‘Buy-to-play’ is a term that refers to games that have box or download fees associated with them but do not incur a mandatory subscription. Some have optional subscriptions and are more properly referred to as hybrid B2P. Most have cash shops and microtransactions.
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The Daily Grind: What are some quietly impressive things in your fave MMO that nobody notices?
When my husband and I went back to Guild Wars 2 for Janthir Wilds a few weeks ago, he booted up the game for...
The MOP Up: Albion Online patches Paths to Glory and talks up mounts
Albion Online's third patch for Paths to Glory came out last week, an update which "includes balance changes, Destiny Board improvements based on your...
Guild Wars 2 just unveiled a new 5v5 PvP mode called Push with beta starting next week
Somebody go tell MOP's Sam that Guild Wars 2 is about to get a new PvP mode and he may actually like it! ArenaNet...
Elder Scrolls Online’s update 43 has brought home tours to PlayStation and Xbox
Elder Scrolls Online players on console are finally joining their PC and Mac friendos today as update 43 rolls out to Xbox and PlayStation...
The Stream Team: Going on a raid in Elite Dangerous
When you think "raid" in our corner of the gaming sphere, you usually think of large parties in an instanced dance battle. Not so...
The Stream Team: Touring Guild Wars 2’s Kodan village
What's that? The next step in Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds story is to explore? Well that fits right into Massively OP's MJ's personality!...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 483: Singing the Blues Protocol
Justin and Bree discuss the demise of Blue Protocol, WoW's War Within launch, RuneScape's sub fee hike, and Wizard101's console ambitions, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on MMO cosmetic gear, Ultima Online as a survival game, and sticking to a vision as MMOs age.
Destiny 2 launches a week-long sword celebration September 3 and previews a new pathfinder tree
"Swords are cool," says Destiny 2 developer Bungie. "So why not honor them with a week-long event?" That's quite literally the rationale granted by...
One Shots: Save the teddy bear, save the world
In any other MMO, a child's teddy bear is usually nothing more than a sign of innocence or an environmental storytelling cue. In The...
You can now properly play Elder Scrolls Online on your Steam Deck
Yes, we know you could technically already play Elder Scrolls Online on your Steam Deck with some workarounds and tweaks and tricks and allowances....
Flameseeker Chronicles: How to gear up in Guild Wars 2 in 2024 – without breaking the bank
Gearing in Guild Wars 2 is simultaneously really nice and also very frustrating. It's nice because there is no uber tier of stats locked...
Massively Overthinking: The MMOs without player housing in 2024
Last week, Guild Wars 2 became the latest western MMORPG to finally add proper housing, with pages lifted straight out of Wildstar and RIFT....
Perfect Ten: Underrated MMOs that deserve a second look in 2024
We've all been there at one time or another. We've been playing the same-old favorite MMO for a long time and then suddenly feel...
Elite Dangerous confirms a third new ship and Powerplay 2.0’s arrival in October as Lave Radio hits 500th episode
Frontier Developments' monthly studio-wide livestream has once more provided some tasty tidbits for Elite: Dangerous players. Following a teaser image earlier this month, FDev...
Elder Scrolls Online is giving away the Dragon Bones DLC for logging in four times in September
As part of its 10th anniversary celebrations, The Elder Scrolls Online has been handing out some insane freebies all year, and next month, the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 482: The war within two expansion launches
Justin, Bree, and Colin discuss Guild Wars 2 Janthir Wilds, World of Warcraft The War Within, Elder Scrolls Online's U43, DDO's Myth Drannor, Dune Awakening, and Path of Exile 2.
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More, more more! How do ya like it? How do ya like it? Ideally players of Destiny 2 do like the additional things they're...
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The Stream Team: Journey to an Unknown Territory in Guild Wars 2
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The Stream Team: Building a Khajiit embassy in Elder Scrolls Online’s Grahtwood
Massively OP's MJ has made it to Grahtwood in Elder Scrolls Online, and she's even met with the king in Elden Root. And that...
