okay, there are 3 common types of MMOs:
Pay to play: you have to pay a monthly sub in order to play the game.
Free to play: you have nothing to pay at all for playing the game, but there is an expensive cash shop.
Buy to play: you buy the game and it's content updates, but you don't have to pay for playing the game
sooo... in FF14, you have to buy the game and it expansions (buy to play model), you also have to pay a monthly sub to actually be able to play (pay to play model) AND there is an expensive cash shop (free to play model).
FF14 is NOT a sub MMO. it is an all-in-one-we'll-grab-your-money MMO
