f2p

‘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.

Massively on the Go: Animal Crossing’s housing islands from an MMO player’s perspective

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One multiplayerish game that we've talked about a bit as the MOP team's been quarantined on the Golden Yacht is Animal Crossing: New Horizons....

Fight or Kite: Starborne is the MMORTS I didn’t know I was missing

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For about 15 years, I’ve had an MMORTS shaped hole in my heart. I didn’t even realize it was there. I used to play...

World of Tanks begins early 10th birthday festivities, celebrates 160M registered players

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Damn, somehow I hadn't internalized quite how old World of Tanks is, but it's true: It's been just about nine years since the game...

The Stream Team: Path of Exile Ranger danger, standard edition

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As much as Massively OP's MJ has been focusing on her Marauder in Path of Exile's Delirium, she just can't get the fun of...
Escape the rune.

RuneScape calls the curtain on the race to 120 Archaeology while updating the new skill

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There's a certain irony in the fact that RuneScape's newest skill is Archaeology, which itself is tied to nothing more than old stuff. But...
Space me out.

That Star Trek Online patch to make some cash shop ships available buyable in-game is live

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This past Thursday saw an update to the PC version of Star Trek Online that wasn't particularly heavy content-wise but did make a pretty...

The Daily Grind: What MMO is the most hardcore and brutal?

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A few months ago, there was a post on the MMORPG subreddit about the MMO that was the "most intense brutal hardcore" MMO -...

The MOP Up: Grand Theft Auto Online mugs its players

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Here's a perfect example of irony. Grand Theft Auto Online tempted players to log in this month with the promise of a free $500,000....

Global Chat: That moment when you realize you chose the wrong MMO class

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Have you ever gotten deep into a character's journey in an MMO -- and gradually realized that you'd picked the wrong class for you...

One Shots: The ultimate waterbed

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I had an aunt and uncle in Florida who had a waterbed. We always thought it was the most bizarrely awesome thing, although now...

The Stream Team: Star Trek Online honors the medical field

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First responders and the medical profession are getting all the accolades today in Star Trek Online; players are gathering in Quark's bar on Deep...

Into the Super-verse: Catching up with the big superhero MMOs

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With the weirdness of the quarantine and how it's been impacting game development, I thought it might be a good time to take a...

The Stream Team: Hunting Warframe Eidolons

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With her delve into Warframe's Sacrlet Spear mission on the horizon, Massively OP's MJ wants to prepare a bit more by upgrading her gear....

NCsoft is already sunsetting its Aion: Legions of War mobile MMO

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It's been a good half a year since we covered Aion: Legions of War, the mobile MMO spun-off from the Aion franchise, back for...

The Daily Grind: What dead MMOs are you missing while under quarantine?

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MOP reader Tyler wrote us a few weeks ago, pining for lost games during this time when so many people are under pandemic lockdown. "I...

The Stream Team: Seeing The Snitch in Dungeons and Dragons Online

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Tonight, Massively OP's MJ continues to her run through DDO's temporarily free content. The third part of this quest arc is The Snitch; the...

Massively Overthinking: MMO business models in the face of recession

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MOP reader Sray posed us an interesting question this past week focused on how MMO business models interface with the global economy. "The last major...

Old School RuneScape brings more player requested improvements in the latest update

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There's a fresh update for Old School RuneScape, and much like the last one, this one continues to add Poll #70 requests, which means...
Sorry, can't be helped.

COVID-19: Gamescom goes digital, Star Trek Online honors medics, Raph Koster tackles pandemic denialism

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Welcome back to another roundup of how MMOs and the gaming industry are handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday we reported on the news that Germany...

Jukebox Heroes: Lord of the Rings Online’s unreleased soundtrack

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Lord of the Rings Online's soundtrack is well-loved by many who have played the game, tying in memorable tunes to specific locations to where...

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