‘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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One Shots: Lava picnics and asbestos bikinis
Some days I feel like MMORPGs are an excuse for us to do everything our moms told us to avoid. Jump off a cliff?...
LOTRO Legendarium: Six ideas LOTRO totally should steal from other MMOs
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Elder Scrolls Online previews Update 43’s home tours feature and Infinite Archive additions
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Massively Overthinking: Do you have a ‘mental block’ in MMORPGs?
Back in June, MMO blogger Belghast from Tales of the Aggronaut penned a fun blog about having had a mental block against tanking.
"Something happened...
The Crew Motorfest launches Season 4 complete with a new free weekend now through July 11
Look, you might already have plans for this weekend, but if your plans do not involve driving cars around, you may wish to alter...
Here’s how the ‘cellular automata simulation’ in Raph Koster’s new sandbox MMORPG Stars Reach works
In the wake of the announcement of Stars Reach, Playable Worlds' Raph Koster has been making the rounds of Reddit and the gaming blogosphere...
The Stream Team: Catching the updraft in Guild Wars 2
With the dragon Glint's egg safely guarded in Guild Wars 2's Tarir, Massively OP's MJ can now turn her full attention to destroying Mordremoth...
Bungie’s plan for Destiny 2’s eleventh year is less linear and more about world-building
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Choose My Adventure: The Elite Dangerous vs Pax Dei rematch
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It's launch day for Nexon's The First Descendant, a word I still manage to misspell even after covering this game for at least the...
The Stream Team: A Calamity of Fate in Elder Scrolls Online
With Meln's Black Book in hand and Master Shelreni's spirit laid to rest, Massively OP's MJ is ready for the next step in saving...
Elder Scrolls Online sets July 3 preview date for update 43 and a new housing feature
With Gold Road in the rear-view mirror, ZeniMax Online Studios is looking ahead to what the rest of the year holds for Elder Scrolls...
The Daily Grind: Would you rather have disposable minions or true pets with an MMO pet class?
A few weeks back, MOP's Chris and I were talking about Path of Exile 2's forthcoming Witch character and griping about the way a...
The MOP Up: League of Legends’ game modes help to refresh its theme park design
League of Legends' game director explained why the MOBA is adding a Vampire Survivors-type mode to make it more like a "theme park," saying,...
This year’s Steam Summer Sale brings another collection of bargains for MMORPG fans
It's Christmas in summertime once again, otherwise known to gamers as the Steam Summer Sale, and we're happy to report that there are some...
Massively Overthinking: How ‘massively multiplayer’ do we expect MMORPGs to be?
Earlier in June on the MOP Podcast, Justin and I took a stab at answering the age-old question of what, exactly, constitutes an MMO....
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Elder Scrolls Online makes its Clockwork City DLC free during July
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Tarisland opens its first 10-player raid boss, readies a new instance and bug fixes in next patch
We are now officially into the post-launch content patch season of Tarisland. Even as the MMORPG has initially unimpressed our staff, Tencent is pushing...
