User blog comment:.Rakle./Monster Hunter Online Information Blog Post/@comment-121.74.40.39-20130420064330

Hm, while I think it's good that it looks like we're finally getting an MMO MH in the west, I'm very worried about it being F2P. The game has to make money somehow, and if it's not getting it through subscription fees, it's likely to be getting it through a cash shop, especially seeing as this is being done by Tencent. I really don't want to see stuff like "Rathalos and Rathian Rubies discounted, now only 400 Hunter Points!"

I'd like to say I think I'm overreacting, but if it's F2P then I can't really see how else they'd get their money, IIRC Frontier offers armour sets for sale, but I can't see that working here without a subscription fee.