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‘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.

Global Chat: Elder Scrolls Online’s disguised gameplay

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It seems as though some players' attention has shifted back to Elder Scrolls Online this spring, especially with the recent Dragon Bones DLC drop. Telwyn...
Cursing.

Destiny 2 adds in Nightfall strike scoring and text chat for PC

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After reading through the most recent Destiny 2 patch notes, you can join us in a sigh of relief at the fact that the...
Impressive!

Elder Scrolls Online kicks off Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood celebration events and sales

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First Guild Wars 2, now Elder Scrolls Online: It's heist week in MMORPGs. ZeniMax announced this morning that it's repromoting the shadowy corners of...

Battle Bards Episode 116: There be dragons

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Mighty and majestic, scaly in hide and shrewd of mind, smoking with fury unabated… these are the Battle Bards! Also, dragons. Yes, in today’s...

Neocron’s latest build is more stable and better looking

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The community team behind Neocron's current development should be lauded for how much it works to both keep the game operating and improve upon...

Enter to win a copy of Wild Terra from Juvty and Massively OP!

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February was a big month for MMORPG sandbox Wild Terra. Developer Juvty Worlds heavily overhauled the taming and mount system in the game as of...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 159: Panda punching

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Justin and Bree discuss all the new stuff coming in March, plus news from TERA, RIFT Prime, H1Z1, Black Desert, Guild Wars 2, and secret projects, with mailbag questions on the fast pace of the site and MMO terminology.
I own two books about this game's lore, for reference.

The Soapbox: Six responses to the ‘gaming is wrong/evil/an addiction’ argument

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I recently went on a rant about gaming, but it wasn't directed at gaming. It was in defense of gaming. I am so weary...

Elite Dangerous’ Beyond – Chapter One launches today

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Commanders, today is your day: Elite Dangerous' Beyond - Chapter One goes live this afternoon after today's lengthy downtime. As we've previously noted, the...

Guild Wars 2’s next living story episode, A Bug in the System, launches March 6

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After just a week's delay, ArenaNet has rolled out the teaser trailer for Guild Wars 2's next living story episode. Dubbed A Bug in the...

Elite Dangerous and RuneScape devs are auctioning off fun perks for a good cause

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Multiple gaming studios and groups in the UK have teamed up with the Special Effect charity for #GameBlast18 happening this very weekend, including Elite...
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Guild Wars 2 previews upcoming PvP/WvW skill splits

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A skill is going to have the same general effect in all arenas of Guild Wars 2, but there are a lot of things...

Destiny 2 team revises its update roadmap

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No development plan survives first contact with the community, and Bungie freely admits that its previous Destiny 2 roadmap was subject to change at...

Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s new outfit system is close to perfect

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I can spend hours with an outfit designer in an MMORPG. When APB was a new thing, I literally spent whole game sessions in...

ArenaNet delays Guild Wars 2’s next living world episode to ensure it ‘lives up to standards’

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Were you expecting Guild Wars 2 to drop a new living world episode trailer today, complete with deets on when the episode is rolling...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 158: We are all heroes

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Justin and Bree discuss Final Fantasy XIV, Closers, Guild Wars 2, Trove, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Secret World Legends, and Tree of Savior, with mailbag questions on lockboxes without gambling and sunsetting working MMORPGs.

Flameseeker Chronicles: My favourite Guild Wars 2 Friend/Ships stories

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Friendships and social interaction are everything when it comes to enjoying MMOs in my mind, so you can imagine how much I adore the...
Very nice, how much.

Elder Scrolls Online dataminers spoil the heck out of the upcoming chapter

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Ever since ZeniMax promised a new expansion-scale chapter for The Elder Scrolls Online this year, dataminers have been champing at the bit to be...

Elite Dangerous’ Beyond – Chapter One launches next week – here’s the trailer

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We're just a week away from the launch of Elite Dangerous: Beyond - Chapter One, that fascinating space abomination of colons and dashes! Frontier...
Oh great.

Leaderboard: What kinds of MMORPG purchases do you consider pay-to-win?

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I know I'm not alone in noticing that MMO gamers of late seem to have become sharply divided on how to define the term...

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