‘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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Guild Wars 2’s PvP League starts tomorrow
Guild Wars 2's first PvP League season starts December 1st, which, not coincidentally, is tomorrow. ArenaNet has published a how-to post for those of...
One Shots: The rowsdower abides
One of my most prized physical MMO possessions is my WildStar rowsdower plushie. It always sits there, looking at me as though it's accusing...
Guild Wars 2 sees a bright future in e-sports
Why did Guild Wars 2 go free-to-play? According to Fortune, ArenaNet's decision to switch business models was centered around its desire to grow the fan...
Chaos Theory: Seven reasons I am thankful for The Secret World
It is definitely no secret that I like The Secret World. I mean, I really like it. OK, so I adore it in a...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the shooter and console MMO fan
Well, I'm still playing the hell out of Star Wars: Battlefront, despite its many (many) faults! It may just be the Star Wars feels, but this...
Guild Wars 2 hints at WvW overhaul as WvW dev departs studio
A big revamp of Guild Wars 2's world vs. world mode is in the works according to a Reddit post by Lead Developer Colin...
The Secret World’s November update teases Issue 13, dungeon finder, and more
The Secret World's November development update letter is live. It highlights a new cash shop gifting option as well as two additional nightmare raids....
Check out Destiny’s legendary edition and refer-a-friend program
Do you have a friend who hasn't gotten into Destiny but might be ripe for the converting? Bungie is hoping that you'll persuade him...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for Guild Wars 2 players
It's been a glorious, if very long and busy, year for Guild Wars 2, so I'm sure ArenaNet is eager to see Wintersday approaching at...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for total MMO newbies
If you're anything like me, you probably have a tough time deciding what kinds of gifts to buy all of your totally real, not-at-all...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s Veteran Ranks take center stage again
This week, I really wanted to talk about Orsinium. There are some really great things happening in Elder Scrolls Online in the DLC that I’d...
Interview: Pantheon devs on funding, Unity, and the launch window
Brad McQuaid's Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is an MMO that's suffered more than its fair share of drama and setbacks, but even detractors will agree...
The Daily Grind: What are the basic rules of conduct for an MMO community?
If there's one thing I've learned from 18 years of playing MMOs, it's that games train us to abide by some pretty weird codes...
Elite Dangerous shows off the system specs for Horizon in its latest newsletter
What will it take for you to land your ship on planets in Elite: Dangerous? Well, at the very least it will take a...
MMO Mechanics: Three game-changing movement mechanics
In order to create the most truly challenging MMOs that connect players with the specific virtual environments they're traversing, developers have always worked on...
One Shots: Transformations
Guild Wars 2 and One Shots is a pairing as old as time immemorial. Thus, it's great to bring this good-looking MMO back into...
The Game Archaeologist: Shadowbane
Way back when I used to haunt the corridors of Gamestop and had yet to shun the place due to its stinky evil, I remember...
The Secret World livestream teases new PvP minigame, Issue 13
Today's Secret World dev stream may not have delved deeply into details, but it did tease some upcoming content players can look forward to....
Elder Scrolls Online’s veteran ranks are going bye bye
Elder Scrolls Online creative director Rich Lambert made a post on the game's official forum recently that should lead to much rejoicing. Unless you...
The Daily Grind: What’s your worst MMO guild drama horror story?
Guild Wars 2's raiding guild drama earlier this week naturally made me think of guild drama I've experienced myself. I mean, if you've been...
