Company of Heroes 2 Going F2P?

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https://store.steampowered.com/news/46547/
In celebration of the 5th Anniversary, get Company of Heroes 2 for FREE starting now until December 10th at 10AM Pacific Time! Once you add the game it will remain in your account after the free period, so don't miss out!

https://www.reddit.com/r/CompanyOfHeroes/comments/a53q4w/coh2_steamspy_1_million_new_ftp_players/
According to steamspy (API data):
0.5 - 1 million CoH copies were given away during FTP weekend.
Total Owners: went from 2.2M (7/12-18) to 3,211,000 (10/12/18)

This graph now displays the share of total owners of the game that played it in the last two weeks:

On 10/12/18; 21% active player base (out of 3,2M) is the highest in years.

https://www.polygon.com/2015/2/9/8006693/the-truth-behind-those-mysteriously-cheap-gray-market-game-codes
Gravity Ghost isn't the only title on sale at Kinguin, or at its competitor G2A. On these and similar marketplaces you can pick up just about any game you want, including triple-A titles, often at huge discounts. Steam keys, Origin keys, gift keys and even codes from the back of pre-purchased retail game cards — these storefronts have it all.
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R told us that he makes between 1,000 and 1,500 Euros in total revenue per month on his store, or between $1,100 and $1,700. During the holidays, he says, that can rise to more than $2,200 per month. We asked if this was his full-time job, to which he responded, "Something like that." We can't really be sure if his store on Kinguin is his primary source of income.

OUR SELLER SEES MONTHLY REVENUE OF $1,100 TO $2,200 PER MONTH

From the perspective of consumers, the sale of gray market games makes sense. Sometimes people receive games as gifts, or as promotional offers and either do not want them or do not need them. Promotions like Steam discounts and Humble Bundle sales are timed offers, and invite those with the means to make speculative purchases, investments of a sort, where game keys are farmed with the intention of selling them later for a profit.