‘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 MOP Up: Villagers and Heroes celebrates 11 years on Steam
A very happy birthday to Villagers and Heroes, an underrated MMORPG that's pushing 14 years old - 11 of them on Steam: "Throwback to...
One Shots: That’s a whole lot of WD-40
Let's be real: A giant, city-destroying robot is going to require lubrication by the tankful. And some poor sap is going to have the...
Vague Patch Notes: Level scaling in MMOs with the lateral spread and the temporary shrink
Last week I talked about how MMORPGs use level scaling to accomplish actually useful and important goals. In short, there is an issue with...
Massively Overthinking: Putting the Elder Scrolls Online cadence into perspective
Last week, far and away the biggest MMORPG news was the fact that Elder Scrolls Online finally revealed its new cadence - and its...
The Daily Grind: Are you returning to Guild Wars 1 for the anniversary bash?
I know several MMO gamers - including some of our own writers! - who have been enticed to pick up Classic Guild Wars this...
Bethsoft is selling off 2000 commemorative OG Elder Scrolls Online server blade keepsakes at $110 a pop
Have you ever wanted to own a little piece of Elder Scrolls Online? No, we don't mean $100 video game houses - we mean...
The Stream Team: In hot pursuit in Guild Wars 2’s Penance for the Past
After following Mabon's memory wisps in Guild Wars 2, Massively OP's MJ got to start piecing together the story of this fallen friend and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 514: Elder Seasons Online
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, Classic Guild Wars, LOTRO, abd Defiance, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and Diablo III, plus a mailbag topic on advice for MMO sequels.
Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box is here with new weapons, deco, and the Super Ooze Kitchen
Today marks the return of Super Adventure Box to Guild Wars 2, proving once again there is no April Fools' day joke that MMO...
Classic Guild Wars celebrates 20 years with an Anniversary Masterpiece Collection and a juicy update
Guild Wars franchise fans already knew that ArenaNet was planning something big for the OG game's 20th birthday, and indeed we also knew that...
The Elder Scrolls Online’s Seasons of the Worm content and subclassing system have landed on the test server
It is a fact universally acknowledged that if you walk without rhythm, you will not attract the worm. That does not mean that you...
Elder Scrolls Online fans digest the MMO’s upcoming subclassing and content pass pricing
Elder Scrolls Online's big giant reveal of what it's doing next in 2025 with content cadence, monetization, and content has seen the dust of...
Marathon unveils gameplay details and September 23 release, Destiny 2 preps Codename Frontiers
It was very easy to assume that the reprise of Marathon, Bungie's in-development PvPvE extraction shooter, was in very real danger of not releasing;...
Guild Wars 1’s community is organizing a massive 20th anniversary playthrough
Leave it up to the amazing classic Guild Wars community to top what ArenaNet is already doing for this legacy MMO on its 20th...
Massively Overthinking: The one about open-world randos in MMOs
MOP's Chris is fast becoming my muse: It was his remark about Marvel Heroes that inspired this week's Massively Overthinking.
"Some of the best fun...
Elder Scrolls Online lays out its new seasonal cadence, annual content passes, and Seasons of the Worm Cult
Just ahead of the new year, ZeniMax Online Studios worried the Elder Scrolls Online playerbase with the announcement that the studio would go into...
Watch Elder Scrolls Online’s ESO Direct as ZeniMax finally elaborates on the game’s new content system
Update 3:30p: Embargo has finally lifted! Ahead of today's ESO Direct reveal, we got a full look at what's in store for the MMORPG...
Ubisoft’s legal response to The Crew class action argues players don’t own the games they buy
Readers may remember that a pair of gamers have been pursuing Ubisoft to court via a class action lawsuit over The Crew's sunset and...
Classic Guild Wars is teasing 50+ unlocked weapons and minipets in next week’s anniversary patch
As we noted last week, classic Guild Wars is turning 20 years old this month, and ArenaNet is not letting the date of this...
Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box festival returns next week with a new weapon set
If you follow the Guild Wars 2 roadmap, then you probably already know that Super Adventure Box is slated to return next week. Once...
