Can free MMOs compete and catch up with pay-to-play MMOs? Nexon's two new games make

I'm really looking forward to DN. It's fighting style seems to be more like a console game then the "turn-base like"(idk the term) style of other online mmorpg's(EG WoW) (yeah I'm sure their are better one's with that same style out there but w/e).

As to F2P VS P2P... I've never though of f2p to be a good business strategy, in terms of funding alone, it's so unstable and is pretty much determined on the possible outcome of someone buying something which can be a high or low outcome and is pretty much random and unpredictable which makes decision making difficult and risky.

Some companies have shown it can turn a profit but at least with a P2P you have a predictable steady profit.

If you don't think F2P is a good marketing strategy/ploy, you're playing the wrong game. Look at Nexon. Are they a great company? No. Do they reel in a lot of money? Yes. I'm sure quite an amount of people spends money on NX. I'm sure some people might spend around $15 per month or more. This beats WoW's P2P costs, or evens it up. But, the reason why WoW might do does better is because they have a larger fanbase.

Edit ; Had to edit, the 'might do' is false. WoW definitely gets more money.