buy to play

‘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.

Elder Scrolls Online yanks allegedly plagiarized Elsweyr-themed pen-and-paper adventure

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As part of the promotional push to highlight the Elsweyr expansion coming to The Elder Scrolls Online, a Dungeons & Dragons adventure set in...

Guild Wars 2’s War Eternal living story episode launches May 14 – here’s the trailer!

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ArenaNet has this morning announced that the final episode for Guild Wars 2's fourth season of living story content, War Eternal, will officially launch...

Destiny’s latest update nerfs the Hunter Spectral Blades attack and adds a hidden Exotic quest

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Update 2.2.2 of Destiny 2 -- which appropriately sounds a bit like you're saying "pew-pew-pew" when you read the version number aloud -- went...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR takes us to Dantooine for the fifth time in a video game

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My very first memory of Dantooine was surprisingly its first real appearance in a video game at all. Star Wars Galaxies imagined Dantooine as...

Desert Oasis: How AFKing in Black Desert is more productive than you think

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You know what I enjoy doing in MMOs? Not doing anything. I fancy myself an AFK enthusiast. Finding a nice, scenic spot to park...

The Stream Team: A first look at Elder Scrolls Online’s Necromancer on PTS

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How much does Massively OP's MJ like all you, the OPTV viewers? Enough to play a class she has never played -- nor ever...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 219: The 64-bit generation

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Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard financials, City of Heroes, Fallout 76, Final Fantasy XIV, WoW Classic, EVE Online, LOTRO, and Guild Wars, with mailbag topics on Blizzard, everythingboxes, genderlocking, and dad jokes.

ZeniMax has begun pre-production on a AAA game set in a major new IP

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Could the digital wizards behind Elder Scrolls Online have a fresh spell or two hidden up their sleeves? It looks like this may indeed...
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Guild Wars 2 defends World Boss Rush event drops as the final Requiem story goes live

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Yesterday, Guild Wars 2 kicked off a rather unusual event for the game: its World Boss Beatdown, which promised a "Bonus Box of Goods"...

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...

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