‘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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Destiny addresses major bug before Trials of Osiris return
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
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
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?
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...
Elite: Dangerous shows off how to create realistic planets
The planets of Elite: Dangerous are procedurally generated, like most of the game. But how does the game pull that trick off? How can...
Perfect Ten: MMO systems that could be great (but I haven’t seen it yet)
Before I start this column, I want to say two important things. First, my experiences do not extend outward to the limits of the...
Guild Wars 2 begins Heart of Thorns countdown, announces ESL Pro League
It's a week until Guild Wars 2's first expansion launches (at 3:01 a.m. EDT on October 23rd, to be precise), and ArenaNet's Colin Johanson...
Massively Opinionated: Which is the best open-world PvP, WvW or FFA?
It's a real battle to the death when Larry Everett invites Tina Lauro and Brendan Drain to debate WvW and FFA PvP.
PSA: The Crew is discounted on Steam right now
Yesterday I implored the MOP chat room to talk me out of purchasing The Crew. Thankfully they did, because today it's on sale via Steam. Strangely,...
The Secret World continues Manufactory dungeon, increases gear cap
Hey, would you like a heap of The Secret World fixes and improvements today? Either way, you're going to get them.
Update 12.5 is out,...
Black Desert Online confirms early 2016 launch with buy-to-play model
The race for 2016 is officially on.
Daum Games confirmed this week that Black Desert Online will be coming out in North America and Europe in...
Funcom’s The Park coming out on October 27th
Funcom's The Secret World spin-off The Park finally has a release date that gets it out in time for Halloween: October 27th.
In addition to its...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 33: Ascent’s James Hicks
Justin and Bree fête Ascent's James Hicks discussing Star Citizen, Wurm Online, Ultima Online, WildStar, Daybreak's mystery game, Elite: Dangerous, RIFT, and Funcom.
ArenaNet isn’t ‘leafing’ us out of Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns hype
A mystery box arrived on my porch today containing a cryptic message...
... and a tree.
Unfortunately for this lovely tree, I don't have my Sylvari's green...
Tamriel Infinium: Orsinium makes me forget the things I don’t like about ESO leveling
Anyone reading this column regularly understands that I have a bit of a tiff with ZeniMax because of the way it's handled the leveling...
Guild Wars 2 dives back into Halloween on October 23rd
Expansion? Who is thinking about expansions when Halloween is prowling about? Guild Wars 2 players will have plenty with which to keep themselves occupied later...
The Crew’s expansion to feature monthly tourney, player-created missions
The Crew's first expansion is coming on November 17th, and Ubisoft has dropped a looooong post on its website that examines the various feature-adds....
The Daily Grind: What should Funcom do?
Man, every time we hear a Funcom report I get so incredibly depressed. I'm no financial expert, but it seems as though the studio...
Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns economy and legendary weapons
ArenaNet has published two Guild Wars 2 dev blogs today: one on the economy and one on legendary weapons. ANet economist John Smith begins by...
Elite: Dangerous shows off a planetary surface
Give people a game about flying around in space and the first question you hear is, "When can we walk around on a planet?"...
