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‘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.

The Game Archaeologist: Myst Online

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The impact of Myst in 1993 was akin to an atomic bomb going off in the PC gaming world. The leap forward in graphical...
No parties.

The Daily Grind: What MMO celebration do you never miss?

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The first year that any MMORPG that I'm playing launches a new festival or holiday, I'm usually all over it. Sometimes I get too...

Mechwarrior Online posts summer roadmap with new mechs and profile sharing

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Mechwarrior Online is still plugging along as the original home for fans of MMORPG mech combat, and in fact this week Piranha Games -...
It works!

Path of Exile’s Incursion league launched smoothly with no crunch time

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If you think that patching a game always means crunch time, misery, and developers sobbing beneath their desks, Path of Exile's Incursion league launch...
Happiness is a warm car.

APB Reloaded targets cheaters for elimination

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How weird is it that we're talking about APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth in 2018? But it actually seems as though the acquisition of...

Massively Overthinking: Why is no one meeting the obvious player demand for big MMORPGs?

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Massively OP reader ichi_san has a burning question about the state of the industry. "Lots of people seem to be looking for an MMO they...

The Stream Team: Raiding Path of Exiles’ temple

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Earlier this week, Massively OP's MJ completed the 11 incursions to build her first temple of the new league. Today, she's going to dive...
Primary!

Twitch Prime subscribers get free access to Trinity Prime in Warframe

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If you're a Twitch Prime subscriber who plays Warframe or may want to play some Warframe, you can get something very valuable this month...

TERA’s Hero’s Oath is live today with a new dungeon and piles of new loot

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Hero's Oath is live in TERA today. Somehow, I didn't quite realize that TERA had committed to a "near-monthly" update schedule, but En Masse...

The Stream Team: Basement dwelling in a Secret World Legends’ mansion

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Massively OP's MJ finally made it into the mansion... sort of. She's in the basement. Which means she's closer to unraveling the mystery of...

Little Orbit on Fallen Earth: ‘There is something special here worth rebuilding’

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Could the acquisition of GamersFirst -- including APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth -- be what actually saves these games? Players of these long-abandoned MMOs...

World of Tanks: Mercenaries abolishes loyalties on consoles this month

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"No more loyalties. No more rules." Forget what you might have known about World of Tanks' structure and gameplay format, because Wargaming is about ready...
The Guitar Hero rush hit us all.

The Soapbox: Do MMOs still fall victim to the copycat curse?

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When Radical Heights launched, I was inspired to put together a whole Perfect Ten about why trend-chasing doesn't work for online games. Obviously, my...

Perfect Ten: What I’ve always wished for in a Fallout MMO

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This week I've been absolutely consumed by the thought of Fallout 76. I know, I know I shouldn't get my hopes up for a...

The Stream Team: Going to the temple in Path of Exile’s Incursion League

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We're going to the temple and we're gonna get loooooot! As much as Massively OP's MJ is tired of starting over in Path of...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 173: The Bless Mess

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Justin and Bree discuss Bless Online's launch, EVE Online's Into the Abyss, Fallout 76, Elder Scrolls Online's spyware issue, Path of Exile's Incursion, H1Z1, Star Trek Online, Trove, DDO, and UO, with mailbag questions on the Bless Mess and on open-world immersion.
Well... huh.

Wargaming cracks down on fansites with EULA changes

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Stealthy changes to Wargaming's North American end user license agreement has some of its games' fansites worried that the company may be overstepping its...

Hi-Rez launches standalone F2P game Realm Royale, a mix of ‘open-world PvP MMO and your favorite hero shooter’

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You can't accuse Hi-Rez of not chasing trends: Not only is it introducing a battle royale mode to SMITE, but it's actually just launched...

Apple’s OpenGL deprecation could spell trouble for some MMOs on Mac

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Get all the "haha people game on Macs?" out of your system right off the bat because this one isn't funny. MOP tipster Apparition...

Champions Online puts subscription switch on hold in light of player disapproval

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So, as we reported Friday, Champions Online was on deck to lose its subscriptions just like Star Trek Online. Except that as many, many players...

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