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A few days before the servers were due to shut down, users who had purchased the game prior to its removal from storefronts had their licenses revoked. Whilst the game was still able to be downloaded and launched for some, the full game was not playable, only a demo. Those who launched the game on Steam after March 31st were prompted for a CD key, which was impossible to activate.

|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Mollie |date=12 Apr 2024 |title=Ubisoft is stripping people's licences for The Crew weeks after its shutdown, nearly squandering hopes of fan servers and acting as a stark reminder of how volatile digital ownership is |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/racing/ubisoft-is-stripping-peoples-licences-for-the-crew-weeks-after-its-shutdown-nearly-squandering-hopes-of-private-servers-and-acting-as-a-stark-reminder-of-how-volatile-digital-ownership-is/ |url-status=live |website=PCGamer}}</ref>

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|[[wikipedia:Paradox_Interactive|Paradox Interactive]]

|Crusader Kings II became free to play on 19 October 2019, however most additional content for the game is available through DLC. Paradox Interactive offers these DLCs through individual purchases or through a monthly subscription service.

|<ref>''[https://www.pcgamesn.com/crusader-kings-2/free-to-play "The possibility of free-to-play Paradox games has been toyed with in the past, and the company discussed the idea of a "hybrid model" last year - a free-to-play CK2 with loads of DLC to back it up could be the start of just such an experiment."]''</ref>

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 A few days before the servers were due to shut down, users who had purchased the game prior to its removal from storefronts had their licenses revoked. Whilst the game was still able to be downloaded and launched for some, the full game was not playable, only a demo. Those who launched the game on Steam after March 31st were prompted for a CD key, which was impossible to activate.
 |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Mollie |date=12 Apr 2024 |title=Ubisoft is stripping people's licences for The Crew weeks after its shutdown, nearly squandering hopes of fan servers and acting as a stark reminder of how volatile digital ownership is |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/racing/ubisoft-is-stripping-peoples-licences-for-the-crew-weeks-after-its-shutdown-nearly-squandering-hopes-of-private-servers-and-acting-as-a-stark-reminder-of-how-volatile-digital-ownership-is/ |url-status=live |website=PCGamer}}</ref>
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+|[[wikipedia:Paradox_Interactive|Paradox Interactive]]
+|Crusader Kings II became free to play on 19 October 2019, however most additional content for the game is available through DLC. Paradox Interactive offers these DLCs through individual purchases or through a monthly subscription service.
+|<ref>''[https://www.pcgamesn.com/crusader-kings-2/free-to-play "The possibility of free-to-play Paradox games has been toyed with in the past, and the company discussed the idea of a "hybrid model" last year - a free-to-play CK2 with loads of DLC to back it up could be the start of just such an experiment."]''</ref>
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