Can't speak for everyone else who came in F2P, but I wouldn't even be playing this game if it didn't go that route. I would have never even touched the game. Instead, I tried it out, and liked it enough to sub almost immediately, mainly for the different class missions. I've now been subscribing for nearly 3 years, and have invested more money in the CM. I'm sure there are others like me, and I do think we've had an impact on keeping the game up and running.