When the Fallen Earth team announced last week that it was partnering with GamersFirst, players immediately began to wonder if the post-apocalyptic MMO will be going free-to-play. After all, GamersFirst is a F2P portal that recently transitioned APB: Reloaded to the free format.

Massively got the chance to speak with GamersFirst's Darek Connole at E3 about the possible payment changes coming to the game. While he didn't give any concrete details, it seems clear that they're strongly considering a switch from the subscription model.

"Free-to-play is on the table. It's not something I can confirm; it's not something that I can deny. But we're talking about all kinds of options. ... It's a huge consideration because the game does already lend itself. It has an in-game store, and it already has a subscription model that has more of a premium model than a typical subscription base, so it is something we're looking at. However, we also have to balance the current game and the current game systems."

Connole also stated that they're looking at "tiered sub models," and emphasized that they're not doing things like "leased weapons and pay-to-win." He said they hope to have their plans narrowed down in a week or two.