‘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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Massively OP Podcast Episode 216: Star Wars frenzy
Justin and Bree discuss big SWTOR expansion news, plus news from WoW, Blizzard, Guild Wars 2, Skyforge, TERA, Albion, Blade & Soul, and DDO, with a mailbag question on MMO expansion difficulty.
Be one of the first to visit Elsweyr on the Elder Scrolls Online PTS right meow
Elder Scrolls Online fans were hoping this came sooner rather than later: Elsweyr launched on the Public Test Server! ZeniMax Online Studios has teased...
Flameseeker Chronicles: A PvE carebear’s guide to Guild Wars 2 WvW and the Warclaw
By now, you’ve probably seen this hulking, armored cat bounding around Tyria. No, not my Charr warrior; I mean Guild Wars 2's new Warclaw...
Guild Wars 2’s S4E3 A Star to Guide Us is free in the cash shop tomorrow as the welcome back promo rolls on
We're barreling on toward the end of Guild Wars 2's fourth living story season with the War Eternal episode launching... well, we don't know...
Fan recreates classic Guild Wars’ Ascalon City in RPG Maker
Remaking your favorite online world in a different program seems to be a hobby of some fans, which is why we get (for example)...
The MOP Up: Grab your Harry Potter nickname now!
When Harry Potter: Wizards Unite arrives later this year, by which name will you be known and feared? Lord Scooby? Mr. Cheddar? Fluffybutticus? The...
Battle Bards Episode 142: Sunrise, sunset
In MMORPGs across the world, days are beginning and days are ending — and with them come the catharsis of the sunrise and sunset....
One Shots: Band practice went long today
Fred and Wilma's parents always wondered what happened to them. One day they stayed after school for a little extra band practice... and they...
After two months, Shroud of the Avatar has removed its controversial cash-shop buff bonuses
Back in February, Portalarium raised eyebrows when with Shroud of the Avatar's release 62 it added a controversial cash shop item: a buff for...
The Daily Grind: Do you have a ‘port in the storm’ MMORPG?
Yesterday, we covered the news that Elder Scrolls Online is actually implementing queues and adding more capacity and new hardware to handle what its...
Elder Scrolls Online implements temporary queues for EU megaserver thanks to burgeoning playerbase
Generally speaking, all MMORPG developers seek more players. More players means more money, right? Except when it means server problems.
That's exactly what's been going...
The Stream Team: Concluding Elder Scrolls Online’s Elsweyr prologue
When you are listening to Khajiiti legends in Elder Scrolls Online, you never get the whole story at once! And Massively OP's MJ needs...
Elite Dangerous announces April 23 update with newbie tweaks and new pilot modules
Frontier has just announced Elite Dangerous' next big update is launching on April 23rd.
"As mentioned in the beginning of March, this year's initial updates...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 215: Anthem exposed
Justin and Bree discuss Anthem and BioWare, Guild Wars 2, DCUO, RIFT, Albion, DDO, Dragon Quest X, and Black Desert, plus a mailbag topic on event fatigue in MMOs.
RIFT Prime character transfers were delayed over ‘unforeseen circumstances’ as Trove loses CM
When Gamigo announced that it was closing down RIFT Prime, the game's progression server, it told RIFT players that their characters would be safely...
Guild Wars 2: Dragon mounts in War Eternal, living world mini-event, Ritualist outfit datamining, and new short story
Guild Wars 2 is getting yet another mount: the Skyscale.
As detailed by Eurogamer today, what sets this particular dragon (yes, sorry everyone, it's a...
PAX East 2019: Elder Scrolls Online Elsweyr makes playing the bad guy feel very good
During this year's PAX East, freelance games journalist Sam Prell - you might remember him from his time at Joystiq and GamesRadar - took...
Week three of Guild Wars 2’s welcome back campaign unlocks Long Live the Lich
Over the past few weeks, Guild Wars 2 has been enticing lapsed players with its return to Tyria program, which has offered up free...
Fight or Kite: Falling in line with Crowfall
"Everyone group up! Keep the formation tight. Line up and do not let anyone through that door."
We know that they have a siege weapon...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO handles PvE – not just PvM – the very best?
There's a thing we do a lot when we're talking about MMOs: We elide PvM and PvE. I suppose we do it with different...