‘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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BlizzCon 2019: Overwatch 2 panel liveblog
We're liveblogging from BlizzCon once again! Starting at 4:30 p.m. EDT, we're getting the second of a total of six "coming soon" panels for...
BlizzCon 2019: Overwatch 2 angles toward PvE with co-op missions and hero leveling
It's the next evolution of Overwatch, and it's going to rock your trigger-happy world. At BlizzCon, the rumored Overwatch 2 was confirmed as a...
BlizzCon 2019: Diablo 4 reveal panel liveblog
We're liveblogging from BlizzCon once again! Starting at 3:30 p.m. EDT, we're getting the first of a total of six "coming soon" panels for...
BlizzCon 2019: Blizzard officially announces Diablo 4
It's official: Blizzard's going back to its "darker roots" with Diablo 4. During the opening ceremony, the studio vowed excessive blood and gore to...
Guild Wars 2 kicks off new Icebrood Saga promotion with… Quiznos?
If last summer's Guild Wars 2 bubble tea promotion didn't do it for you - and it didn't do it for a lot of...
The Stream Team: Mad kings and bunny bounces in Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2 isn't all about Mad Kings and other creepy things this Halloween. No, there is also a bunny bounce! And you just...
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO will be ‘different at a glance’ from LOTRO
Even as Lord of the Rings Online prepares to unleash Minas Morgul next week, Amazon Game Studios is working in the background to fashion...
Our complete BlizzCon 2019 coverage
BlizzCon 2019 is upon us, set against the backdrop of a boycott over the Hearthstone mess, but we're covering Blizzard's annual fan convention just...
Massively Overthinking: The problem with MMO ‘dailies’
Longtime MOP Patron and friend of the site Avaera recently posed us an intriguing questions about daily login rewards in MMORPGs.
"Recently my game of choice,...
The Daily Grind: Would you pay a sub to play Guild Wars 2?
Hear me out - not trolling here. I've been thinking about this all week, ever since the uproar over the pricing for Guild Wars...
Guild Wars 2’s analytics boss on why he hates having to create a ‘fun score’ for games
We all know that what's fun is pretty subjective, but it's the job of folks like ArenaNet's John Hopson to produce a "fun score"...
Guild Wars 2 fans are super unhappy about yesterday’s build template patch
Yesterday, we covered the release of Guild Wars 2's build template system, which had already come under fire from players grumpy over its complicated...
Guild Wars 2’s build and equipment templates are live – and the extras are not cheap
You know how when a video game studio is about to do something unpopular, like charge a lot of money for a thing, and...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Quality-of-life upgrades Guild Wars 2 still needs
Today, ArenaNet is finally launching the long-awaited build and gear template features in Guild Wars 2. While it has brought with it its fair...
Steam’s brief Halloween sale grants deals on Elite, Black Desert, and more MMOs
It might not be the absolute biggest sale of the year, but Steam's Halloween bash has quite a few surprisingly good deals for the...
Developers from World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, and Final Fantasy XIV talk about raid design
Raids. You either find them to be the apex of MMORPG content and challenge, or liken them as the source of community gatekeeping and...
Raph Koster’s new MMORPG will reward social gameplay, not just hack-n-slash
Since announcing he is building a new MMORPG with the apparently respectably funded new Playcraft studio, Raph Koster has been doing a long string...
Not So Massively: Four things Anthem can do to turn itself around
I've been a cheerleader for Anthem from the get-go. I believe BioWare's multiplayer shooter is a good game with huge potential to become a...
The MOP Up: The Division 2 places the Pentagon under siege
A pair of new narrative missions are coming soon to The Division 2, tasking players with liberating the Pentagon and exploring the DARPA research...
Global Chat: Starting over in ArcheAge
The (re)launch of ArcheAge Unchained is of significant interest to certain parties who are hoping that this "do over" finally will propel this sandbox...
