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‘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.

Massively Uplifting: Destigmatizing mental health in games, celebrating loved ones in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and Elite

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Spring started splendidly this year. While all may not come up roses in the world at large, plenty of good deeds and uplifting stories...

Fight or Kite: The case for dueling in Guild Wars 2

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Let me tell you all about one of the most obvious holes in the Guild Wars 2 PvP armor. No, it's not the infrequent balance...

Gamers warn that the AXS Mobile App needed to enter BlizzCon is ‘spyware level bad’

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Those who are headed to this year's BlizzCon event are being required to use the AXS Mobile App as part of efforts to deter...

One Shots: A view to a kill

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Considering which side of our characters we look at the most, it bewilders me how little customization that MMO designers give to the back...

Elder Scrolls Online deep-dives Elsweyr’s Necromancer class – not just a ‘sorcerer with undead pets’

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Do you pronounce it knee-crow or nay-crow? Either way, you're getting a heaping helping of Necromancer goodness out of Elder Scrolls Online right now...

Massively Overthinking: Super wrong snap judgments of MMORPGs

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The year was 2004, and the month was May. My guild was growing increasingly frustrated with Star Wars Galaxies' slow development pace, so we...

Elder Scrolls Online’s latest free trial event has begun as fifth anniversary celebrations continue

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If you've somehow never managed to try The Elder Scrolls Online in the last five years, first of all, what are you playing that's...

Elite Dangerous shores up April update with drag munitions revert and bug fixes

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Elite Dangerous' April update was a bit rocky, with Frontier immediately following it up with a laundry list of planned fixes, including the revert...

Classic Guild Wars just got another update for its 14th anniversary

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Happy birthday, Guild Wars! Yep, the classic MMO-but-don't-call-it-an-MMO that captivated hearts when it launched back in 2005 is officially celebrating its 14th anniversary of...
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Tamriel Infinium: ‘Dying’ to know more about Necromancers in The Elder Scrolls Online

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One of the most exciting features included in The Elder Scrolls Online's Elsweyr chapter update is the addition of a new playable class, the...

The Daily Grind: What silly little change has ever gotten you all excited to log in to an MMO?

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It doesn't always take a massive content drop to make this short gamer giddy and excited. Sometimes it's the silliest of little things, like...

Guild Wars 2’s War Eternal is definitely dropping in May – here’s the features trailer

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It's the closest thing we've got to a date on Guild Wars 2's next living world episode so far: ArenaNet just announced that War...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 needs real housing

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There is no shortage of things to do in Guild Wars 2. Wandering around the world and exploring is a joy, and players are...

Bully some big bads in Guild Wars 2’s World Boss Beatdown bonus event next week

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Choo choo, all aboard the train -- the Guild Wars 2 world boss train, that is. It seems that Tyria's big baddies have been...

All systems are go for Elite Dangerous’s first Interstellar Initiative, Bridging the Gap

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Saddle up, space cowboys: Phase one of Elite Dangerous's first-ever Interstellar Initiative has begun. Announced earlier this month, Interstellar Initiatives are "a series of...

The Stream Team: Celebrating Guild Wars’ anniversary in Guild Wars 2

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Yesterday Guild Wars turned 13 years old! So what better way to celebrate a teenager than by ignoring it? Just kidding! Actually Massively OP's...

Not So Massively: Yearning for an MMO future free of loot

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Throughout all of the Drama over Anthem's loot issues, I've just been rolling my eyes. Not because I think Bioware screwed up -- arguably...
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A string of high-profile departures from the Destiny 2 team has players worried

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Although many members of the Destiny 2 community thought that Bungie's split with Activision-Blizzard would be good news for the studio, a recent wave...
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Elsweyr hype: The Elder Scrolls Online drops a Necromancer trailer

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The Elder Scrolls Online is just a month and a few days away from the formal launch of Elsweyr on June 4th, which means...

Into the Super-verse: Six things that made Marvel Heroes great

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With all of the City of Heroes revival talk lately, our office chat turned in the direction of other MMOs we'd love to see...

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