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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.

One Shots: Poppin’ some bubbly

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We are going to kick off this week's exhibition of player screenshots with a few email submissions (yes, some of you still email them...

Whatever happened to Ascent: the Space Game, Aura Kingdom, and Fragmented?

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Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...
Try it out.

Destiny 2 admits poor communication on weapons and the latest faction rally

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The first time Destiny 2 ran a faction rally, its mechanics had a problem where players could basically just earn tons of tokens without...

Massively Overthinking: Tackling our hoarding problem in MMORPGs

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By coincidence, two articles in my feeds this past week both centered on video game hoarding - not hoarding the actual games but hoarding...

Elder Scrolls Online previews Dragon Bones’ Orc-themed Scalecaller Peak dungeon

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If you haven't checked out the Dragon Bones DLC on Elder Scrolls Online's test server in person yet, you should at least take a...

Destiny 2 players erupt over token throttling bugs

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Another day, another Destiny 2 subreddit meltdown, and it's not over the Eververse cash shop, holiday items, or lockboxes this time. Redditors report a multitude...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 153: It’s a whole New World

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, WoW, DDO, New World, RIFT, Elite, and ArcheAge, with a mailbag question on easing into full-scale MMO sandboxes.

CCP addresses EVE Online botter problem, saying it’s at the ‘top of the list’

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Last week, we reported on a situation brewing on the EVE Online subreddit, where player after player spoke out about the game's botting problem,...

The Stream Team: Saving the city from undead in Guild Wars 2

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There's a new event of sorts happening in Guild Wars 2, and it involves saving the city from undead. The trick is, you don't...

One Shots: Poster perfect

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One of the things that impresses me about the submissions to One Shots here is that so many of these pictures really could be...

Elder Scrolls Online breaks out its fourth soundtrack album

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Soundtrack lovers, here's a pleasant surprise for the end of the week: A brand-new album from Composer Brad Derrick and Elder Scrolls Online. Derrick continues...

LOTRO Legendarium: My LOTRO wish list for 2018

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Ever since I've been writing this Lord of the Rings Online column -- which spans back to 2010, if you can believe it --...

EVE Online players beg CCP to address botters after gamer takes down eight botter ships

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Is there a quota for how many sci-fi spaceship MMOs with playerbases angry over exploits we can cover in a week? Because if so,...

Elite Dangerous drops the first part of Beyond this quarter, with beta launching January 25

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We're guessing there are lots of new Elite Dangerous players roaming around now, what with the game having been just 7 bucks on Steam...
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Destiny 2 outlines its 2018 roadmap, including major changes to the cash shop

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It's fair to say that Destiny 2 has had a bit of a rough go over the past few weeks, what with the dropping...
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The Daily Grind: What MMO will be the next to change up its business model dramatically?

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You may not like it, but the vast majority of MMORPGs are free-to-play or buy-to-play as of 2018. EVE Online went free-to-play at the...
Tell me you DO something.

Tamriel Infinium: Three things MMORPGs could learn from Elder Scrolls Online

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Looking at the title, you might think that I believe Elder Scrolls Online is the perfect MMO, and in that case, you'd be incorrect....

Elder Scrolls Online drags you kicking and screaming into its Fang Lair

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When you hear a name like "Fang Lair," your first thought is probably similar to that of Indiana Jones: "Snakes. Why'd it have to...
This is something less than heroic, perhaps.

Check out the dubbed cinematic for Ascent: Infinite Realm

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If you're looking forward to Ascent: Infinite Realm when it arrives on these shores, you're probably also looking forward to learning about the world...
Catching up!

Elder Scrolls Online datamining reveals possible expansion prologue

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Ready to head to new lands in Tamriel? A dataminer discovered some evidence that seems to confirm the long-running rumor about the location of the...

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