‘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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The Stream Team: Another attempt at AQ3D’s Yokai adventures
Last time Massively OP's MJ tried to do some Yokai story in AQ3D she was waylaid by a visit from Artix! Much fun was...
ArcheAge kicks off the Lantern Festival as a tribute to the lost
The development team at ArcheAge is encouraging everyone to stay home and stay safe, and part of how you do that is by focusing...
RIFT activates Frozen Waters battle pass and bonus experience event
Looking for something -- anything -- to do in RIFT these days? How about a new battle pass might provide some goals and rewards...
Massively Overthinking: How are MMO players faring through the pandemic?
This week's Overthinking is going to be a bit different from normal. As we've been covering extensively for more than the past two months,...
Age of Conan announces a test for the new Onslaught group scenario
Age of Conan needs your help to test out an upcoming new group scenario. This group content, called Kuthchemes Temple Onslaught, is inspired by...
Path of Exile’s latest patch introduces a mid-season nerf to an overpowered notable
So there's a new patch on the way for Path of Exile, and like other updates to this multiplayer ARPG, it's another particularly beefy...
The Stream Team: Celebrating First Contact Day in Star Trek Online and the Borg
Star Trek Online fans are very familiar with the celebration of First Contact Day, and Massively OP's MJ is ready to join the festivities....
Perfect Ten: MMOs that were ahead of their time
Timing is, as they say, everything. A good idea presented at the wrong time (and perhaps in the wrong way) might fizzle hard when...
ArcheAge, RIFT, Trove, and more Gamigo MMOs launch a reforestation charity initiative
Gamigo is announcing a big charity project today with Eden Reforestation Projects, which will raise money to plant trees all over the world while...
APB Reloaded discusses its Easter event and beta testing for the Unreal Engine upgrade
APB Reloaded has a lot of pots boiling right now and they'd like to share what's cooking with you, so let's get right to...
The Stream Team: Looking for SWTOR datacrons in Alderaan places
Alderaan meets a sad end, but not today. Today, Massively OP's Larry and MJ might meet a sad end though! The duo is off...
PlanetSide 2 reboots its Outfit Wars qualifier after exploits
The good news about PlanetSide 2's Outfit Wars revamp is that the qualifiers have produced lots of good data for the developers to use...
Pandemic roundup: Humble Conquer COVID-19, Bethsoft events canceled, EA ‘stay and play’
Welcome back to another roundup of the impact of COVID-19 on gaming.
A huge stack of game studios have chipped in to support Humble's Conquer...
Why I Play April Fools’ Day
So it's time for our April Fools' Day joke, which means that usually it's my time to shine. Seriously, a lot of these have...
Ascent: Infinite Realm rebrands to Elyon, launches new website
It's no joke: The long-in-coming steampunk MMO Ascent: Infinite Realm has a new name. Daum Games announced yesterday that the game is now and...
Global Chat: Is Animal Crossing New Horizons an MMO?
One trend that we have noticed over the past decade or so is the blurring of lines between "regular" video games and MMORPGs. It...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 265: Delusions of Elyria
Justin, Bree, MJ, and Mia discuss Chronicles of Elyria, Guild Wars 2, PSO2, Ashes of Creation, Saga of Lucimia, WoW Classic and Burning Crusade, with adventures in LOTRO, Revelation Online, Don't Starve Together, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on player housing and optional sub servers.
Wizard 101 announces the arrival of a test realm and new pet features that will be up for testing
The arrival of a test realm very often seems to be a development that's met with a lot of praise from players, so fans...
EverQuesting: Looking back at EverQuest’s 21st year
There are landmark years, and then there are landmark years. (Not to be confused with Landmark, which has been gone for years.) You can...
Defiance and Defiance 2050 are both kicking off Armistice Day festivities
You have to give both Defiance 2050 and the original Defiance credit, since they both are living up to their names. Somehow the titles are...
