go ahead and keep thinking that. Think about this for a minute: if they made it that it was not free anymore, how many people would quit and move to another game? I would hazard a guess that over 80% of the people dont pay and would leave for another game or just quit outright. Possibly higher.
What am I saying? how about that it is the people who play for free that keep this game free. There would be a vast reduction in real players and a ton of bot teams to fill in for them. if all the free players quit, this game would die out. so I dont buy into that theory that token buyers keep this game free for all.