http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/01/defiance-game-going-free-to-play-this-summer

Trion Worlds has announced that Defiance, the MMO shooter tie-in to the SyFy show of the same name, will become free to play in 2014.

Creative lead Trick Dempsey told IGN, "Different partners move at different speeds,” so the free-to-play update will roll out on PC on June 4, with console updates following later in the year. Trion anticipates a July 15 update for PlayStation 3, while the studio is "currently discussing details about the Xbox 360 release."

“Yes, we make less from the customer" with this plan, Dempsey said. "We don’t want to be that guy," he continued, explaining that many studios do free to play in a way that is “largely exploitative.”

Check out the full rundown below to see what changes when Defiance changes its pricing model this summer.

Players who purchase a new box or digital copy of Defiance are granted the following bonuses:

A grant of 1,000 Arkforge, a currency redeemable for resetting weapon mastery, upgrading your weapon’s power rating, or even bumping an uncommon weapon to epic rarity.
4 Character Slots, 5 Loadouts, up to 75 Ark Keycodes, and a minimum 70 Inventory Slots.
They will also enjoy thirty days of Paradise Patron status when Defiance begins its free-to-play service.
Paradise Patrons (those who spend money in the game's store to unlock a Patron Pass) are granted:

Boosts to skill, XP, scrip, salvage, and reputation gain rates that stack with the matching boosts available in the store.
10% store-wide discount – boosts, costumes, lock boxes, all of it!
A grab bag of one-hour boosts or Arkforge from Daily and Weekly Ark Hunter Bonus Lock Boxes.
Season Pass content will still require a fee, however. "That content is not going to become free," Dempsey said. "DLCs are still the same objects they were when they were released to the public initially." However, the entirety of Defiance's Bay Area content and endgame will be available for free when the model changes this year.

In May, leading into SyFy's second season of the TV show, Defiance will begin its television crossover story missions. That content will be free as well.

Trion didn't seem keen on Xbox One or PS4 releases of Defiance when asked. "Our primary goal is to have the largest install base possible," Dempsey explained. Presently, the audience isn't quite there on PS4 or Xbox One.