Subscription MMOs are generally those that restrict play to gamers who pay an ongoing fee, usually monthly, though shorter and longer subscriptions, as well as lifetime subs, do exist. Some free-to-play and buy-to-play games also include optional subscriptions.
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Final Fantasy XIV launches Blue Mage into the spotlight today
It's time to say the words that everyone in a party wants to hear in Final Fantasy XIV: "Don't kill this guy yet, wait for...
Final Fantasy XIV offers one more overview of Blue Mage before it goes live tomorrow
Tomorrow marks the unlocking of Blue Mage, the newest job added to the Final Fantasy XIV lineup... and also the first limited job, which is...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 4.5 in review
Ah, that's the good stuff. I'm not going to lie, I was honestly a bit concerned about this patch for Final Fantasy XIV. Not just because...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s Battle at the Binary Stars heats up
Star Trek Online has a serious crush on Discovery right now -- and why not, since the show has propeled the franchise back into...
One Shots: 100% pure nightmare fuel
Oh hey! Nice to see you there! Do you think that you can stop screaming quite so loud? Yes, I know that our header...
LOTRO Legendarium: A requiem for trait lines
Back in last October when Standing Stone Games announced that it would be launching the legendary server type, one of the most contentious points...
Final Fantasy XI’s latest version update brings some very minor changes for Dragoon and Dancer
The developers behind the very reliably updated Final Fantasy XI talked a great deal about how this month's version update would bring balance changes for...
Exclusive: Legends of Aria previews its first major content of 2019
We've had our eye on Legends of Aria since, well, long before it was called Legends of Aria, meaning we've been watching the game...
For Science: The psychology of online gaming toxicity, fanpersonism, and gamer identity
Over the holidays, I bumped into some great video material from author and YouTuber Caleb Ross that seems useful for online gamers in particular....
Blizzard and Netease will be cranking out games together at least until 2023
Chinese gaming giant Netease has popped up in the news over and over this past year. It poured money into SpatialOS and is building...
World of Warcraft smacks Monks, Shamans, and Druids with PvP nerfs
To help bring some fairness and balance to the relentless, never-ending warfare of World of Warcraft, the folks at Blizzard have recently made some...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2019
With nearly all of our end-of-2018 content finally and blissfully behind us - seriously, I always breathe a huge sigh of relief when it's...
More MMOs you’ve never heard of: PlaneShift, Stendhal, Ashen Empires, Zezenia, and Project Diaspora
Think you've seen it all and played it all in regards to MMORPGs? There's always a lot of smaller and lesser-known games out there,...
Excelsior! Bereft Blizzard boasts big boost with stupendous Stan Lee stand-in wandering World of Warcraft!
Greetings, heroes of Azeroth! Many MMO and other multiplayer titles mourned the much-missed and many-storied media mogul Stan Lee when he passed away in...
Blizzard’s Mike Morhaime will leave planned advisory role in April
Back in October, Blizzard announced that Mike Morhaime was stepping down as president of the company after 27 years working there. While World of...
Perfect Ten: Mobile MMOs to watch in 2018
Love it or hate it, MMOs are going mobile in ever-increasing numbers. Last year saw a crop of acclaimed titles making their way to...
Richard Bartle reveals the secrets and history of MUDs
If you know even a little bit about the history of the MMORPG genre, you'll be aware that these games didn't start with World...
EVE Online releases its December 2018 economic report
Forget space adventures, who'd like to look at some spreadsheets? Yes, it's time for the monthly official EVE Online economic report, breaking down all of...
The best Massively OP MMO community polls of 2018
Polls are a quantitative sort of magic that we don’t often get from our other articles - at least when they aren’t being brigaded...
Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.5, A Requiem for Heroes, is live today
The conclusion of Final Fantasy XIV's expansion story starts today with the launch of patch 4.5, A Requiem for Heroes. Players can log in...
