing it, or MMOGs where game money is real money, like Project Entropia, a free game where you can buy items and territories with real money.

So you have many options for playing online, but most complete games are those pay per play MMOGs, which are rich in contents and assure you server quality and stability. Free games are nice for playing from time to time and having some laughs, but soon you'll notice they are missing something.