‘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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Rumors swirl around the Destiny 2 ‘announcement’ for both lore and a PC version
Destiny 2 was announced yesterday... or teased, more accurately. The point is that it's definitely coming, and Destiny players being who they are, there's...
The Elder Scrolls Online releases Morrowind PAX recap trailer
ZeniMax has put out a fresh Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind video this morning, this time showcasing the PAX East reception for its battleground content...
Funcom CEO suggests that gamers are suffering MMO ‘fatigue’
It's been a good year so far for Funcom with the success of Conan Exiles and the impending relaunch of The Secret World. CEO Rui...
Destiny 2 is official as Bungie posts logo tease
Of course, Destiny 2 was already official for anybody who could read an investor call transcript. But now it's officially official, as Bungie slipped...
The Game Archaeologist: How DikuMUD shaped modern MMOs
Even though there are hundreds and thousands of MMOs spanning several decades, only a small handful were so incredibly influential that they changed the...
The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on depictions of animal cruelty in MMORPGs?
Last week, when Guild Wars 2 revealed its latest minipet, there was a minor squabble on the forums as some players objected to it....
One Shots: I took a picture THIS big!
When you take the best screenshot in the world and want to impress your friends, do you find that you end up exaggerating a...
Super Adventure Box returns to Guild Wars 2 next week!
Every time my 5-year-old sees the extra portal in Guild Wars 2's Rata Sum, I have to tell him it's for Super Adventure Box...
NCsoft rep says bringing City of Heroes toons to Master x Master was his ‘passion project’
We've been speaking with NCsoft West off the record this week, agitating for publicly printable answers on the Master X Master decision to implement City...
The Stream Team: Tearing through Transylvanian terrors in The Secret World
In The Secret World, Transylvania is very much like the monster stories. In fact, there are even more monsters! Massively OP's MJ has yet...
Massively Overthinking: The City of Heroes Master X Master debacle
On Tuesday, NCsoft announced that it plans to introduce Statesman, from the long-sunsetted City of Heroes, as a playable character in its MOBA, Master...
Elder Scrolls Online grants glimpses of Morrowind’s Vivec and Ashlands
Ready for another super-short Elder Scrolls Online snippet? How about two? The Morrowind expanshachapter team has continued posting episodes in its travel series. Last...
Perfect Ten: Memories of an Anarchy Online noob
My initial foray into MMORPGs was, to put it nicely, quite ungraceful. I wasn't even aware that they were a thing until about the...
Rumor: Destiny 2 leak hints at September 8 launch
Reddit is buzzing this morning over posters uploaded across the internet that if legit -- and they do look legit -- seem to reveal a September...
The Secret World welcomes new community manager, should talk about relaunch plans soon
Ever since finding out in late February that Funcom has plans to relaunch The Secret World with a new business model and redesigned combat,...
Jukebox Heroes: Your favorite MMO themes, #18-13
Last week we were off to a great start as we listened to the first batch of player-voted favorite MMO themes. As I said...
Fan creates Guild Wars 2 themed collectible card game
Ever been playing Guild Wars 2 and thought to yourself, wouldn't I rather be playing a card game? UK-based designer and developer Luke Dowding...
Elder Scrolls Online previews Morrowind’s Foyada Quarry (pro tip: lava is hot)
ZeniMax has this morning released a deep-dive of one of the trio of battlegrounds due to launch in The Elder Scrolls Online when Morrowind...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 109: We are all Dragonborn
Justin and Bree discuss our PAX awards, Guild Wars 2, Wizard101, WoW, LOTRO, DDO, The Repopulation, EverQuest, Eternal Crusade, and Pathfinder, with mailbag questions on Funcom's mystery game and Landmark-like sandboxes.
Flameseeker Chronicles: Creating a better balance in Guild Wars 2 raiding
One of the major concerns aired by the Guild Wars 2Â playerbase regarding raid content is the risk of juicy raid-only story details being gated...