‘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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‘Real-time battler’ Spellcraft enters alpha today – here’s how to get in
As promised, One More Game officially kicks off the alpha test for Spellcraft on Steam today. Spellcraft was originally unveiled a year ago, though...
Elder Scrolls Online is prepping nine (!) Necrom preview streams next week
We're inching up on Elder Scrolls Online's live event in Las Vegas - it's just a week away now - and ZeniMax Online Studios...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMO promises that are not filling me with confidence
Every game's development - and this includes MMOs - involves certain promises being made that the developers probably half-knows are not going to wind...
The Stream Team: Exploring Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box new world 3
It happened! The next world in Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box has opened! Well, sort of. It is in testing at the moment,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 416: Jedi mind trick
Justin and Bree discuss April Fools' Day in MMOs, SWTOR, Mad World, Last Epoch, Anvil Empires, Multiversus, E3, ARK 2, and ARK Survival Ascended, with adventures in Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, and WoW Classic, plus mailbag topics on leaving your mark on and feeling special in MMO game worlds.
The Stream Team: Playing pranks at Elder Scrolls Online’s 9th birthday party
Although Elder Scrolls Online doesn't start its anniversary jubilee -- complete with a new cake! -- until the 6th, the actual day of honor...
Elite Dangerous reminds console players not to, uh, delete their legacy accounts to ‘fix’ transfer issues
Yesterday saw the long-awaited return of the account transfer portal that lets console players of Elite: Dangerous shuffle their characters over to the PC...
The Elder Scrolls Online marks nine years on April 6 with XP-boosting cake and gift boxes
How do you generally feel after eating a slice of cake? Do you feel lethargic? Delighted? Or do you think that going out into...
Elite Dangerous’ console to PC transfer portal has officially re-opened
Console players of Elite: Dangerous who have been patiently waiting for the opportunity to move most of their character details to the PC version...
One Shots: Noodling around
Get ready to slurp up some serious eye candy, because noodles are on the menu for One Shots this week. I mean, who needs...
Destiny 2 slightly reduces PvE content difficulty and greatly lowers commendation requirements
Back in February, Destiny 2 director Joe Blackburn pointed out how life in the shooter was going to get harder thanks to some difficulty...
Elite Dangerous’ console players can finally transfer to PC (again) starting next week
Almost exactly a year ago, Elite Dangerous fans were stunned at the news that not only was Odyssey's console launch delays going to continue...
The Stream Team: Dreams of Insanity in Dungeons & Dragons Online
Because Massively OP's MJ's D&D night crew are down a rogue, she's planning to dive into a stand-alone adventure tonight with -- hopefully --...
Guild Wars 2 finally embraces the need for style in the first part of its April Fools’ Day joke
All right, so Guild Wars 2 is done with dragons. That's the whole point of the last expansion. What about other problems that are...
Elder Scrolls Online dares you to ’embrace the outrageous’ with its Jester’s Festival
Do you have a manic grin on your face and a willingness to "embrace the outrageous?" It's really the only way to approach Elder...
Activision-Blizzard and NetEase’s breakup was caused by long-brewing disputes and alleged threats
One of the biggest MMO and gaming stories capping off the end of 2022 and spilling over into the start of 2023 was the...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Scribes of Fate hits console as Chip Theory’s TES boardgame opens crowdfunding
Console fans are finally getting a taste of Elder Scrolls Online's Scribes of Fate DLC after watching PC fans play it a few weeks,...
The Stream Team: Connecting the Pieces in Guild Wars 2
Between the giant twisted marionette and Scarlett's little lair, chapter 5 of Guild Wars 2's Living world Season 1 has been quite interesting to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 415: Don’t go into the Lightfall
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's update 36, Destiny 2's Lightfall, CCP's blockchain game, DDO's promo, Ship of Heroes on Steam, and the return of Alganon, with adventures in LOTRO, New World, WoW Classic, and City of Heroes, plus a pair of mailbag topics on AI tech in MMOs.
Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box – and part of an unfinished World 3 – is live ahead of April Fools’ Day 2023
Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Festival is live for the April Fools' season as of today with all the usual features and tweaks. Players...
