‘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 Daily Grind: What are your expectations from buy-to-play MMOs in 2019?
Because I am old I still remember the halcyon days when the original Guild Wars shocked the world with its plan to serve as a...
Destiny 2 doubles up its glory in the competitive crucible
Glory, glory, hallelujah, twice the glory, hallelujah. Yes, a patch has been deployed for the competitive crucible playlist in Destiny 2, and it increases the...
Try out level 60 PvE characters with Black Desert’s new trial toons system
Black Desert's western anniversary celebrations continue this week with the rollout of trial characters. If you've ever hated the idea of spending tons of...
Perfect Ten: Totally rad ’80s cartoons that would make bodacious MMORPGs
In another reality where our passion for MMORPGs is matched only by the power of nostalgia for the greatest era of cartoons, we would...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 210: The spice must flow
Justin and Bree discuss Funcom's Dune, Anarchy Online's prog, Elder Scrolls Online's Wrathstone, Atlas' wipe, Guild Wars 2's layoffs, DDO's Sharn expansion, and Outlaws of the Old West, with adventures in Eldevin, LOTRO, Paragon Chat, Trove, and SWG; a mailbag question on finding laid-back MMOs; and a sponsored segment on Black Desert.
Guild Wars 2 drops WvW warclaw mount, Lounge, and class balance tweaks in today’s patch
Last week was surely the most disastrous in Guild Wars 2 history, and that's saying a lot given the mess that was last July....
The Elder Scrolls Online celebrates criminal dealings for the Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood starting March 7
Being a law-abiding citizen in The Elder Scrolls Online is great and all, but have you considered being a criminal? The game is celebrating those...
Guild Wars 2 previews the new WvW Warclaw mount now launching tomorrow
There's just something so very MMO about riding a giant horned cat in to battle, and that's just what Guild Wars 2 players will...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs do you wish would come to console?
I've never been a console-first kind of gamer, so I've never felt a great pull to invest heavily in consoles, even when more major...
Global Chat: Off-the-cuff impressions of Anthem
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
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!
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
Last August, Frontier intimidated that it was shaking up how content in Elite Dangerous would be formatted in 2019, including a "major milestone" for...
Destiny 2’s Season of the Drifter will bring new game modes, PvP maps, and more starting March 5th
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
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
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’
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
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
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...
Unionization group Game Workers Unite withdraws call for firing ArenaNet’s Mike O’Brien
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...
