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.

Paladinhood.

Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO news stories of 2019

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When we sit back to look at the biggest headlines of the year, we don't have to look far. These are the stories that...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s 2019 year in review, from Icebrood Saga to the future

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The first half of 2019 was a rough time to be a Guild Wars 2 fan. It wasn’t without its bright spots, but it...
I didn't say zorp.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 251: New World, Magic Legends, and Corepunk

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Bree and Justin discuss PlanetSide Arena, New World, Magic Legends, Elder Scrolls Online, Corepunk, Black Desert Mobile, EVE Echoes, WoW, FFXIV, LOTRO, City of Heroes, and SWGL.

Choose My Adventure: Conquering the fear of Project Gorgon (and getting rewarded for it)

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You’ll probably notice that last week’s CMA was absent, and that’s because Project Gorgon intimidated me. I basically was scared off for a bit. I...
Cool.

Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday has arrived – go get your festive sweater

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As promised, Guild Wars 2's winter holiday events, gathered up in Wintersday, have arrived today. There's kind of a lot of stuff to keep...

Fight or Kite: 2010-2019, the decade when PvP boomed and MMOs languished

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The end of the decade is upon us. Many are now reflecting on how our lives have changed over the past 10 years. We’ve...

The Elder Scrolls Online brings back the New Life Festival on December 19

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Are you ready to spread some cheer across Tamriel? The New Life Festival in The Elder Scrolls Online is coming in just a couple...

Elite Dangerous celebrates five years with a retrospective and a celebratory Community Goal

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Happy fifth birthday to Elite Dangerous! The internet spaceship sandbox is marking its latest milestone with a whole lot of looking back, some warm...

The MOP Up: Skyforge gets toxic (in a good way)

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Just because the newest area in Skyforge is described as a "toxic wasteland" doesn't mean that you should change your vacation plans. Gullible players...

The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v3.0

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Behind history are people and stories, some of them well-known and some of them obscure. It has been my mission in The Game Archaeologist...

Ask Mo: The hits and misses of MassivelyOP’s 2019 predictions

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The day has come: the day when we look back at last year's predictions for this year and see how we did. Yep, this...

The Daily Grind: What was the best new zone added to an MMO in 2019?

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Thanks to MOP reader Agemyth's suggestion way back in 2016, we’ve been debating the best new zone added to an MMO for the last couple of...
mew?

Elder Scrolls Online’s new trailer teases Dark Heart of Skyrim for 2020

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At The Game Awards tonight, ZeniMax revealed a sweet new Elder Scrolls Online trailer as promised, capping off the game's Season of the Dragon...

All the big news from tonight’s Game Awards 2019 event

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Geoff Keighley's Game Awards are not usually something we cover directly here on MOP, given that they branch far and away from MMORPGs and...

Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2019

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Earlier this week, we granted our formal award for the biggest MMO story of the year. But biggest doesn't necessarily mean best or most...

Bungie disables a Destiny 2 armor mod that let players endlessly spam their Supers

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The Season of Dawn for Destiny 2 has gone live, bringing with it a lot of things to do and stuff to earn, but...
Well, I feel daunted.

The Elder Scrolls Online is delaying the Undaunted event into January

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Ironically, it appears that getting the Undaunted event running in The Elder Scrolls Online has proven to be an exceedingly daunting task. You all remember...
Set sail, etc.

Perfect Ten: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2019

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Everyone is healthy! Good news! Every game is super healthy and absolutely no one has a terminal playerbase disease that may result in the...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 250: Blue Mage Christmas

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Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, ArcheAge Unchained, Temtem, Crowfall, Dual Universe, Elder Scrolls Online, plus the site awards, with mailbag topics on MMO controls and meaningful choices.
Ring-a-ding.

Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday arrives on December 17

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Deck the halls with tiny golems, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. Yes, Wintersday is arriving in Guild Wars 2 once again on December 17th, bringing all the festivities...

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