Hello!

 I have a question regarding the plans to require payment beginning with Episode 9. When I first got the game, it was free to download but I paid money for it so as to support the game's creators and development. I'm just curious whether I will have to pay again to access Episode 9. I'm sorry if this has been answered elsewhere, I looked around a little bit but I didn't see anyone asking about this. I'm not even sure if it would be possible to tell if someone has paid before, and I do understand if it's not feasible to incorporate that data into pricing, but if I would be expected to pay full price for the next episode then I would like to know in advance so I can consider whether I ought to wait for the game to fully release to access the new content. Sorry again if this is a bad question or has been answered elsewhere. 

Thank you!