‘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.
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Perfect Ten: 20 upcoming MMOs to watch in 2018
It has become a long-standing tradition as Massively OP and our former site that we like to end the year by creating a list...
Elder Scrolls Online’s winter festival quests send you party-hopping on December 14
So, that Orc... this seems safe, right? Right? Guys?
The Elder Scrolls Online is bringing back the New Life Festival again this Christmas, beginning on...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s Hall of Chains raid wing first impressions
I promised you at the end of last week's rundown of Guild Wars 2's fourth Living World season's launch episode that I'd return this week...
Destiny 2 is reversing some of its controversial player lockout DLC design
So, remember when Destiny 2 players without Curse of Osiris were locked out of content that predated that DLC? That was pretty great. Also,...
Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday celebrations are live along with the condition and balance patch
Ahhhhh! What's that thing up in the sky over Divinity's Reach, the second-best video game city ever? Oh, don't worry, it's just Toymaster Tixx's...
The Daily Grind: What was the best new zone added to an MMO in 2017?
Last year, MOP reader Agemyth suggested we debate the best new MMORPG zone added in 2016, so it seemed only fitting to bring the topic...
The Humble Bundle for the holidays is full of MMO goodness, including Guild Wars 2, Neverwinter, and Blade & Soul
So here's how the latest Humble Bundle is working. Drop $35 on the bundle and all of your money goes to charity, and you...
The Daily Grind: Are you willing to buy good-looking MMO cosmetics?
There are few things that bug me more in MMOs than when my character looks like he or she got dressed by sprinting through...
Choose My Adventure: Wrapping things up in Secret World Legends
One of the things that I promised way back when I started writing this series about Secret World Legends was to mention the way...
Overwatch snags two Game Awards while Destiny 2 is honored by six nominations
Did you catch last night's Game Awards from LA? If not, you probably didn't miss anything super-groundbreaking, although Overwatch did quite well for itself...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel about Destiny 2 six weeks post-launch?
Destiny 2's Curse of Osiris has already been out a few days and... it's not exactly lighting the world on fire. Core fanboys aren't...
The Crew 2 has been delayed deeper into 2018
We've known Ubisoft was working on a sequel to driving MMO The Crew since this past spring, when the company confirmed what it would...
Destiny 2’s endgame is now helpfully locked behind Curse of Osiris access
If you've decided to hold off on buying the Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris DLC, good news! The game's endgame is now locked away...
Guild Wars 2 is planning a Wintersday balance patch next week
Don't worry your little elfin ears, Guild Wars 2 players: Wintersday is on the way. And this year, ArenaNet is tossing in a balance...
The Stream Team: A first look at Elder Scrolls Legends
If you just can't get enough Elder Scrolls goodness between the single player games and Elder Scrolls Online, you can dive into the new...
MU Online activates exclusive server while MU Legend hauls out the PvP
Here's a two-for-one update on what's going on with the MU universe of games. First up is MU Online, which just activated a new...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Deep-diving Guild Wars 2’s living world S4 Daybreak
I'm back with an earlier-than-anticipated special edition of Flameseeker Chronicles to share my impressions of the opening episode of Guild Wars 2's fourth Living World...
Perfect Ten: The healthiest live MMORPGs at the end of 2017
As Counting Crows told us, it's been a long December, although the fact that it has also only just started being December speaks to...
Eleven boots up a Glitch wiki to crowdsource info
As Glitch fan remake Eleven reemerges on the scene with more alpha developments, the team has a plea that it is making to the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 147: Daybreak but not that one
Justin and Bree discuss Secret World Legends, Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, Star Citizen, Guild Wars 2, Skyforge, and the cost of making games, with a lengthy mailbag-inspired discussion on minimaps.
