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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: Mummies making tracks

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Let me tell you, I'm not playing RIFT right now but still I am so very tempted to log on and purchase that squirrel...
All errors should have been ingored

Destiny 2 passes the baton to the live team, outlines future updates

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"Right now at Bungie, we’ve passed the development torch from the people that made Destiny 2 to the people who will sustain it." With both...

The Daily Grind: Are you an MMORPG gamer playing Destiny 2?

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Pretty much the entire time between when Destiny 1 was announced and the day Destiny 2 was confirmed for PC, every single article we...
Bang bang.

Choose My Adventure: Not quite farewell to Guild Wars 2

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I am not done with Guild Wars 2. This may or may not come as a surprise to people, but it's still the case regardless....

Bungie now says it’s unbanning Destiny 2 players ‘banned in error’

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Remember how yesterday Destiny 2's community was all freaked out about account bans they believed were being caused by use of overlays from programs...

Guild Wars 2 is releasing a vinyl soundtrack for Path of Fire and planning Extra Life shenanigans

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You hipsters still have your vintage record players, right? I mean, how else are you going to enjoy Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire's...

Battle Bards Episode 108: Vampires and werewolves

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Here’s a musical episode that you can really sink your teeth into! Your… ear teeth? In any case, the Battle Bards are evaluating our...
It's a fooler.

Perfect Ten: 10 reasons MMO characters seem truly insane

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We all like making the occasional observation about the weirdness inherent in video games, but most of us also recognize that what we're really...

SuperData declares Destiny 2 the ‘fastest selling digital console game in history’

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SuperData's September 2017 video gaming market global revenue analysis should make Bungie happy, whether or not it was bleeding players ahead of the Destiny 2...

Bungie denies Destiny 2 community claims that third-party apps are triggering PC permabans [Updated]

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We've updated with Bungie's latest statement at the end of this post. It's a classic case of he said, she said: the MMO edition. Following yesterday's...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 141: Mouse invasions and elf butts

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Justin and Bree discuss MMORPG Halloween, Trove, World of Warcraft, EverQuest II, DDO, Life is Feudal, Bless, Destiny 2, and Project Gorgon, with a mailbag question on how and whether we should all be supporting struggling MMOs.

MMO blogger dives into the theoretical math behind lockboxes

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MMO blogger Serrenity, whom many of you will recognize from his clever comments here on MOP too, has a compelling blog post on his...

Global Chat: Is there a gaming middle class?

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Here's an interesting thought for the day: Is there a gaming middle class, one that exists between those with plenty of money or time?...
DO YOU NOT LOVE US?!

Blizzard’s Battle.net has officially expanded to be a little more social

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All right, so rebranding the Battle.net app didn't work out as well as Blizzard had hoped. But the company remains bound and determined to...

Destiny 2 finally arrives on PC, plans four seasons for first year, and becomes best-selling 2017 game

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It's a glorious day for PC players, as they are being welcomed into Bungie's sci-fi universe with the release of Destiny 2. It's been a...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite and least favorite type of MMO daily?

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Over the weekend, Guild Wars 2 players on Reddit opened up a discussion about dailies in the game that spoke to me. I used to...

The Stream Team: Racing through Guild Wars 2’s Shadow of the Mad King

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Massively OP's MJ loved Halloween events before, but Guild Wars 2 is giving her reason to love them more! The game has added mount...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Clockwork City DLC launches today with new raid, houses, and transmutation

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Elder Scrolls Online's Clockwork City DLC is live for PC and Mac players today, assuming they've ponied up for a sub or bought the...

The Daily Grind: How many of you are still playing Guild Wars 2?

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As I type this, Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire expansion has been out exactly a month. At the time, I remember making fun...

The MOP Up: Warface celebrates its birthday in Chernobyl (October 22, 2017)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

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