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Referring to the interview with the ASCII.JP, which was apparently conducted \u201cmonths ago,\u201d Pocketpair wrote: \u201cAt that time, we were still considering the best way forward for Palworld to create a long-lasting game that continues to grow.\u201d<\/p>

The developers are still discussing Palworld\u2019s<\/em> future constantly, but they are pretty clear on the free-to-play debate. \u201cIt is quite challenging to find the ideal path, but we have already decided that the F2P\/GaaS approach is not suitable for us,\u201d the September statement read.<\/p>

In fact, Palworld<\/em> was always meant to be a buy-to-play game and \u201cwas never designed with that model in mind.” Now that it’s live, things haven’t changed, with the devs even admitting “it would require too much work to adapt at this point.\u201d That, alongside a promise that the Palworld team has been listening to feedback and is “very aware this just isn’t what our players want,” should help calm the panicked community somewhat. “We always put our players first,\u201d the Palworld <\/em>devs added.<\/p>

There are some things being discussed, the Pocketpair team said, like skins and DLC to \u201csupport development,\u201d but it\u2019s planning to discuss the idea with the community before moving forward. \u201cFor now, our priority remains making Palworld<\/em> the best game possible.\u201d<\/p>

Now that the air is cleared, we’re certainly excited to see the ongoing evolution of our favorite Pal-hunting game in the coming months and years to come.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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The air-clearing stance was was aimed at allaying community-wide concerns that had popped up after a report indicated the devs might be considering switching to F2P in the future. Referring to the interview with the ASCII.JP, which was apparently conducted \u201cmonths ago,\u201d Pocketpair wrote: \u201cAt that time, we were still considering the best way forward for Palworld to create a long-lasting game that continues to grow.\u201d The developers are still discussing Palworld\u2019s future constantly, but they are pretty clear on the free-to-play debate. \u201cIt is quite challenging to find the ideal path, but we have already decided that the F2P\/GaaS approach is not suitable for us,\u201d the September statement read. In fact, Palworld was always meant to be a buy-to-play game and \u201cwas never designed with that model in mind.\" Now that it's live, things haven't changed, with the devs even admitting \"it would require too much work to adapt at this point.\u201d That, alongside a promise that the Palworld team has been listening to feedback and is \"very aware this just isn't what our players want,\" should help calm the panicked community somewhat. \"We always put our players first,\u201d the Palworld devs added. 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