‘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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Perfect Ten: The tabletop GMs behind MMOs
One of the advantages to computer RPGs, I've always thought, is that you don't need a friend who you can alternately sucker or bribe...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Dragon Bones DLC and update 17 are live – and the new outfit system is not cheap
Elder Scrolls Online's paid Dragon Bones DLC and free update 17 are finally fully launched on PC. While technically the update rollout was yesterday,...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Dragon Bones DLC is here, but the EU rollout hit a snag
We've updated below with the chronology of what's up with the servers.
Elder Scrolls Online's paid Dragon Bones DLC and free update 17 are live...
Bless Online interview: Soft launch plans, why Gamigo bowed out, and avoiding pay-to-win
Bless Online is one of the biggest MMORPGs we're expecting to launch in the west in 2018. Over the last six years, we've watched...
The Daily Grind: What do you think about ‘buying runs’ in MMORPGs?
Long ago in classic Guild Wars, I used to be fond of buying runs - probably the earliest was the Beacon's Perch to Droknar's...
Destiny 2 empowers players to set Nightfall strike challenge levels, prototypes raid features
Destiny 2's Nightfall strikes are in the wings, waiting for their turn to receive some love and adjustments. This should happen soon, as Bungie...
One Shots: Toy chests
Really, when you think about it, MMOs are our grown-up toy chests. They have all of these attractive and fun toys to keep us...
Guild Wars 2 griffon changes ruffles players’ feathers
While Guild Wars 2's Lunar New Year patch this past week had plenty for players to absorb and enjoy, it's one change in particular...
The Stream Team: Elder Scrolls Online Dragon Bones dungeon run with devs
If you enjoy playing Elder Scrolls Online, you are likely looking forward to the Dragon Bones DLC that will be released next week. But...
MMOs get incredibly excited about Tesla’s Spaceman
No, you didn't dream it up. Wednesday, the world was abuzz over Elon Musk's Tesla company sending a rocket into orbit that was toting...
Activision-Blizzard Q4 2017: Activision Blizzard boasts ‘record quarter, record year’
With revenues and net bookings up, Activision Blizzard is riding high going into 2018. CEO Bobby Kotick introduced the Q4 2017 report by saying...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPGs should stay away from legacy servers?
Legacy, vanilla, classic, progression - call them what you like, but alternative server rulesets, particularly of the nostalgia-driven kind, are all the rage in...
Destiny 2’s new Crimson Days event says the couple that slays together stays together
It takes two in the new Destiny 2 Crimson Days event. Specifically, players are tasked with taking on a 2v2 Clash and a new...
Here’s what’s changing in Elder Scrolls Online’s combat meta with update 17
Coming with next week's Dragon Bones DLC launch in The Elder Scrolls Online as part of the freebie update 17 patch is an update...
NCsoft Q4 2017: Guild Wars resurges as Blade & Soul and Lineage M drive profits
NCsoft has money to cheer about this past financial quarter, as it posted another year of solid growth. Revenue and operating profit were up...
The Stream Team: Living it up in Guild Wars 2’s Lunar New Year
Firecrackers, racing, and a dragon ball? It sounds like a perfect time to Massively OP's MJ, so she's heading into Guild Wars 2 to...
Flameseeker Chronicles: My Guild Wars 2 goals for 2018
It's the time of year for spring-cleaning and goal-setting, where we look ahead to a fresh start filled with plenty of days left for...
Guild Wars 2’s lunar new year patch is here with some big class balance changes too
Happy Lunar New Year! Guild Wars 2 has trotted out the requisite new year's event in celebration of the year of the dog, though...
The MOP Up: Overwatch rings in the Lunar New Year (February 4, 2018)
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...
Global Chat: To RIFT or not to RIFT?
Everyone's talking about RIFT's new Prime server idea -- and whether or not it will get us playing Trion Worlds' fantasy MMO once again....
