Rule 1 of maintaining a lively community in an online shooter: don't split the playerbase. After releasing three paid map packs for Titanfall, Respawn changed tack, abruptly making all its DLC free. It was partly to mark Titanfall's one-year anniversary, but it was also a shot in the arm for a dwindling player count.
"One of our lessons is we’re not gonna sell maps anymore," Shiring says. "All the modes and maps coming to Titanfall 2 after release will all be free."
Presumably, Titanfall 2 will try to sell us something—warpaints and camouflages are listed as Deluxe Edition bonuses—but it shouldn't get in the way of stomping the enemy with giant robots.
