2014-04-21, 08:15 AM
TERA does it quite well, but it has an "elite mode" that counts as a subscription and gives many benefits, but is optional. Almost all things bought from the cash shop can be bought from the auction house, and at reasonable prices to boot. It's still P2W but not by that much, F2Pers can get by with taking twice as long and not 2384023984 times as long like with Maplestory.
Runescape recently got some P2W elements (squeal of fortune, solomon's store (which is the cash shop)), but it's still mostly subscription based, to the point where the free loyalty points you get from being a member per month can be used to buy stuff in the cash shop, and tons of ingame things give you free spins for the wheel anyway.
League only has cosmetics and benefits for those who aren't lvl 30 yet. IP boosts not really worth it since it takes many many MANY games to get good and get to diamond anyway, you'll be swimming in IP regardless.
Runescape recently got some P2W elements (squeal of fortune, solomon's store (which is the cash shop)), but it's still mostly subscription based, to the point where the free loyalty points you get from being a member per month can be used to buy stuff in the cash shop, and tons of ingame things give you free spins for the wheel anyway.
League only has cosmetics and benefits for those who aren't lvl 30 yet. IP boosts not really worth it since it takes many many MANY games to get good and get to diamond anyway, you'll be swimming in IP regardless.