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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.

Get ready for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns with checklist, interactive trailer

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So Guild Wars 2 players, we hear that there's something going down in your neck of the woods tomorrow. Some sort of expansion where blindfolded...

Star Trek Online gives away free hoverboards

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WildStar and The Secret World aren't the only MMOs getting into the Back to the Future spirit this month. Star Trek Online has its...

The Secret World’s Samhain Halloween event stalks in next week

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Halloween is just around the corner, and so is The Secret World's Samhain event: festivities kick off next Tuesday, October 27th.  Every year the...
I'm looking at you through the glass.

Check out some footage of planetary landing in Elite: Dangerous

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Space may very well be the final frontier, but it's the planets within space that get your imagination going. Elite: Dangerous is letting players...
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Guild Wars 2 recaps raids, PvP leagues, and legendary weapons

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The first expansion for Guild Wars 2 launches on October 23rd, which means that players are now in the final countdown. Perhaps you'd like...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Last-minute hopes and preparation for Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns

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I swear I've been waiting all year to say this: Heart of Thorns hits this Friday, everyone! Cue the massive in-game parties, mass orders...

Chaos Theory: Sneaking into The Park with Joel Bylos

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Decisions, decisions. When you are invited to a special sneak peek of The Park, the upcoming single-player game based on The Secret World's own...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 34: Rollbacks and breakups

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Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR, WildStar, GW2, RuneScape, Marvel Heroes, Black Desert, Nexon/NCsoft, WoW, and Wakfu, with mailbag questions on expansion pricing and horizontal gameplay.

Guild Wars 2 details its upcoming action camera

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ArenaNet explains Guild Wars 2's upcoming action camera in its latest website post. The feature will ship with the Heart of Thorns expansion, and...

Here are 10 compelling reasons to get excited about Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns

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There are always some of us who aren't quite on board with the latest and shiniest games and expansions and instead wait to be...

First impressions: SWTOR’s Knights of the Fallen Empire delivers

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For the last few days, I have been playing the Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion Knights of the Fallen Empire. My expectations going...

Guild Wars 2 talks post-Heart of Thorns PvP

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ArenaNet published a couple of Guild Wars 2 dev blogs today, both of which focused on the fantasy title's PvP. The first piece talks...

Guild Wars 2 runs down last-minute expansion launch details

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ArenaNet Game Director Colin Johanson had a few words to share today to prepare the Guild Wars 2 community for this week's Heart of...
Cool players don't look at explosions.

Guild Wars 2 shows off its new action camera

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The combat of Guild Wars 2 sits in an interesting place between full-on action combat and more traditional combat mechanics, but it definitely edges...

EVE Evolved: Does skillpoint trading make EVE pay-to-win?

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EVE Online's realtime skill training system has been a major point of contention throughout the game's lifetime, being a boon for those with little...

The MOP Up: Heart of Thorns countdown (October 18, 2015)

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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...
So, how about those balance issues?

Destiny addresses major bug before Trials of Osiris return

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Competitive content that's meant to push players to their limits is something less than effective when bugs muck up the process. The Destiny team...

Elder Scrolls Online patches in fixes, introduces Forge-Mother Alga

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Elder Scrolls Online has been busy patching all three versions of its game this past week. A small PC and Mac patch fixed a...

Bossa Studios boss on Worlds Adrift’s business model, PvP, and more

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I've been keeping one eye on Worlds Adrift for several months now, as many of the concepts put forth by developer Bossa Studios are...

The Daily Grind: How would you mix MMO features to create the best one ever?

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Today's Daily Grind question -- more like command! -- from Massively OP Kickstarter donor Tim is short and sweet: Mix features to create your perfect MMO. It...

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