‘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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League of Legends finally adds voice chat
For years now, we've been accepting our hostile insults and hyper-constructive criticism in League of Legends through team chat like chumps. Well, that's all...
The MOP Up: Final Fantasy XIV gets primal (March 25, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Ultima Online continues testing free-to-play patch
Can you smell it? The sweet scent of spring is in the air -- and free-to-play trials as well! Ultima Online is on the...
One Shots: At least we have pie
What's the last thing you've ever done in an MMORPG before it was shut down? If you have ever found yourself in this unfortunate...
The Stream Team: A Warframe 5th anniversary party
The party started early for Warframe's anniversary, and from what Massively OP's MJ has seen on some of the ships, they might have partied...
The Daily Grind: When do MMOs get too silly for your comfort?
Let us talk about TERA today. I have never been able to wrap my head around the tone of this game. While it appears...
Neverwinter brings the Lost City of Omu to consoles on April 24
Nothing like a two-month wait for new content while your friends on a different platform get to experience it all! Such is the continued...
A sneak peek of South Africa in Secret World Legends’ Season 2
The things I do for you! You know that story is everything to me, and in order to bring you more information, I allowed...
ArcheAge shows players how the next patch will allow you to tame a dragon
Of all the flying things you can ride in the world of ArcheAge, dragons seem like they might not be the best choice. They're...
Star Wars: The Old Republic seeks more feedback on conquest changes
There are lots of moving parts with the conquest system for Star Wars: The Old Republic, so it was almost inevitable that multiple passes...
Ship of Heroes’ map is ‘larger than the starting maps in City of Heroes’
If you're a City of Heroes fan - or any kind of superhero fan - then you're gonna want to check out the brand-new...
The Stream Team: Sidetracked by Secret World Legends’ side missions
It has come down to investigation and many side missions -- that's what Massively OP's MJ needs to do to move on out of...
Massively Overthinking: Paying for MMORPG emulators, legal or otherwise
MassivelyOp reader Bryan recently wrote to us with a fun question about emulators, a topic that will simply never die as long as MMORPGs...
TERA preps Godsfall update for mid-April
"You will bear witness as gods die."
These chilling words precede TERA's next major content update, named Godsfall. En Masse Entertainment announced today that it...
Path of Exile makes rare beasts easier to get in the Bestiary League
Is it absolutely imperative in Path of Exile's Bestiary League that you catch them all? The most recent patch to the game makes it...
Choose My Adventure: Anniversary groupings in Warframe
Last week's poll on Warframe was a nail-biter, but it ultimately came down in favor of me not buying a new frame for my...
MMO studios form Justice League-style alliance to combat toxicity
After years of trying to crack the serious issue of negative behavior and toxicity among their individual communities, 30 game studios and industry leaders are...
Trion plans Defiance 2050 closed beta for April – here’s how to sign up
Defiance players itching to give the game's reinvention as Defiance 2050 a spin are going to get that chance in April.
"We’re thrilled to announce...
Lord of the Rings Online releases secret goat quest
Leave it to the sly folks at Standing Stone Games to slip a little spring surprise into Lord of the Rings Online.
The studio behind...
RIFT Prime jacks up its quest experience, works on lag
Players on RIFT's relatively new Prime progression server will see one major complaint addressed today: Trion Worlds is tripling the experience rewarded from quests...
