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.

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Global Chat: Off-the-cuff impressions of Anthem

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If you like BioWare, high tech eye candy, blowing crap up, or riding the current wave of Hot New Game Releases, chances are that...

The MMO Bookclub devotes March to Tibia, Destiny 2, and Apex Legends

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If you haven't been hanging out with the folks at MMO Bookclub lately, you may have missed a shift in the format that's expanded...

One Shots: Event horizon ahoy!

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Just a word of neighborly advice, but if you ever find yourself this near to a black hole, you might as well take screenshots...

Elite Dangerous has shifted the ‘majority’ of its live team to what sounds like a massive 2020 expansion

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Last August, Frontier intimidated that it was shaking up how content in Elite Dangerous would be formatted in 2019, including a "major milestone" for...
I'm doing this why, exactly?

Destiny 2’s Season of the Drifter will bring new game modes, PvP maps, and more starting March 5th

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With the arrival of March, Destiny 2 says goodbye to the Season of the Forge and hello to Season of the Drifter, the second...

Fortnite launches season 8, new battle pass, Save the World AMA – and contends with Apex Legends

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Fortnite's season 8 is live today with a new battle pass to buy and a very Apex Legends-style feature: a ping system. I'm trying...

The Survivalist: When survival sandboxes are more MMO than actual MMORPGs

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Ever since Life is Feudal announced at the end of last month its dedication to developing a deep roleplay-focused server, I haven't been able...

Guild Wars 2 Game Director Mike Z promises ArenaNet is ‘still committed’ to Guild Wars 2 with ‘long-term plans’

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In the wake of the massive ArenaNet layoffs that we've been covering since last week, Guild Wars 2 players have been - let's be...

The Stream Team: Scoping out Elder Scrolls Online’s new zone guide

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Have you updated your Elder Scrolls Online yet? Massively OP's MJ jumped right on that thanks to the huge update coinciding with the Wrathstone...

Elite Dangerous devs are looking into issues with the game’s Background Simulation

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Since the release of Elite Dangerous's 3.3 update, there's been something wonky going on with the game's Background Simulation (or BGS), and players have...
I'm alive! I promise.

Unionization group Game Workers Unite withdraws call for firing ArenaNet’s Mike O’Brien

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Update: GWU has now withdrawn its call; we've updated at the end of this piece. The original article follows. If yesterday was the day for supportive...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Wrathstone DLC and Update 21 are officially live

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Hey, dragon fans: The Season of the Dragon in Elder Scrolls Online has officially begun today with the formal release of the Wrathstone DLC...
Oh, we haven't forgotten you.

Diablo III developer offers feedback on Anthem’s reward structure

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Here's something neat: Travis Day offering feedback on the reward structure of Anthem. Why is that neat? Well, it's neat in part because BioWare has...

143 ArenaNet and Guild Wars 2 devs have been laid off as fans express #LoveForArenaNet

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Last week's horrific news that NCsoft and ArenaNet would be laying off a large part of the Guild Wars 2 studio and canceling multiple...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO is soooo close to being perfect but just misses the mark?

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Last week, there was a thread on the MMORPG subreddit that struck a chord with me. Author SaintNutella rattles off a list of some of...
Come back, bear.

The MOP Up: Winter has arrived in Age of Conan

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First of all, it's time to say goodbye to the Saga of Blood limited time server in Age of Conan. That realm packed it...

One Shots: Don’t look behind you!

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Oh man, you did it. You clicked on this column and brought a curse onto your head. Right now, something terrifying has materialized out...

The Daily Grind: Does law and order add to MMORPG worlds?

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As of late I've been going through the Thieves Guild DLC in Elder Scrolls Online. The result of this has taught me that (a)...

Hey packrats, clean out your Elder Scrolls Online hoards… for the good of the database

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Wrathstone and update 21 are launching in Elder Scrolls Online next week, at least for PC, so you're going to want to be prepared....
There was something beautiful and wonderful and it destroyed itself.

Jukebox Heroes: The 10 greatest MMO soundtracks of all time (as voted by you)

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A few weeks ago we witnessed the showdown of the ages (or at least the epoch known as "late January 2019"), as Massively OP...

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