‘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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Blizzard talks Overwatch’s Echo character, big-screen ambitions, and crossplay potential
Most of the buzz coming out of BlizzCon's Overwatch reveals centered on the new playable bad-girl Ashe, who is totally not just McCree but...
Elite Dangerous’ player-run Fuel Rats have rescued 50,000 stranded pilots to date
One of the worst things that can happen to a pilot in Elite Dangerous is that you run out of fuel in the deep...
BlizzCon 2018: What the heck happened?
Every year, I cover BlizzCon for Massively Overpowered. This is not new information; you've all seen my liveblogs running every year for quite some...
The MOP Up: TERA opens SEA server and delivers Deathwrack to consoles
It was a pretty big week for action combat MMO TERA, starting with the delivery of the four-dungeon Deathwrack update to Xbox One and...
One Shots: A star is born
It's time for another amazing Fashion Week here at One Shots! It's like Shark Week, only with sleeker looks and less chum. Last time,...
BlizzCon 2018: Diablo Immortal lore, zone, class, and Q&A recap
Blizzard's Wyatt Cheng and Matthew Burger took the stage for the Diablo Immortal Q&A panel at BlizzCon tonight, clearly aware of the drama swirling...
BlizzCon 2018: Opening ceremonies liveblog
It's that time again, dear readers, a time of listening to staff members from Blizzard talk about the company on stage at the newest annual BlizzCon! And because everyone seems to enjoy it when we liveblog these ceremonies every year, it seems like we might as well do that again.
BlizzCon 2018: Get yourself ready with BlizzCon Bingo
Yes, it's time for another BlizzCon, and as always that means a lot of panels, a lot of nonsense, and... well, let's face it,...
Elite Dangerous is getting a fleshed-out MMO guild system in Beyond Chapter Four
Frontier is continuing to pump out livestreams highlighting the details of Elite Dangerous' Beyond Chapter Four. Yesterday, the stream's focus was on squadrons, essentially...
Vague Patch Notes: The meaning of ‘meaningful’ in MMORPGs
Ironically, the term "meaningful" has a long history of not meaning much of anything with MMOs.
Back in 2015 I did a Perfect Ten about...
Here’s how The Elder Scrolls Online’s new home-building tools work
Decorating houses in MMOs is serious business. It's extremely serious business. The Elder Scrolls Online knows this, which is why the recently released update...
Working As Intended: The gamification of the workification of games
Last weekend, my husband made the bold choice to let our young son play The Stanley Parable. I am not entirely sure the kid...
Perfect Ten: Compliments to MMOs I don’t play
Back in September, Bree posed a Daily Grind question that I thought was genuinely intriguing. You know, for once. Just kidding, Bree! She asked...
Guild Wars 2’s legendary upgrade feature accidentally joins weekly patch as new RMT griefing trick emerges
If, like our staff, you looked at yesterday's Guild Wars 2 patch notes and thought it was a "filler patch" with just a handful...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 194: It belongs in a museum!
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's progression server, Trion's travails, the Video Game Museum's big win, Hellgate London, ESO Murkmire, Wild West Online, and Just Survive, with mailbag entries on P2W in emulations and mainstream MMO condescension.
Elite Dangerous Beyond Chapter Four’s beta is live, or at least some of it is
Beta for Elite Dangerous' Beyond Chapter Four's PC update is live now, or rather, the first wave is. "In tune with our vision for...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most important example of death spiral development in MMOs?
A couple of weeks ago, Justin reminded me of a Guild Wars 2 panel from many years back where ArenaNet addressed Charr armor clipping.
"A Charr...
SuperData: World of Warcraft’s expansion surge ends as Destiny 2’s expansion surge begins
Dungeon Fighter Online is continuing its run raking in more money than League of Legends, but World of Warcraft's expansion blast seems to be...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online’s free update offerings
When Elder Scrolls Online's Update 20 arrives, it will bring with it a free base patch that promises to spice up the alliance war...
One Shots: Pumpkins Online
I know and you know that MMO developers love Halloween perhaps more than their own flesh-and-blood children. And as much as I enjoy how...
