‘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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One Shots: Concept art showcase
In last week's edition of One Shots, I issued perhaps my most peculiar challenge yet. I asked readers (for once) not to submit any...
Activision knows the power of cross-play, but it will need some time to implement it
Blizzard is very familiar with the advantages of cross-platform play, because Hearthstone exists and does quite well for it with exactly that. But there...
Vague Patch Notes: World of Warcraft, math, and making choices ‘interesting’ in MMOs
So if you somehow managed to miss it, let me recap:Â World of Warcraft's community manager Lore recently gave some feedback on the many complaints...
Guild Wars 2 plans balance patch, addresses lockbox regulation as armor crafting woes continue
We've got a bunch of scattered Guild Wars 2 news to cap off the week! First up: the balance patch. Unfortunately, in typical recent...
The Stream Team: Exploring Elder Scrolls Online’s Summerset
It's been hard for Massively OP's MJ to resist exploring Elder Scrolls Online's new lands, so she's finally broken down and nabbed a copy...
The Survivalist: Can ROKH’s transparency help it survive?
Is it too late for ROKH? The Mars-based survival game has definitely been having a rough go of things for a while. And now,...
The Elder Scrolls Online meets with class reps, rolls back Sorc changes as community maxes out Summerfall event
Good news for Sorcerer players in The Elder Scrolls Online. If you hated the thought of having a cast time on your shielding spells,...
Battle Bards Episode 129: Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind
In today’s episode, the Battle Bards crew row their dinghy to the island of Vvardenfell, where there is a rumor of the legend of the...
The Stream Team: Rooting for ROKH
The survival game ROKH has been weathering some tough storms, trying to survive itself. The studio seems to want to keep going and is...
Elder Scrolls Online explores Argonian culture for Murkmire as the free house promo deadline approaches
You folks all geared up for a trek into the swamps of Tamriel? I hope so because Murkmire is coming for The Elder Scrolls...
Perfect Ten: The big book of MMORPG death mechanics
Video games will kill your characters. It's inevitable. I still faintly remember my younger brother's first video game death, when he ran full-tilt into...
Guild Wars 2’s community debates the (unintentionally?) high cost of new living world armor
Hey economy fiends. Got a fun one for you over in Guild Wars 2 this week. You'll recall that last week's living world update...
ArenaNet confirms Belgian Guild Wars 2 gem-purchasing blockade
Remember how players raised the alarm in Guild Wars 2 that Belgian players were being blocked from purchases in Guild Wars 2? Like most...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 188: Classic-flavored Lineage II
Tina, Justin, and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Red Dead Online, Lineage II Classic, Secret World Legends, Bless Online, World of Warcraft, and LOTRO, with a mailbag discussion on feeling unwelcome in MMORPGs and a rundown on site bugs we've smooshed.
Guild Wars 2: Belgian players report gem-buying block, plus more on the bubble tea bans
If you're a Belgian gamer, you should probably take a peek at your Guild Wars 2 account. Multiple Redditors and forumgoers from the country...
The Daily Grind: Are MMO monster character races doomed to forever minority status?
I almost fell for it again.
The other night I was logging back into Elder Scrolls Online after a very long absence and decided to...
Vague Patch Notes: Trickle-down metagames in MMORPGs
A while back, there was an interesting set of data coming out of a discussion about Overwatch. The discussion was about the concept of...
A now-deleted tweet states that a Diablo animated series is in the works
It's honestly difficult to imagine a world wherein Blizzard's promise of multiple new Diablo projects includes an animated series, but that appears to be...
PSA: No, Gina Bruno is not leaving Elder Scrolls Online or Bethsoft
Last night, Elder Scrolls Online Community Manager Gina Bruno's Twitter account began blurting out a series of awful tweets that usually means only one...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 187: The raid in our stars
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2's new living world episode, Boundless, EverQuest II, Blizzard, Warframe, EVE Online, SWTOR, the petition to save WildStar, and our big site revamp.