‘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: Better virtual homes and gardens
Lately I've been overdosing on some serious Sims 4 time (blame the Seasons expansion announcement for this!) and indulging in my long-standing passion for...
The Stream Team: Raiding ARK’s island ascension cave
With access to a full set of ARK servers, Massively OP's MJ and the crew have their choice of adventures. And today, they choose...
The Crew 2’s official launch day and trailer are here, along with a trail of bad reviews
The Crew 2 has reached its official launch day for console and PC, but maybe don't be too anxious to press the buy button....
Guild Wars 2’s devs had way too much fun making the roller beetle mount
It's Guild Wars 2's most unusual mount yet -- scratch that, the most unusual mount of most any MMORPG yet. And as players cruise...
Enter to win a copy of Will to Live Online from AlphaSoft and MOP!
Here's a new one for us: Will to Live Online hit Steam early access back in April. Developer AlphaSoft calls it an "MMORPG-shooter whose...
ZeniMax is getting only half of the amount originally awarded in the Oculus lawsuit
Did you think that the Oculus vs. ZeniMax lawsuit was over when ZeniMax was awarded $500 million in its legal battle with the VR...
The Soapbox: The western port of Bless Online feels like a curse
To say that the development of Neowiz’s high-fantasy MMO Bless has been somewhat beleaguered would be an understatement. Since the Korean import’s Western release...
Elite Dangerous’ Beyond: Chapter 2 arrives today; here’s the launch trailer!
The second chapter in Elite Dangerous' Beyond content is due to land early this afternoon, with the Alliance Challenger as well as a "selection...
Guild Wars 2 continues efforts to fix its living world episode issues
When you deliberately add roller beetles to your game, you have to know that bugs are going to be an issue.
Guild Wars 2's newest...
Battle Bards Episode 123: Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire
With eagerness in their hearts, the Battle Bards rush toward another Guild Wars 2 soundtrack, ready to bask in the aural glory of this...
Perfect Ten: The best MMO debuts by year, 1997-2006
By now, many of you probably know that I'm the curator of the MMO Timeline on my personal blog. On this page, I've attempted...
Guild Wars 2 deals with disconnections and progress-killing bugs for its latest episode
Finally! You can play the newest episode of Guild Wars 2's Living Story! And by "play" we of course mean "attempt to play before...
The Daily Grind: What are your ‘must have’ features for an MMO space sim?
With Star Citizen on the way (eventually) and smaller efforts like Prosperous Universe, Starfighter Inc, and Dual Universe in the works and titles like...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 176: Guild Wars 2, The Crew 2, and Elder Scrolls too
Justin and Bree discuss Fractured's Kickstarter, Trion Worlds' purchase of Gazillion, Guild Wars 2's new episode, The Crew 2's launch, drama in Elder Scrolls Online and Black Desert, The Sims, DDO, Trove, what we bought in the Steam sale, and pipedreams for Marvel Heroes.
SuperData’s May 2018 revenue report shows Fortnite slowing down, Pokemon Go picking up for summer
May 2018 was good to Fortnite, again, SuperData's latest global revenue report shows, but its growth rate may be coming to a middle. "Fortnite...
Elite Dangerous drops new cinematic video with tantalizing ‘space legs’ tease
Two more days until Beyond: Chapter Two arrives in Elite Dangerous, superfluous colons in tow! And other more interesting things, too, as Frontier dropped...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Our preview of Guild Wars 2’s Long Live the Lich, now live
We've waited out the short delay, and today's the day when we get our hands on the third episode of Guild Wars 2's fourth Living...
ArenaNet on Guild Wars 2’s living story, Heart of Thorns vs. Path of Fire, security, and momentum
Though ArenaNet was technically at E3 this year, the group representing Guild Wars 2 was chiefly a marketing and business one, so they carted our interview...
Elite Dangerous previews the redesigned Krait ahead of this week’s Beyond: Chapter Two launch
Elite Dangerous is in the home stretch ahead of the launch of Beyond: Chapter Two later this week, and you know what that means:...
The Daily Grind: Are you an impulse buyer in MMO cash shops?
During last week's podcast, Justin and I were discussing MMOs that seem to make it hard for us to give them money, which led...
