‘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 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...
The Elder Scrolls Online is just too large to get to Nintendo Switch
We're sorry, fans of The Elder Scrolls Online who would like to play the game on the Nintendo Switch. As with many other games,...
Wings Over Atreia: Awakened Legacy is Aion’s NGE gut punch
Woah! WOA is back! It's only fitting: Wings Over Atreia debuted when Aion launched as a new game, and now it is back for...
The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2 Halloween with the MOP ladies plus one
Mad Kings and sinister clock towers, that's what Guild Wars 2's Shadow of the Mad King event is made of! But that won't stop...
Here’s how Elite Dangerous’ revamped states system function in Beyond – Chapter Four
Frontier is continuing its info-dump of all the goodies coming in Elite Dangerous' Beyond - Chapter Four, which is currently in beta in prep...
Destiny leaker AnonTheNine dishes out potential Destiny 3 details
According to a series of Reddit posts from Destiny leaker AnonTheNine, Bungie has already begun development on Destiny 3, and if the leaks are...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 192: Tricks and treats
MJ, Justin, and Bree discuss Trion's acquisition, Aion's Awakened Legacy, MMO Halloween, Black Desert's Russian un-fiasco, SWTOR, MapleStory 2, and ZeniMax's new maybe-MMO.
Elder Scrolls Online’s Murkmire DLC and Update 20 are live
Hope you've got a good pair of galoshes handy, 'cause things just got real swampy in The Elder Scrolls Online, where the Murkmire DLC content...
The Stream Team: Scaring up an Elder Scrolls Online Halloween
Although Massively OP's MJ still has the prologue to go through, Elder Scrolls Online has started up its Halloween event, which you just knew...
Guild Wars 2 dev explains the real cost of crunch to games and gamers, Rockstar Lincoln clarifies crunch policy
Rockstar's crunch problem and the ongoing industry discussion around games dev labor abuses don't appear to be dying down. Ahead of the weekend, Rockstar Lincoln...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst MMO zone transition of all time?
OK, stop me if you've heard this one: You're going along in a new MMORPG, happily zipping across verdant landscapes, doing quests in a...
The MOP Up: Mutant Year Zero breaks down the barriers
I think a lot of us unfamiliar with the IP might be giving Funcom's upcoming Mutant Year Zero a wary look and a wide...
Elder Scrolls Online’s #OurElderScrolls sweepstakes includes a trip to E3 2019
Some of the best stories in MMOs aren't the ones that are written by the developers, but the ones that are created by the...
Global Chat: Is it time to get rid of MMO factions?
Factions in MMORPGs are a "love 'em, hate 'em, or largely ignore 'em until the studio remembers it has 'em and decides to shove...
WoW Factor: Examining excitement, accomplishment, and elitism in Battle for Azeroth
It's been a while, and for good reason. But now that we're nearly three months into Battle for Azeroth, the World of Warcraft community...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite RPGs for MMORPG fans
This week's Overthinking topic was sent along to us from MOP reader Mordyjuice. This is gonna be a fun one!
"I find that I often...
Hyperspace Beacon: Old characters, rumors, and nostalgia in Star Wars The Old Republic
I believe a game has hit an unusual place when players get nostalgic pangs for a game within the game itself. We see that kind...
Blizzard will announce ‘Diablo-related news’ at BlizzCon, but it’s not what you want to hear
Lately there's been a whole lot of speculation surrounding Diablo, with rumors flying left and right about what may be in store for the...
Blizzard is hosting a Diablo-themed scavenger hunt leading up to Switch launch
The launch of Diablo III Eternal Collection for the Nintendo Switch is less than a month away, and to get players hyped up for...