"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." - Benjamin Franklin
When DLC was first introduced to the world, people were afraid of it becoming too out of control, which it has. And while its hard for most free-to-play games to survive in the market these days, a game based entirely off of DLC is something that you can be sure will die off quickly.
Enter theHunter, where the base game is free and features a miles-long island for you to explore, a shooting range, and nothing else.
The game's economy is based in the real world and funded by buying DLC packs. Here you need hunting licenses just to hunt animals or defend yourself from an attacking one and for that you need to spend real world money. An exorbitant amount I dare say. That means paying real money to hunt virtual animals. While the guns themselves do come at a cost, that could be understood from a DLC perspective. It would make better sense to charge $15 outright and have the first DLC be the game. The devs have assumed that you're interested and will pay for the privilege to shoot something. Allow me to make a suggestion: play the Cabella games instead, the Dangerous Hunts games in particular offer a better and more exciting experience, and if you buy the game used, a cheaper one. How theHunter has managed to remain online this long without offering anything for free is a total mystery.
I know I'm being unfair but since this game is labeled as "free-to-play" and only features the engine itself, the DLC is something outside of the initial package, and that means tearing it a new one is acceptable in my books. The shooting range is merely a tech demo and its in bad taste to say something is free but offer nothing. If I wanted to go hunting, I know people who will take me along on a trip and it will be a more fulfilling experience. Cheaper too.
Death and taxes are the only certain things in life, so I can safely say that I'll die before I'm taxed by a video game.
(But really, you should see the reviews on the Steam Store page, they're probably the best part of this game, which is making fun of it.)