Are they really worth even joining? All you get is access to TTC, so why join then? You can't race, or go to any Cog HQ's so why join for free? Is it really worth it?

not really bc i have an acount a paid one and it's lots of fun but the free acount is boring it sounds like.
hope to see you on toontown

I had an account. And yes it's worth it, it lures more people to play it for free and then since they can't do the stuff that paid people can then they will buy it. You can still do toontasks.

i have a free account and im just fine with it

You can do toontasks yes but your limited to TTC, you have 6 other (fixing to be 7) playgrounds to do tasks in.

Free accounts are perfect for the families that have small children that want to play but they won't do much besides TTC, fish, and trolley. That's about all my daughter ever does and she has had her toon for over a year. In her case, I would not make her now have a free account because she has seen all there is to offer, but other parents of small children would be able to let their younger kids have that free account and let them have some fun without having to pay.

Edit: My mistake... free accounts can't do practice races