‘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: Spelunking in Guild Wars 2
After Caithe's memory seeds lead to a sealed cave in Guild Wars 2, Massively OP's MJ knew it was time to go spelunking. But...
Destiny 2 deep-dives Season 22 as Bungie pursues cheat seller ring in court
With the current Season of the Deep now having roughly three weeks left to it, Destiny 2 is looking to the season ahead to...
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Design Mockument: What would a Transformers MMORPG even look like?
Everyone who has read my work here for a while knows that a Transformers MMORPG is a longstanding element of my pie-in-the-sky wishlist. This...
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Massively Overthinking: What’s the best way a studio can save a struggling mid-size MMO?
Temtem's Crema Games raised eyebrows earlier this week when it admitted that in spite of Temtem's successful launch, the game is having trouble; the...
Vague Patch Notes: Contemplating the origin of the Big Five in the MMO space
A few weeks back, I talked about the various tiers of MMORPGs, and that included a discussion of what we call the Big Five...
The Stream Team: Going after the Guild Wars 2 dragon egg-napper
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 431: FFXIV Dawntrail and Path of Exile 2
Justin, Eliot, MJ, and Chris discuss Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail at Fanfest and Path of Exile and Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, FFXIV, AdventureQuest 3D, Astroneer, and Craftopia.
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Today is another patch day for Elite: Dangerous, and if you were hoping for some mystery, then you're in luck because Update 16's patch...
Elder Scrolls Online team apologizes for abnormally high queue wait times
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The Stream Team: Going to prison in Elder Scrolls Online’s High Isle
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One Shots: Dance like no one’s watching
Let's kick off this week with period-appropriate disco music, fancy threads, and the coolest Orc you peons ever saw. Minimalistway is tearing up the...
Embers Adrift would ‘greatly appreciate’ if you subscribe to it after B2P switch
In a post-patch wrap-up, Embers Adrift's executive producer made a pitch for players to subscribe even after the indie MMORPG went buy-to-play last month.
"Now...
Massively Overthinking: What’s Blizzard’s next move?
Gamers and pundits talked a big talk about Blizzard's prospects over the last few years. Don't worry about the weak revenues and plunging MAUs,...
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Dungeons and Dragons Online's update 60 has launched today, but never mind all that: Buy Vecna Unleashed! You think I'm kidding, but that's pretty...
