Digital Extremes’ Creative Director Rebecca Ford goes on NPR Radio to discuss Warframe and the state of in-game purchases in the video game industry’s live service model.

The term “free-to-play” has come under some controversy recently, with players beginning to push back against what it represents – a carte-blanche for studios to monetize any and all elements within the game. Ford sits down with Darian Woods and Wailin Wong from The Indicator From Planet Money to discuss Warframe’s implementation of in-game purchases, criticisms the F2P model faces, and how it can be done well.

Read the episode’s transcript or listen to the full episode below!