‘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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Ex-Destiny devs on the downsides of big game production
It should almost go without saying that making a successful AAA-type game requires more than throwing money and manpower at a computer screen all...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Maw of Lorkhaj trial will have a puggable normal mode
The latest Elder Scrolls Online Thieves Guild DLC dev diary is aimed at dungeoneers seeking to take on Maw of Lorkjah, the upcoming 12-man...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 53: The MMOs of winter 2016
Justin, Bree, and Matt discuss Blade & Soul, The Division, Black Desert, WildStar, Final Fantasy XIV, and a mailbag question on Destiny 2.
MMORPGs celebrate The Revenant’s Oscars
If your MMORPG has a Revenant class, you'd best not be missing the opportunity to plug it today, as the movie celebrates its three...
Elder Scrolls Online DLC adds loot NPC, reinstates RvR forward camps
ZeniMax has a few last bits of PvP info to push out before The Elder Scrolls Online's Thieves Guild DLC goes live in March. Of...
How player healers will cure disease and set bones in Revival
In my very first MMORPG, I was obsessed with the idea of becoming a healer -- not someone who cast healing spells but someone...
The MOP Up: Top raiding guild quits World of Warcraft (February 28, 2016)
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...
One Shots: I heart you
Valentine's Day is already well behind us (and greatly before us), but the love among the MMO community never dies down. Today we have a...
Guild Wars 2’s next raid wing opens March 8th
During its weekly Twitch stream, ArenaNet announced that Guild Wars 2's next raid wing will open on March 8th. "The second wing of our...
The Stream Team: Elite dungeon diving in The Secret World
Before you can throw yourself at the mercy of the bosses in The Secret World's Nightmare Dungeons, you have to prove your mettle by...
Chaos Theory: The Secret World really needs player music
Sing us a song, you're the piano man. Except, you can't -- not in The Secret World. That's because there is no player music...
Perfect Ten: Ten weapons that should be in more MMOs
Swords, spears, axes, maces, and bows for fighters. Wands and fancy-looking staves for mages. Wolverine-style claws and double daggers for thieves. Some useless trinket...
Global Chat: What is Daybreak thinking with H1Z1?
Daybreak's announcement earlier this month that it will be splitting H1Z1 into two games triggered a flood of responses from the MMO blogging community,...
Guild Wars 2 improves structured PvP with a minor patch
We mentioned earlier today that the second season of Guild Wars 2's professional league kicks off today, so it seems apropos that players are...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 52: Horror sloth!
Justin and Bree discuss Black Desert 's cash shop, H1Z1, Guild Wars 2, ArcheAge's laundry, Devilian, Grim Dawn, FFXIV, and TSW, with mailbag questions on voiceover localization.
Revival discusses the size and the history of estates
A huge portion of Revival's funding and development centers around the real estate market, so it's not shock that the game's estates are kind...
Rank 55 Dragons wins the ESL Pro League Season for Guild Wars 2
The first season of Guild Wars 2's professional e-sports league has come to its conclusion. And who won? Well, in the macro sense, no one...
The Elder Scrolls Online adds new vanity pets for DLC owners
Owning the DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online already confers a benefit upon you, insofar as you have access to everything contained within that...
The Secret World’s subscriber badge reward unwittingly provokes dismay
The Secret World's recent membership status tweaks have more than a few players up in arms. A 450+ post thread on the official forums chronicles...
The MOP Up: PlanetSide 2 gets a promotion (February 21, 2016)
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...
