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   * Pay to win: This is a variation of limited free to play, as you //can// play it for free, but in order to really be successful or progress in the game, you still have to buy certain things, such es crucial items or the game itself, in order to get the needed items. This variation is widely regarded as problematic and undesired.
-There are many ways how such a game can actually be financially possible. This may be a combination of a free to play version and a payed version. Also the actual server hosting for a game may create an income for the game company, while the actual game itself is available for free. It is also a practice, to sell ingame-items, that may not even do a lot or nothing game play wise but can make the game more customizable for the player (such as different skins for the player and his items, special variations of items or gimmicks).
+There are many ways how such a game can actually be financially possible. Donations, crowd funding and similar fund-raising are classic approaches to the general problem of money gathering. Also a combination of a free to play version and a payed version may can be available. Another model is that the server hosting itself for a game may create an income for the game company, while the actual game itself is available for free. It is also a practice, to sell ingame-items, that may not even do a lot or nothing game play wise but can make the game more customizable for the player (such as different skins for the player and his items, special variations of items or gimmicks).
 The mentioned pay to win of course gives a strong incentive to actually spend money on the game. Sometimes it is even necessary to continue to pay money in order to keep certain advantages in-game or to progress further in the game. In a narrower sense, all these practices are not really free to play, as obviously not all aspects of the game are obtainable for free. This is also part of the reason why such games are mostly frowned upon.
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