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Replaced with the example from the game's main page with a few fixes, original was very poorly written


* Around the time of its closing ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin'' was almost unplayable for free members; they couldn't continue to the next level on games such as Catching Waves or even Astroblaster without a membership, making the new stamp collecting feature very pointless.
** They used to have all of its games played for free where you didn't have to pay to continue to the next level, thus making it possible back then to complete several games 100% without having a membership.

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* Around the time of its closing ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin'' was almost unplayable infamously very limited for free members; players. Here are some things non-members could not do in the game.
** Have very few items of clothing, and wear most of the clothing given out at parties.
** Go to member-only rooms.
** [[AnInteriorDesignerIsYou Buy all but, like, 10 igloo decorations (before 2012
they couldn't buy any at all) or use most of the decorations given out at parties.]]
** Following the addition of stamps,
continue to the next level on games such as Catching Waves Jetpack Adventure.
** Own more than 2 puffles, and in any color except red and blue (although a few ones were available for free at certain parties, and they could unlock any puffle of their choice if they had a code).
** Transform into different species like ghosts, reindeer puffles and ice penguins, dinosaurs, dragons, robots
or more.
** Get clothing for your puffle and get upgrades in the mini-games like Hydro Hopper and Jetpack Adventure.
** Its mobile spin-off ''Club Penguin Island'' takes this up a notch. Practically everything that isn't related to the main story (and
even Astroblaster without most of the main story itself) is blocked behind a membership, paywall. It's to the point that even the most basic actions you can do in the original are locked off. Better hope you can afford $6 a month.
** Thankfully, private servers [[AvertedTrope avert this entirely,]]
making the new stamp collecting feature very pointless.
** They used to have all of its games played for
whole game free where you didn't have to pay to continue to the next level, thus making it possible back then to complete several games 100% without having a membership.play.



** They were getting a little better, though. Non members could buy two pages of clothes, and unlock millions of coins using all the free codes that Club Penguin gives out. It was also getting a little worse, since members could transform into things at parties such as puffles (the in game pet) ghosts, reindeer puffles and Jack Frost style penguins, oh, and in January 2013, DINOSAURS!!!!! At the Puffle Party in February 2012, Halloween Party October 2012, Holiday Party December 2012, and Prehistoric Party January 2013, respectively.
** Then it proceeded to nosedive back into this ''even worse than before'' with the closing of the original and the opening of ''Island''. Practically ''everything'' that isn't related to the main story is blocked behind a paywall! ''With microtransactions on top of that!'' It's to the point that even ''basic actions you can do in the original are locked behind paywalls and microtransactions!''
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* In ''VideoGame/FusionFall'', before April 19th, 2010, the only way you could get past level 5, leave the future, and see the rest of the story... was to register for a monthly fee. Now, it's completely free.

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* In ''VideoGame/FusionFall'', before April 19th, 2010, 2010 (which made the game completely free), the only way you could get past level 5, leave the future, and see the rest of the story... was to register for a monthly fee. Now, it's completely free.

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