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‘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.

It's just silly.

The MOP Up: SWTOR’s subscription tauntauns smell great on the outside

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For all who subscribe to Star Wars: The Old Republic, there's a new gift waiting for you under your seat. You get a tauntaun!...

Destiny 2 elaborates on the Empyrean Foundation quest and shows off Twitch Prime goodies

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Bungie's weekly update post is once more chock full of information, and this week it's focused on the next major quest due for the...

One Shots: Making a good thing look even better

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We all like to look our very best, especially when we're taking screenshots of our favorite MMOs for public consumption. So why not use...

ZeniMax says Update 25 includes planned performance upgrades for Elder Scrolls Online

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The Elder Scrolls Online has had another moment to check in with performance update details, and it looks like most everything is on track...
Have you heard?!

The Game Archaeologist: The rise of Guild Wars

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In early 2005, World of Warcraft mania was rising exponentially, month over month. But even as Blizzard's MMO juggernaut barreled toward its full strength...

Guild Wars 2’s massive balance patch eyes major nerfs

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There's a big, big update coming for Guild Wars 2 players -- and no, it's not another Living World Saga thingy. This one is...

Interview: Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs just announced a new game called Colossus

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Camelot Unchained studio City State Entertainment has been teasing something big for a while now. This morning, CSE's Mark Jacobs told backers to tune...

The Daily Grind: Do you think all space MMOs should have spacelegs?

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A few of my guildies have been deep into Elite Dangerous lately, and one of them recently pointed me to some of the rumors...

Massively Overthinking: The undeath of the MMORPG genre

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Last week, there was a provocative thread on the MMORPG subreddit that subverted the tired idea that the genre is "dead." It's not, u/Selphea...

Harvesting and crafting will soon grant experience in Crowfall

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February - and Crowfall's big overhaul - are inching closer, and ArtCraft has been teasing some of the big changes it's making with the...

Guild Wars 2 collabs with the Ad Council’s Seize the Awkward suicide prevention campaign

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Here's some warm fuzzies we don't want to postpone to our monthly Massively Uplifting column: Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet is using its annual...

Interview: Barunson on the state of Astellia Online as it launches on Steam today

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Astellia Online was big news throughout 2019, as Barunson sought to bring the South Korean MMORPG westward but with careful attention paid to so-called...
Same hat.

Datamining hints at a return of the Trials of Osiris PvP mode to Destiny 2

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It would seem that the latest update to Destiny 2 had some tasty veins of data to mine. Dataminers of the multiplayer shooter who...
Cool, cool cool cool.

Datamining unveils hints about the remaining content in the Icebrood Saga for Guild Wars 2

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When you're curious about the upcoming content for Guild Wars 2 but don't have any official word on the matter, who do you turn to?...

Tamriel Infinium: The biggest surprises from Elder Scrolls Online’s Dark Heart of Skyrim reveal

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Earlier this month, The Elder Scrolls Online unveiled its 2020 plans for the Dark Heart of Skyrim at a live community event. Some of...

Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Shadow in the Ice

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The prologue and first episode of Guild Wars 2’s The Icebrood Saga did a lot of setting up, but weren't very satisfying. Episode 2:...
Sure, that makes sense.

Guild Wars 2 touches on Raven Portals and hidden events in a livestream

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The most recent episode of Guild Chat from Guild Wars 2 perhaps wasn't too revelatory, but it did touch on a couple of things...
All those darn crows refuse to stay airborne.

Fight or Kite: MMO PvP needs to be memorable or it’s not worth the bother

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The best combat-related moments I’ve had in gaming were always surprising feats or wild encounters with other players. They weren’t always victories, but those...

One Shots: Dragons — why’d it have to be dragons?

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Dragons: They come in every shape, size, and element, and about all of the ones that have ever been invented exist inside one MMO...

MMO Business Roundup: Guild Wars’ art book, Day of Dragons drama, Red Dead hackers, FogBank layoffs, and more

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Welcome back to another roundup of MMO (and MMO-adjacent) industry news! Guild Wars' art book: If you happened to read our swag guide ahead of...

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