I expected a heavy emphasis on micro transactions once I heard the multi-player was free to play,(reply>), I'm playing infinite right now, 343 has already updated the progression system so.its not as much of a grind to get unlocks. Still need the battle pass to get season specific unlocks. But it's all cosmetic. Even the xp boosts you can get, all the unlocks are cosmetic so you just getting cosmetics faster. Overall, I think the multi-player plays really well and is 343's best attempt to make classic halo game play with new additions to push the franchise forward,(reply>), yeah, companies just release games f2p to justify greed. Gotta make money somehow right guys?