‘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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Chaos Theory: Tips and tactics for The Secret World’s Manufactory dungeon
After my initial dev tour through The Secret World's Issue #12 , I couldn't wait to get back into the newest dungeon, The Manufactory,...
Destiny sold 6.3 million copies its first month
How successful was Destiny's September 2014 launch? Pretty successful, by most measuring sticks. Bungie moved 6.3 million copies of its sci-fantasy shooter in the first...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 raiding factsheet
If you're anything like me, you'll have been bursting at the seams to find out what shape the promised "challenging group content" will take...
Asheron’s Call still offline after two weeks
The entire Asheron's Call population has been homeless for two weeks and counting.
Back in late August, a serious problem was discovered when players were...
Global Chat: Money prison
What kind of prison charges you money to stay there? An MMO prison, obviously!
The Ancient Gaming Noob has a few insightful words to say...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 29: Pathfinder fading
Justin and Bree discuss WildStar, Ultima Online, Little Healer, Pathfinder, WildStar F2P, ESO's Imperial City, EQ Next's playtest, and the people in the magic box.
Check out these top 10 newbie tips for Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2 is seeing a surge of player interest these days with the dual-punch of the core game's F2P move and the expansion release...
Destiny 2 would have come out this month; instead, we get update 2.0
Here's an interesting peek into an alternate history: Destiny 2 was originally slated to come out in September 2015.
This harkens back to Bungie's original plan...
Bungie loses lawsuit to ex-Destiny composer
Ex-Destiny composer Martin O'Donnell has prevailed in a lengthy legal battle with developer Bungie. The company must restore O'Donnell's stock holdings and pay what...
Elite: Dangerous has sold 825,000 copies
The good news for Elite: Dangerous fans is that the latest financial report for Frontier Developments is available, and the game appears to have...
The MOP Up: Blizzard belongs in a museum!
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: Blown away by a kiss
First of all, thank you to everyone who heeded the call for more screenshot submissions! I know you all love sharing those in the...
The Daily Grind: Do you subscribe to F2P or B2P MMOs?
The other day when I was writing up a post on Elder Scrolls Online's new DLC, I noted that while the content cost a...
Destiny is hosting a Crucible preview event next week
Destiny's 2.0 update is heading our way next week on September 8th, and Bungie is busy getting players ready for the major changes to...
Here are the winners of Guild Wars 2’s emblem contest
Remember Guild Wars 2's guild emblem contest? Well, it's over! And ArenaNet has chosen five winners from more than 500 entries, after a judging...
The Stream Team: The Secret World’s Manufactory dungeon, take two
The last time MassivelyOP's MJ poked into The Secret World's new Manufactory dungeon, she couldn't get past the first room. Apparently it would help...
Elite: Dangerous names planet after soldier’s late mother
One of Elite: Dangerous' community is grieving this summer after losing his mother in June. Citing his love for the game and his missed...
Guild Wars 2 overhauls WvW guild objective system
Guilds will have a lot more to do in world vs. world encounters when Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns launches next month. ArenaNet...
Perfect Ten: The 10 MMO memories we all have
I have been playing MMOs with varying degrees of intensity for the past 12Â years. That is really weird to me. It also means that...
Guild Wars 2 unleashes fresh Mordrem event next week and blogs about raids
ArenaNet just confirmed the rumors it sparked about a Mordrem event coming to Guild Wars 2:
From 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7) on September 10 through...
