‘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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Elite Dangerous previews visual updates of summer’s Powerplay 2.0 while promising more details later
Elite: Dangerous fans likely remember that the start of February had big plans for the spaceship sandbox, including a reworking of the powerplay mechanic...
Hostile NCsoft shareholder meeting reveals ArenaNet is working on Guild Wars 3
The topic of Guild Wars 3 has been a common one over the last few years; when I dredged our articles, the first one...
Guild Wars 2 recaps its latest test effort for restructuring WvW combat
Here's one of the amazing new pieces of information that Guild Wars 2's designers divined during the most recent WvW restructuring tests: Long queues...
The Stream Team: Achievement hunting for Guild Wars 2 XP
Massively OP's MJ is doWN to the last mastery before she can finally ride her own skyscale throughout Guild Wars 2. But the XP...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Scions of Ithelia DLC is live on Xbox and PlayStation consoles
Console players are finally getting their spring treat from The Elder Scrolls Online, as the Scions of Ithelia DLC and update 41 are finally...
The Stream Team: An Orsinium story speed run in Elder Scrolls Online
OK, so the idea of Massively OP's MJ speeding through any story is pretty far-fetched, especially through the voiced quest updates in Elder Scrolls...
One Shots: One corgi to rule them all
Deep in the fires of Mt. Doom, a terrible and mighty creation is being forged. One that if, left unchecked and unpetted, could spell...
Elder Scrolls Online crosses $2B in customer spending, revives Jester’s Festival for April Fools’ day
When you look at the high risk of making and running MMORPG, a reasonable question arises: Why would any studio undertake such a project?...
Guild Wars 2 releases more profession balancing tweaks as players offer to train noobs to raid
Guild Wars 2's patch this week is such a hodgepodge of tweaks and bufferonis that we hardly know where to begin. It touches on...
Destiny 2 shows off Into the Light’s upcoming Onslaught wave survival mode
Have you been itching to survive against hordes of enemies that rush your position in Destiny 2? Then you could just play any number...
The Stream Team: A grinderiffic Guild Wars 2 XP extravaganza
As much as Massively OP's MJ wants a break from Guild Wars 2's Secrets of the Obscure now that she concluded the latest chapter...
ArenaNet is cracking down on bot abuse in Classic Guild Wars PvP
If you thought modern MMOs were plagued by bots, wait until you see what's been happening over in Guild Wars - the original Guild...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 462: Awaiting Brighter Shores
Justin and Bree discuss EverQuest's 25th birthday, Brighter Shores' announcement, Star Citizen's 1.0 tease, SWTOR's date night patch, Elder Scrolls Online's DLC, and LOTRO's Update 39, with adventures in ESO and LOTRO, plus two mailbag topics relating to the crafting show.
Lost Ark’s Breaker and fresh catch-up mechanics arrive in tomorrow’s Break Through to Thaemine
"Break Through to Thaemine" may not exactly roll off the tongue, but it's rolling out to Lost Ark's live servers tomorrow anyway. And headlining...
The Crew Motorfest zooms into a free weekend and new season
If you're the type of frugal gamer who sits on things until that magic word "free" pops up, then pay attention: The Crew Motorfest...
Destiny 2’s next content drop, Into the Light, is set for April 9
When Bungie admitted it was delaying Destiny 2's The Final Shape all the way to June, that meant seven-month-long Season of the Wish -...
The Steam Spring Sale brings savings for The Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, Final Fantasy XIV, and more
Spring is about to spring and be sprung in Spring with... look, it's time for the Steam Spring Sale, one of the many times...
Elite Dangerous plans adjustments to Thargoid Titan system effects as players focus on their next target
Now that Elite: Dangerous players have been emboldened by their first victory against a Thargoid Titan, the fight is moving on to a new...
The Stream Team: Confronting Queen Labris in Guild Wars 2
From the random introduction of an evil queen to the whiplash change of stance from the general, last week's adventure in Guild Wars 2's...
Guild Wars 2 adds the charmingly baggy cargo pants to the Black Lion Trading Company
Clothes make the man, as the old saying goes, and Guild Wars 2 is hoping that you want to make yourself look really cool...
