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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.

Flameseeker Chronicles: 2018 Guild Wars 2 predictions

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I adore looking back on last year's predictions about what's to come in Guild Wars 2 in the next twelve months: Even when my predictions...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Dragon Bones DLC hits the PTS, free sub trial begins today

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It's almost time to get your Skyrim nostalgia on! ZeniMax announced last night that the Dragon Bones DLC and accompanying freebie update 17 have...
The shooter shoots.

Ascent: Infinite Realm’s 2019 launch is the future of Kakao’s international ambitions

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Good news, Ascent: Infinite Realm! The future of Kakao's international plans and possible acquisition of western development studios hinges upon your success! Not that...

Lockbox roundup: MMO studios on ‘elegant’ lockboxes, legal issues, and the ‘cosmetics only’ angle

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You know the lockbox thing is reaching saturation when there are so many things to cover we have to resort to a roundup. Nevertheless,...

Radiant Worlds is rescued but SkySaga’s fate remains uncertain

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Things looked very bleak for SkySaga and its parent company Radiant Worlds last August when the upcoming multiplayer game shut down production following Smilegate's...
IT BURNS!

Guild Wars 2 is hiring a writer and narrative designer

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We regret to inform you that while ArenaNet is definitely hiring a Writer / Narrative Designer for Guild Wars 2, it is also a...

One Shots: To new beginnings!

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It's a new year and a new you! Well, probably the old you a few days past the expiration date, but that doesn't mean...

Global Chat: Love the farm, hate the farm

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How do you feel about grinding in MMOs? What about farming? These questions can elicit a wide variety of answers, from shrieks of dismay...

The Daily Grind: What’s the exact MMO character you would never play?

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While I typically love character creation screens in RPGs, when it comes to MMOs, I find that I limit myself more often than not....
Catching up!

Catch up on the revelations from The Elder Scrolls Online’s most recent patch preview

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Curious about the next DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online? We can hardly blame you; it brings with it much-desired features like home storage,...
Oh, look, it's gotten worse.

Elite: Dangerous players are already rebuilding following the Thargoid attack

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For a long time, Elite: Dangerous players felt... well, not exactly safe around the Thargoids, but at least safe enough to poke or ignore...
Guns and ships.

Massively Overthinking: Our MMO hopes and wishes for 2018

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One of the frustrating bits about our end-of-the-year content rollouts is that sometimes predictions and story roundups can come across as negative. It’s way too easy...
Throw wide the gates to let us pass once more.

Food and video games, two great tastes together at last!

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If you thought that the World of Warcraft official cookbook was a stupid idea, then you may not be the target audience for the...

Asheron’s Call exiles take root in Project Gorgon

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It has already been a year since one of the oldest graphical MMOs, Asheron's Call, was shut down unceremoniously following Turbine's decision to jettison...
Some day, I will be good about screenshots. That day is not today.

Choose My Adventure Year in Review: DC Universe Online, Shroud of the Avatar, Guild Wars 2, and Secret World Legends

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As our review of the past year of Choose My Adventure rolls onward (a bit longer than originally planned), we enter what I think...
Tell me you DO something.

Take a peek at Elder Scrolls Online’s Dragon Bones DLC and outfit customization system, coming in February

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Just before Christmas, ZeniMax teased a ton of new content coming for The Elder Scrolls Online in 2018, including three DLC and a full...
feelin' fine!

Dataminer suggests massive Destiny 2 playerbase slump

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If player dataminers are right, Destiny 2 is in trouble, and I'm not talking about the ongoing Eververse rioting. Destiny 2 player and Redditor stevetheimpact...
Never over.

Perfect Ten: The best MMO updates and expansions of 2017

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Last year was positively stuffed with updates, expansions, and cool stuff. A lot of years I struggle to remember which major updates happened in...

The Daily Grind: Would you be interested in a retro-styled MMORPG?

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As it's been about a year now, I know that pretty much nobody remembers John Smedley's ill-fated Hero's Song. For a while there, we...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 151: New year staff roundtable

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Justin, Bree, Eliot, MJ, Larry, Brendan, Tina, and Andrew sit for a roundtable on the MMOs we played in 2017, our 2018 resolutions, and the site's 2017 awards, with mailbag questions on MMO food, PvP, investigation content, business models worse than lockboxes, and the state of the site.

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