‘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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Elder Scrolls Online drops Murkmire, Wolfhunter trailers, buffs subscriber benefits
ZeniMax is dropping some good stuff at QuakeCon for players of The Elder Scrolls Online. If you're a dedicated subscriber, you're in for some...
Massively Overthinking: Should MMORPGs incentivize exploration – and how?
Our Daily Grind on exploration last week sparked an intriguing follow-up from MOP reader Miol.
"When asking about sightseeing and exploration in MMORPGs, you also...
Guild Wars 2 has all the activities going on right now
Perhaps to distract MMO players from next week's Battle for Tyria (or whatever) expansion, Guild Wars 2 is really cranking out all sorts of...
Elder Scrolls Online hosts free play weekend, hands out freebies, and outlines PvP updates
Have any grand plans for this weekend? If you have nothing better to do, why not take a trip to Tamriel and enjoy some...
Tamriel Infinium: Becoming a Wolfhunter with the Elder Scrolls Online devs
While I have been an MMORPG fan for a very long time, I was also a comicbook fan long before the MCU was a thing....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 181: Some devs just want to watch the world tree burn
Justin and Bree discuss World of Warcraft's lore drama, Star Citizen's stockpiling controversy, DDO's new expansion, Riot's MMO tease, Albion's Merlyn, and TESO's DLC, with mailbag entry on the Horde impact and SC's pay-to-win.
Black Desert and Ascent Infinite Realm publisher Kakao is investing in esports
Kakao is a massive South Korean company, and as most MMO fans reading blogs probably know, video games are just one element of that...
Player-designed document combines Dungeons & Dragons with Destiny
Want to play some Destiny or Destiny 2 material sitting around a table with friends? Then you will want to check out the D&Destiny...
One Shots: Motion sickness
Our headlining picture today comes with a request for some help, so we're calling all Warframe players to give their aid!
"So I finally decided...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Wolfhunter launches August 13: Here’s all the werewolf stuff you should do in the meantime
Are you prepared for Elder Scrolls Online's upcoming Wolfhunter DLC? If not, you should probably take a peek at ZeniMax's guide, which is a...
The Daily Grind: When was the last time you went sightseeing in an MMORPG?
Are you into stopping and smelling the flowers, literally or figuratively?
I started thinking a bit about this thanks to a tweet ZeniMax sent out...
The Elder Scrolls Online details the monsters of Moon Hunter Keep
The inhabitants of Moon Hunter Keep in The Elder Scrolls Online do not, in fact, hunt the moon. They hunt werewolves, which is also...
Destiny 2 is offering a $60 ‘Legendary Collection’ all-in-one bundle for Forsaken’s launch
We already knew that Destiny 2's Forsaken expansion is dropping on September 4th, but yesterday, Bungie announced that it's putting out a "Legendary Collection"...
Global Chat: The ‘We Don’t Play World of Warcraft’ Club
What do you do when you don't play World of Warcraft but everyone else all around you does and won't stop talking about it...
The MOP Up: Citadel gets reignited (July 29, 2018)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Global Chat: Getting a handle on Legends of Aria
One of the great benefits of reading the wealth of MMO blogs out there is that you can touch base on a huge variety...
Space survival game ROKH has suspended development
Following ROKH's early access debut in May 2017, the space survival game faced significant obstacles. It got bogged down in a legal dispute last fall...
The Daily Grind: Do you tilt toward sci-fi or fantasy in your MMOs?
I always found it weird that bookstores always shoved science fiction and fantasy subgenres together, kind of like a "here's a general section for...
The Elder Scrolls Online encourages players to visit Orsinium with its August event
It's currently Midyear Mayhem in The Elder Scrolls Online, an event running until August 6th encouraging you to go hog wild on PvP. But...
Destiny 2 previews expansion gear, plans PvP changes, investigates streaky RNG
Still got your eye on Destiny 2's Forsaken expansion coming out at the tail end of summer? Prepare your trigger finger too, as yesterday...