‘Free-to-play’ is a term that refers to games that do not have box or download fees associated with them and do not incur a mandatory subscription. Some have optional subscriptions and are more properly referred to as hybrid F2P. Most have cash shops and microtransactions.
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RIFT begins fourth battle pass season as dataminers dig up new passes and a warfront
Holy crap, stuff is happening in RIFT. First, Gamigo kicked off the game's fourth battle pass season, which runs through August 13th and offers all...
Path of Exile’s Harvest League is live today – and the community bought the devs lunch
It's harvest day for Path of Exile, as the game's latest expansion is live this afternoon on PC (with PS4 and XBbox One to...
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Global Chat: Do numbers rob MMOs of fun?
Have developers and players grown so used to mechanics and number crunching that we've collectively lost something important along the way? That's the concern...
Defiance 2050 introduces some new community ambassadors to ‘strengthen the communication chain’
While players of Defiance 2050 may have been concerned by the sunset of the game on Xbox 360, it would appear that Gamigo is...
The Stream Team: Hunting the last SWTOR HK parts in flashpoints
There's no avoiding them now: The remaining SWTOR HK parts are hidden in flashpoints, so Massively OP's Larry and MJ have to run a...
Anarchy Online celebrates 19 years with a revamped raid zone and sub promos
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What’s the biggest MMO in the world? That’s OK – this video doesn’t know either
Redditor u/SanctuaryZ attracted attention on several gaming subs this week for his visualization video attempting to track the most popular MMORPGs ever from the...
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PC players of TERA are now able to fire up the latest update to the action MMO, which as we reported earlier is bringing...
Neverwinter celebrates seven years with events, cosmetics, and pets
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The Daily Grind: What parts of an MMO should be automated?
When we think of "automation" in MMOs, usually our mind goes straight to what we see happening in mobile online games. Everything there seems...
Path of Exile outlines overall balance adjustments that will be coming with the Harvest League
The steady thrum of information from Path of Exile keeps on keeping on, with Grinding Gear Games offering a general overlook at balance adjustments...
Neverwinter details DPS Paragon path adjustments arriving soon
With the Avernus module just on the horizon for Neverwinter, it's time for players to prepare. And if you're a DPS player, then your...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 276: Opening the doors to Torchlight III and New World
Justin and Bree discuss New World, Torchlight III, EVE Online, Phantasy Star Online 2, Playable Worlds, ArcheAge, EverQuest, and EverQuest II, with adventures in RIFT, LOTRO, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on moderating chat toxicity and the impact of modding on games like Fallout 76.
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Oh hey, it's a fresh week in RuneScape! And you know what that means! Another week of patch notes! This week, the Ninja Team...
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In...
Lord of the Rings Online’s temporary PvP server arrives this week
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