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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.

Elder Scrolls Online swaps midyear events over game performance, Elder Scrolls Legends launches Moons of Elsweyr

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Traditionally, as we approach the middle of the year, Elder Scrolls Online pushes out the Midyear Mayhem PvP event. But you might have noticed...

Massively Overthinking: Always be achievin’ (in MMOs)

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A while back, my husband and I were idly chatting about MMO achievements. Neither one of us is much of an achievement hunter, or...

Destiny 2 will be down for 12 hours in preparation for the arrival of cross-save

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If you had plans to play Destiny 2 at any point during the day today, then I'm afraid I've got some bad news: The...
Make me different.

Shake things up with Guild Wars 2’s skill-swapping Core Swap WvW event

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ArenaNet will be bringing a touch of Highlander influence to Guild Wars 2's world-vs-world PvP battles at the beginning of July with the introduction...

Tamriel Infinium: Getting the most out of your Elder Scrolls Online box and sub in 2019

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One of the most confusing things about any game that chooses a hybrid business model is figuring out what you need to buy in...

Flameseeker Chronicles: A guide to Guild Wars 2’s revivified Dragon Bash

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Dragon Bash is an event that first ran in Guild Wars 2 in 2013, less than a year after the game launched. It was...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most satisfying ‘massively’ content?

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A while back, I saw a great thread on the MMORPG subreddit about "massive team PvP." The writer was looking specifically for games with...
Call the WAAAAAMbulance.

Global Chat: Daybreak is a zombie, walking

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What can call an MMO blogger out of retirement? A game studio putting in below the bare minimum of effort in its updates seems...

The Game Archaeologist: Sierra’s Fates of Twinion and Ruins of Cawdor

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A few years ago I regaled you with the fascinating tale of one of the very first multiplayer graphical MUDs, the absurdly named Shadow...

Massively Overthinking: The worst MMO cash shop trickery

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Last week, games psychologist Jamie Madigan tweeted an underrated comment about how psychological tricks used in restaurant menu design are also found in video...

Destiny 2’s fall patch turns Eververse gear into Universal Ornaments as Bungie revamps the Bright Dust economy

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Tess Everis will have some new surprises in store for the Guardians of Destiny 2 this fall, Bungie has announced, as the fall patch...

Elder Scrolls Online deep-dives the guild accessibility tools added in update 22

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Whenever a big campaign for Elder Scrolls Online launches - and we've seen three come and go now! - the campaign itself always makes...

The Stream Team: Chasing dragons in Elder Scrolls Online’s Elsweyr

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Massively OP's MJ got sidetracked by side quests, but she's eager to determine what is up with the dragons in Elder Scrolls Online's main...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 225: The slash and burn of Amazon Game Studios

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Justin and Bree discuss E3, Black Desert, Warframe, Last Oasis, Amazon, New World, Ship of Heroes, SWG Legends, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, with mailbag questions on monetizing character costuming and beating bad launch dead horses.

Guild Wars 2 resurrects Dragon Bash events from June 25 to July 16

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Surprise! Dragon Bash is returning to Guild Wars 2 next week. Even our columnists were stunned at this announcement, as the event hasn't been...

Choose My Adventure: TERA’s Valkyrie and the free-to-play grind

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Close set of voting this time 'round, at least in terms of TERA's business model. For a time, the polls were literally at 50/50,...
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Destiny 2’s daily player count is surging back to a million players

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Things were looking a little... dicey for Destiny 2 for a bit there, let's be honest. But the good news is that all appears...

The Daily Grind: What does Destiny 2 still need before you’ll call it an MMO?

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With Destiny 2 back in the news thanks to its free-to-play relaunch, Stadia platforming, and new expansion, online gamers have once again returned to...

Bungie aims to deliver more Destiny 2 content ‘as often as [it] can deliver it’

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The future is looking a bit brighter for Destiny 2, which, after much concern over the game's prospects following Bungie's split with Activision, recently...

Elite: Dangerous’ galaxy-spanning, six-month player voyage concludes with 4000 explorers

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What lies at the very edge of the known galaxy? As of this past week, a select group of very dedicated Elite: Dangerous players...

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