https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/10/17675060/quake-champions-free-to-play-f2p-quakecon-2018

Quake Champions, the arena shooter from id Software that’s been in early access since 2017, will be permanently free to play, id and Bethesda Softworks announced at QuakeCon today.

Free-to-play has been part of id Software’s plan for a long time, and the developer has offered a free-to-play version of Quake Champions, as well as paid Starter Pack and Champions Pack options, during early access. The developer will continue to offer that Champions Pack (which is currently on sale as part of Bethesda’s QuakeCon sales).