‘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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All the big MMO and multiplayer news from The Game Awards 2024
If you watched the 10th annual Game Awards tonight - perhaps alongside Chris and MJ - then you probably don't need this post. But...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2024
You know, this traditional end-of-the-year roundtable shouldn't be a thing. We've been doing this such a long time and getting so much coverage on...
Elder Scrolls Online could be offline as long as 12 hours today thanks to a datacenter power failure
Hope you didn't want to play Elder Scrolls Online today: The core servers are having serious issues right now and won't be back anytime...
Destiny 2’s seasonal holiday Dawning event launches with a bunch of bugs in tow
Nobody likes to see things go wrong during the holidays, and that definitely includes the players of Destiny 2, who were diving in to...
The Stream Team: Adopting Guild Wars 2’s Mr. Ribbington
Disappointingly, after making Mr. Quiggles in Guild Wars 2 last week, Massively OP's MJ did not get one to carry around with her (although...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 497: Walking down the Path of Exile 2
Justin and Bree discuss Path of Exile 2's early access, Elder Scrolls Online weird event snafu, EverQuest's The Outer Brood, and ArcheAge's second sunset of the year, with adventures in WoW Classic, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on the normalization of bad MMO monetization and why some gamers melt down over every bit of MMO news.
Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday has returned through January 2 with plushie weapons
Guild Wars 2 friends, it's time to head to Divinity's Reach in your festive snow gear because Wintersday has returned to Tyria this afternoon....
Fight or Kite: IfSunSets tasks players with surviving the night on a zombie-filled island
We are rapidly approaching the end of the year, and my game time is getting especially sporadic. This time of year things is a...
One Shots: Don’t move or Kris Kringle gets it!
Even though it's the apocalypse, it doesn't mean we have to cancel Christmas! That's the message coming through loud and clear as our jolly...
Elder Scrolls Online’s 10th anniversary fizzles as ZeniMax cancels its North American meetup
Hope you weren't planning on attending the big anniversary bash finale for The Elder Scrolls Online because ZeniMax Online Studios just abruptly canceled it.
Readers...
Ubisoft shareholders are apparently still in buyout negotiations – under Guillermot family control
Rumors of an Ubisoft buyout have popped up multiple times in recent memory - in fact, the last one was back in October, when Bloomberg...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best combat as of 2024?
Are you a tab-target person or an action-combat or somewhere in between? Maybe you're a rogue and you're about to chime in with turn-based...
Massively Overthinking: The top three MMOs we played in 2024
I know from experience that when I list out the MMOs I want to play in a given year, it is an aspirational list....
End-of-Year Eleven: The healthiest live MMORPGs going into 2025
One of the biggest factors when choosing a potential MMO to enjoy is how "healthy" it is. In other words, is the online game...
Ubisoft is shuttering XDefiant already, along with multiple studios – around 277 workers affected
Dreadful news for XDefiant fans and Ubisoft workers tonight: The game is closing down permanently, and several hundred Ubisoft employees are being laid off.
Ubisoft...
The Stream Team: Making Mr. Quiggles in Guild Wars 2
When finished with the Janthir Wilds story to date in Guild Wars 2, what's the next best thing to do? Make a huggable stuffed...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 496: Go ahead Corepunk, make our day
Justin and Bree discuss Corepunk's early access, Ubisoft's cozy MMO, and Throne and Liberty's spear, with adventures in WoW Retail and Classic, SWTOR, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on MMOs we bounce off of and the allure of lifetime subs.
Elder Scrolls Online is giving away class style packs for its anniversary – but there’s a catch
As Elder Scrolls Online pushes into the final month of its year-long 10th anniversary celebration, it has one more promo for players... or at...
The Stream Team: On the Gold Road again in Elder Scrolls Online
Fate has intervened again, and MJ has arrived in Elder Scrolls Online's West Weald to figure out how to stop the Deadric Prince of Paths (who apparently still doesn't have her memories) from messing up the world. Tune in live at 8:00 p.m. to find out in Paths of Chaos.
Elite Dangerous players brace for the worst as the last Thargoid Titan makes its way to Earth
The past two years have seen a long and drawn-out fight between the players of Elite: Dangerous and the alien force of the Thargoids,...
