‘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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Guild Wars 2’s October balance update is live today, along with dismounting skills for the Warclaw
You can look now: Guild Wars 2's latest balance patch is here today with tweaks for every class and most of the specs too....
Eternal Magic publisher denies accusation that it plagiarized WoW and Guild Wars 2, shades accusers
Over the weekend, we covered a brewing storm in the world of Eternal Magic. The MMO, developed by Chinese studio Duoyi, just hit open...
Astellia Online just got its first downtime and patch since launch
It's patch day for the newly launched Astellia Online! "On Tuesday October 1st, we’ll be bringing the servers down for our first scheduled maintenance,...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Does Guild Wars 2 release more paid outfits than armor skins?
I’ve noticed a common complaint bouncing around the Guild Wars 2 community, one that I believe to be a myth. Today, I’d like to...
Destiny 2’s Shadowkeep launches today as Bungie teases the future
It's a pretty momentous day in Destiny 2 history today as the game is launching its new Shadowkeep expansion, making its leap off of...
Guild Wars 2’s build and equipment templates are coming on October 29
Earlier this year when ArenaNet was doing damage control following the layoffs, one of the most exciting pieces of news about the future of...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs do you keep installed long-term, even when you’re not playing them?
I tend to be the kind of person who keeps MMOs and other video games installed a long time, especially if I've gone to...
The Elder Scrolls Online updates players on its plans for performance upgrades in its next few patches
System performance, the never-ending bugbear of all applications. The Elder Scrolls Online has been running for a while now, and naturally that has meant...
The MOP Up: Warframe’s community designs stunning fashion
One really neat aspect of the ultra-popular Warframe is that Digital Extremes invites artistic community members to design cosmetics for the game. The best...
Global Chat: Diving deep into Project Gorgon
While you're over there playing the same-old, same-old MMO, do you know who is having a spectacular time discovering one of the most original...
Eternal Magic has been accused of ripping off Guild Wars 2, World of Warcraft, and SMITE
It's no secret that Eternal Magic, the now-in-beta PvP MMO from Chinese developer Duoyi, got off to a bad start with the community earlier...
Guild Wars 2’s next major class balance patch is dropping October 1
Forget your pumpkin spice lattes, Tyrians, because you will soon be drinking deep from the cup of a balance patch that is due to...
Vague Patch Notes: Crime and punishment and intent in MMOs
Last week, we saw Blizzard explain its philosophy behind why some World of Warcraft bugs in which players got to get more stuff than...
Interview: ArcheAge Unchained’s Merv Lee Kwai on housing, RMT, and the future of the game
The announcement of ArcheAge Unchained and its buy-to-play, no-pay-to-win ruleset has been one of the big surprises of the season for the five-year-old MMORPG...
Massively Overthinking: MMOs, challenge, and flow
A couple of weeks ago, MMO developer Mark Kern tweeted a controversial claim about how challenge and interactivity is the point of games (and...
Elder Scrolls Online on the ‘class identity’ that informs its upcoming combat and balance changes
If you're looking at the headline here and thinking oh no not class fantasy, then be aware: ZeniMax knows it's a loaded term and...
The Stream Team: MOP experiences Guild Wars 2’s new prologue, Bound by Blood
There is more content ready to be explored in Guild Wars 2, and Massively OP is up to the challenge! How dangerous could a...
Destiny 2 prepares for its Steam jump with maintenance and preloading
It's almost time for Destiny 2 to enter the verdant fields of Steam, and you had best believe that comes along with some maintenance times....
The Daily Grind: What constitutes a ‘classic’ MMO to you?
Earlier this week, a job posting on Blizzard's career site made it clear that the company considers Diablo III one of its "classic" games....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 239: Astellia ascending
Justin and Bree discuss Astellia, Guild Wars 2, ArcheAge Unchained, WoW, LOTRO, PlanetSide Arena, and Project Gorgon, with a mailbag topic on making gaming more productive (or not).
