see when i said its free i mean the game itself is free like you go into a game shop and BUY ffxi then you have to pay addtional money to play it and obviously your all wrong when you say there is no free trial period as there is a 2 week trial and then you pay for it so yes the GAME is free but you have to have a hunters license to play it (which if you own a gamecube and play it online then you can use that one) next time i find somthigood like this i wont bother to tell you as you obviously dont know a good offer when you hear it.