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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.

Elder Scrolls Online previews Bloodroot Forge

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Coming next month in the Horns of the Reach DLC is Elder Scrolls Online's newest four-player dungeon. Bloodroot Forge will take players deep inside...
I don't know any more either, dude.

Mike O’Brien announces Mike Zadorojny as lead designer for the second Guild Wars 2 expansion

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We've reached the end of the third season of Guild Wars 2's story, and now... what comes next? A new expansion, we all know...
In space, lots of people can hear you talk about space.

Frontier Developments plans a convention for Elite: Dangerous in October

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Do you have a deep and abiding love for Planet Coaster? Probably not. How about Elite: Dangerous? Yes, that's good, many more hands are...

Tamriel Infinium: The problem with Elder Scrolls Online’s Morrowind plot is the twist

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I played the Morrowind expansion for Elder Scrolls Online to death when it was sitting on the test server. But oddly, it was a bit...

Guild Wars 2 team answers living world questions while dancing around expansion spoilers

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Is it too early to declare this the week of Guild Wars 2? What with the release of the much-anticipated One Path Ends season...

Guild Wars 2’s expansion reveal set for August 1

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Finally! Live on the Guild Wars 2 website is a teaser for the game's second expansion, to be formally revealed a week from today at...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 128: Geeks at Disney World

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, World of Warcraft, Dark and Light, RuneScape, RIFT, and Star Trek Online, with mailbag questions on when an MMO "clicks" (specifically, FFXIV) and what non-fantasy MMOs still exist.

Take Elder Scrolls Online’s Morrowind great house quiz

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Stop what you're doing: There's an INTERNET QUIZ you haven't taken yet! OK, this one is pretty cheesy, but that's the whole point, right? Elder...

Shroud of the Avatar stymies insider trading at the perceived expense of backer privileges

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Yesterday, Shroud of the Avatar's Starr Long announced a change to its testing forums that has ruffled more than a few backer feathers. "Due to the...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 One Path Ends is live, plus first impressions of Siren’s Landing

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I realise that you were probably expecting some rather excited ramblings that contained my first impressions of the Guild Wars 2 season 3 finale, One...
Just behind.

RuneScape is a massive hit on Twitch

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Time and again, we here at Massively OP have noted how RuneScape seems to be incredibly underestimated by the larger MMO community. For how...

Guild Wars 2 cracks down on PvP match manipulation

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Guild Wars 2 players who were engaging in shady activities designed to boost their PvP win count and status are finding themselves the target...

One Shots: Hail to the victor!

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Have you ever been able to capture a truly victorious moment in your MMORPG journeys? Rees Racer did, and he is not above showing...

Guild Wars 2 teases its legendary Orrian hammer, retailers fiddle with release dates

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There's a lot of excitement, confusion, and uncertainty regarding Guild Wars 2's immediate future, but it's looking like the devs are going to keep...

Massively Overthinking: Building a better MMORPG economy

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We are on a roll with the epic questions for Overthinking lately! "The recent article about monetization got me thinking about just how much most...
I SMOLDER WITH POINTLESS RAGE

Choose My Adventure: Two approaches to whining about DC Universe Online

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Dear readers, today I am going to try something different for all of you. And it's predicated on the fact that I'm not just...
IT BURNS!

Guild Wars 2: One Path Ends speculation and the Black Lion Hunters Contract

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Hear that buzz? It's Guild Wars 2 gearing up for its third season finale next week... and then, ultimately, pushing into uncharted territory with...

Battle Bards Episode 101: Ragnarok Online

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As the Battle Bards cruise into their second hundred episodes, it’s time to cover a very long-lived fantasy MMO from 2002, Ragnarok Online. The...

The Stream Team: Going back to the temple in Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series

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Last time in our Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Choose My Adventure series, Gamorra's sister wasn't being especially helpful -- even...

Beat Elder Scrolls Online’s Falkreath Hold, buy a Nord manor

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When the Horns of the Reach DLC launches for The Elder Scrolls Online next month, one of the dungeons wrapped up in the bundle...

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