buy to play

‘Buy-to-play’ is a term that refers to games that have box or download fees associated with them but do not incur a mandatory subscription. Some have optional subscriptions and are more properly referred to as hybrid B2P. Most have cash shops and microtransactions.

All those darn crows refuse to stay airborne.

Fight or Kite: MMO PvP needs to be memorable or it’s not worth the bother

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The best combat-related moments I’ve had in gaming were always surprising feats or wild encounters with other players. They weren’t always victories, but those...

One Shots: Dragons — why’d it have to be dragons?

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Dragons: They come in every shape, size, and element, and about all of the ones that have ever been invented exist inside one MMO...

MMO Business Roundup: Guild Wars’ art book, Day of Dragons drama, Red Dead hackers, FogBank layoffs, and more

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Welcome back to another roundup of MMO (and MMO-adjacent) industry news! Guild Wars' art book: If you happened to read our swag guide ahead of...

Get your PvP on with Elder Scrolls Online’s Midyear Mayhem event

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Just a month ago we were all about peace on earth and presents and goodwill. Well, that's over now. Now you have to scramble...

Massively Overthinking: The one about MMORPG content roadmaps

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You know what word I love to hear from MMORPG developers? Roadmap. If you're a millennial or older, you surely remember roadtrip life before...
I'm going to master letting this play instead of me.

World of Warcraft took a tumble in SuperData’s December 2019 revenue rankings

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SuperData's December 2019 report on the global games industry's monthly revenue is up, and it's a head-scratcher indeed. On the PC side, there hasn't been...
She has ideas.

Perfect Ten: The best value MMOs in 2020

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While there is nothing wrong with dropping some money on a worthy game, many of us are looking to be as frugal as possible...

Guild Wars 2 is spiffing up a weapon set after players complained about meh reskins

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Here's the thing: When you make an MMO that focuses heavily on cosmetics, especially paid cosmetics, you are gonna find a lot of players...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 256: Queens, vikings, and vampires

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Justin, Bree, and Sam are on about MMO PvP this week, discussing all things New World, Albion Online, Elder Scrolls Online, ArcheAge, and Magic Legends, plus adventures in MMOs including Guild Wars 2 and Neverwinter.

Harrowstorm hits the Elder Scrolls Online PTS with new housing and PvP queueing drama

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As promised, Harrowstorm - the first DLC headed to The Elder Scrolls Online in 2020 - landed on the public test server alongside update...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio had the best communication in 2019?

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I am in the weird position lately of finding that my favorite live MMOs are not necessarily made by my favorite studios. I find...

The Stream Team: Celebrating the Year of the Skritt in Guild Wars 2

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It's Lunar New Year time in Guild Wars 2, and Massively OP's MJ is eager to join the celebration. That may or may not...

Battle Bards Episode 160: MMO cover songs vol. 2

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For the first time since Episode 50, the Battle Bards crew returns to the theme of cover songs of MMO tracks. Several extremely musicians...

The Game Archaeologist: Super-early versions of MMORPG websites

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One of the absolute best things the internet ever generated has been the Internet Wayback Machine. Through this site, snapshots of millions of websites...

One Shots: Abusing emote spam

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Emotes: They're a privilege, not a right. Well, they actually come pretty standard in most online games, so I guess they're more or less...

Guild Wars 2 subreddit goof helps re-confirm new ArenaNet game

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A thread posted Friday on the Guild Wars 2 subreddit apparently went awry as players panicked under the mistaken belief that ArenaNet's Jennifer Scheurle was...
BEARS BEARS BEARS METAL

Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s Rich Lambert on the Dark Heart of Skyrim

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At this week's live reveal of the Dark Heart of Skyrim for The Elder Scrolls Online, I had the chance to sit down with...

Elder Scrolls Online follows up Greymoor and Harrowstone announcements with ESO Plus free trial week

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So Elder Scrolls Online is having a good week: Last night, ZeniMax laid out the year's theme, Dark Heart of Skyrim, and previewed its...
Cool, cool cool cool.

Leaderboard: Have you ever failed MMO events on purpose – like for roleplaying’s sake?

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Earlier this week, MOP's Sam Kash came into the MOP writing room cracking up over a thread on the Guild Wars 2 subreddit and...
Not the chess maneuver.

Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG bugs ever

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This week's Massively Overthinking discussion topic is inspired by Crowfall's J Todd Coleman, who last fall tweeted about the time playable spiders almost became...

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