Do you pay any royalties for F2P mmo games??

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From the FAQ:

If I release a commercial product, what royalties are due to Epic, and when?

Generally, you are obligated to pay to Epic 5% of all gross revenue after the first $3,000 per game or application per calendar quarter, regardless of what company collects the revenue. For example, if your product earns $10 from sales on the App Store, the royalty due is $0.50 (5% of $10), even though you would receive roughly $7 from Apple after they deduct their distribution fee of roughly $3 (30% of $10).

What about downloadable content, in-app purchases, microtransactions, virtual currency redemption, and subscription fees, as well as in-app advertising and affiliate program revenue?

Revenue from these sources is included in the gross revenue calculation above.

The EULA is also a bit more specific about it (and so rules over the FAQ), particularly under the 4. Royalty section.

From what I understand, if your game is completely free to play, free from ads, and players cannot buy any form of in-game items, subscriptions, or benefits, then you don’t have to pay royalties. However, as soon as you start earning money from your game, you’ll have to keep track of the gross revenue and pay Epic the due royalties for every quarter that you make more than $3000 from it.