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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.

Elite Dangerous’ 2.4 update today heralds ‘The Return’ of the Thargoids

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When Frontier's servers return to service today, Elite Dangerous will have a shiny new update. Patch 2.4 The Return promises "more mysterious and exciting...

The MMO Book Club votes between Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, DCUO, EverQuest, RuneScape, ArcheAge, and WoW

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Hey, remember the MMO Book Club? That's the Reddit-and-Discord group that allows members to vote on a game to play, then organizes a guild...

Happy 20th birthday, Ultima Online! Here’s how to get caught up on the OG MMORPG

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Just about 20 years ago, my boyfriend and I were wandering through Media Play (heh) when he picked up this box for some new...

Guild Wars 2 races to fix Path of Fire login and instance creation issues during launch weekend

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With the popularity of this month's Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire, the pressure is on for ArenaNet to keep the game running as...

The Daily Grind: Should MMOs get rid of levels?

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I would like to say that when I was a kid playing my first MMORPGs, I was impervious to the grind, that I embraced...

MMO Mechanics: Material storage and the Guild Wars 2 economy

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Guild Wars 2 launched its second expansion, Path of Fire, a few days ago, and as you might expect, a new expansion means some immediate...

Guild Wars 2 counts 11 million players

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A new infographic distributed in honor of the launch of Path of Fire shows that Guild Wars 2 has collected "over 11 million players"...

The Stream Team: The MOP team dives into Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire

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The power of Guild Wars 2's expansion Path of Fire is so great, it brought Massively OP's Bree, Tina, and MJ together! That's right, all...

Massively Overthinking: How will Star Citizen make money after launch?

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During this week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I attempted to tackle a question sent in by commenter and listener Sally Bowls - specifically,...

Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire has launched; get caught up on the expansion here!

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Update: It's live now! Have fun! Guild Wars 2 officially launches its second B2P expansion, Path of Fire, today. In just two hours in fact....

Tamriel Infinium: First impressions of Elder Scrolls Online’s Clockwork City DLC

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It's hard to know where to start with these impressions because the upcoming DLC for Elder Scrolls Online is significantly more complex, more extensive,...
I fell into a burning fire of fire.

Here’s what’s changed since you last played Guild Wars 2, including Path of Fire’s spec changes

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Hey, there's a Guild Wars 2 expansion coming: Path of Fire. Maybe you're coming back for that. Maybe you left the game only a...

PSA: This is your last chance to grab the end of Guild Wars 2 Living World Season 3 for free

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Coming back to Guild Wars 2 this week due to the hullabaloo over Path of Fire? You might end up with a nice content...
Bang bang.

Choose My Adventure: The return to Guild Wars 2

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Many moons ago, when I was first hired on Massively-that-was, my fellow hire at the time was a lady by the name of Rubi...

Take a peek at Elder Scrolls Online’s Clockwork City DLC map and subzones

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Now that Elder Scrolls Online's Clockwork City DLC is live for testing on the PTS, the spoilers have changed over from a trickle to...

Jukebox Heroes: Music from Destiny 2, LOTRO, Absolver, Black Desert, and Champions Online

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Apologies for being extensively absent from this column over the last few months! Every day the Massively OP offices are deluged with fan mail...
And we shoot the varmint.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 136: Westward ho!

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Justin and Bree discuss Wild West Online, Star Citizen, EVE Online, Black Desert, Phantasy Star Online 2, FFXIV, DDO, Neverwinter, Ultima Online, and of course Guild Wars 2, with mailbag entries on Star Citizen's monetization and solid free-to-play side MMOs.

Flameseeker Chronicles: Our Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire launch countdown checklist

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I can't quite believe that around 18 months of Guild Wars 2 development is about to drop in our laps this week through the Path of...
Now imagine you're dragging a sack.

Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire is rejiggering crafting material storage to prevent hoarding, and fans are not happy

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Material storage in Guild Wars 2 is a pretty important part of the game, especially if you have any interest in crafting. People who...
HOT TIMES, SUMMER IN THE CITY

Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire launch trailer is hot. One might even say it’s on fire. Because it is.

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Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire launch is coming up fast on Friday of this very week, which means today is launch trailer day....

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