‘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 initially aims for a small desert borderlands WvW test
Even as Guild Wars 2 players are diligently farming zones in the hopes of obtaining a Heart of Thorns PvE beta key, ArenaNet is...
The Stream Team: Breaking into a Secret World safehouse
So close, and yet so far! Part of The Secret World's Issue #10 remains unfinished for Massively OP's MJ; after completing the clubhouse, she...
Elder Scrolls Online video demonstrates freedom and choice
Do you like freedom? Do you like choices? Well, of course you do; you're a living person, not RoboTron 2010. Elder Scrolls Online purports...
Guild Wars 2 unveils the Guardian elite spec: Dragonhunter
Here we are in the wilds of Guild Wars 2 once again, and you can see we've got a big old dragon right there....
Destiny prepares to throw players into the Prison of Elders
The bad news: You've been sentenced to prison and are severely outnumbered by powerful, ancient beings. The good news: The warden has allowed you...
Chaos Theory: Reaping the Whirlwind in The Secret World’s Issue #11
To spoil or not to spoil; that is the question. When it comes to The Secret World, that's a very serious question indeed! As much...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s beta drop RNG
Never before have I seen Guild Wars 2's Dry Top and the Silverwastes hive with such activity as we've seen this week. In case...
Elder Scrolls Online hints at Imperial City, Orsinium DLC
The next major milestone for The Elder Scrolls Online is its console release, obviously. But what comes after that? When can players on the...
Plan out your Guild Wars 2 specializations with this tool
One of the big changes coming with Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is the revamp of the trait system into the new specializations....
Global Chat: What happens to original MMOs when they get sequels?
Telwyn at GamingSF asks a question that I've contemplated from time to time: When an MMO gets a sequel, what happens to the original...
There’s an ARG going on in Elite: Dangerous right now
Elite: Dangerous players are in the midst of an ARG based around in-game artifacts that were tracked down by a coordinated community effort. Producer...
ArenaNet strips, kills, deletes, and bans Guild Wars 2 cheater
Today's lesson is that you shouldn't cheat in online games. Alas, a Guild Wars 2 character had to die to provide this valuable information...
The Daily Grind: Should more MMOs include advanced classes?
One of the very first RPGs that I played was Final Fantasy for the NES. I remember pouring over the manual at my friend's...
Guild Wars 2 hints at bow-using Guardian elite spec
The next elite specialization for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns may be out of the bag, as ArenaNet posted a new piece of...
Elite: Dangerous generates its galaxy with NASA data
Elite: Dangerous is a work of science fiction; that's not under discussion. So as in all science fiction, the developers just created a galaxy by selecting...
The Daily Grind: Are you an obsessive MMO screenshotter?
I can't help myself. I'm sorry, but I can't. I have folders stuffed with screenshots that attest to my habit of always stopping to...
The Secret World cinematic director moves on to other Funcom projects
If you've enjoyed the hand-crafted cinematics in The Secret World over the past couple of years, then chances are you've benefited from the efforts...
The Stream Team: Clubbing Tokyo-style in The Secret World
It's crunch time! The Secret World's Issue #11: Reaping the Whirlwind is launching next week, and MassivelyOP's MJ still hasn't found the White Rabbit! That...
Elite: Dangerous tests interplay between Mac and PC versions
Being a member of the Mac gaming tribe no longer means that you have to be quarantined from the glorious PC master race, at...
Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns’ first elite spec is the Chronomancer
Let's talk history for a moment. Before Guild Wars 2 was a thing, before it was even an idea, the team at ArenaNet was working...
