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[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

It's all about how they're sold and marketed rather than what's in a EULA. They can't be used the same way as a contract upon purchase and have been shown just as such in law cases in the past. FFXIV, WOW and Eve have always been sold under the pretence you need to keep paying to keep playing.