‘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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The Stream Team: Seeking the Skein of Secrets in Elder Scrolls Online
After retrieving two items already, Massively OP's MJ now understands that the key to her Elder Scrolls Online quest Relics of the Three Princes...
Guild Wars 2’s Repentance launches tomorrow – without some player character voices, however
We're less than a day away from the release of part three of Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds, dubbed Repentance, and unfortunately, ArenaNet has...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Fallen Banners DLC and Update 45 are live on PC/Mac – but you can’t just buy the DLC outright
It's a big day for Elder Scrolls Online fans - as long as they're on PC or Mac, anyway - as the Fallen Banners...
The MOP Up: Diablo IV ups its treasure goblin game
Diablo IV doesn't have a treasure goblin any longer. It has treasure goblins, plural, as Blizzard introduced several new variants to these popular loot-spawning...
Elder Scrolls Online shows off the Exiled Redoubt dungeon coming with the Fallen Banners DLC
If you thought that the first dungeon that Elder Scrolls Online previewed was a bit of a mouthful, you may be pleased to learn...
Storyboard: How do you roleplay in MMOs that don’t want you to roleplay?
Readers, I am about to blow your minds. Are you ready to have your minds absolutely blown? It's going to be a huge shock,...
The Daily Grind: How often do you update your Steam reviews of MMOs and multiplayer games?
MMO veteran Scott Hartsman recently skeeted a gamedev article about Steam reviews, specifically looking at the data on whether or not spending time replying...
The Stream Team: Backseat Streaming rides shotgun for more Elite Dangerous space combat
MOP's MJ and Chris are riding shotgun in the cockpit of a big internet spaceship once more for tonight's Backseat Streaming. That's right, it's...
Destiny 2 previews Heresy act two’s Court of Blades activity and new rewards arriving next week
It's time for the next act of the Heresy episode in Destiny 2 on March 11th, and that means a new repeatable activity to...
Elite Dangerous pauses new colony establishment to address an unspecified ‘important issue’
The first week of system colonization's open beta in Elite: Dangerous has passed, and it's been an extremely active week, with over 8,000 systems...
Guild Wars 2 is planning a WvW update in March and a PvP Push beta in May
Yesterday's full announcement of Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds Repentance chapter came with more than a trailer and date: It also came with a...
The Stream Team: Orca Quaggans, candy, and alchemy in Guild Wars 2
Massively OP's MJ hasn't done any crafting yet in Guild Wars 2, but that won't stop her from dabbling in alchemy. She needs to...
Guild Wars 2’s Janthir Wilds: Repentance content launches March 11
Guild Wars 2's quarterly cadence marches onward next week as March 11th sees the formal launch of Repentance, the third content chunk (and therefore...
The Daily Grind: What MMO gameplay feels like ‘homework’ rather than fun?
One of the reasons I've been enjoying Guild Wars 2 so much for the the last seven months is that it doesn't assign me...
Diablo IV’s Rod Fergusson talks about live service longevity and the benefit of ‘ruining the surprise’ in comms
Most fans of Diablo IV primarily absorbed general manager Rod Fergusson's talk at this year's DICE Summit as the point when he announced he...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s Might and Mastery Season is looking weak for March
Pokemon Go's still in the middle of its Unova's Global Tour this weekend, but we've also been warned of the March 4th start of...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online lays out its March plans
Elder Scrolls Online published its schedule for March activities, which includes a set of PvP-focused login rewards, new endeavors, a Deathmatch weekend, the Jester's...
One Shots: How to potty train your dragon
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The Daily Grind: Does EVE Online need an EVE Classic version?
We've asked many times in the past about MMOs that could use a classic version, and we often get the same responses. Guild Wars...
Elite Dangerous plans four more ships, an update for squadrons, and a new feature in 2025 roadmap
The current year looks to be another one where Elite: Dangerous is stepping on the gas. Or considering we're talking about internet spaceships, is...
