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‘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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Guild Wars 2’s community debates the (unintentionally?) high cost of new living world armor

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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

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Remember how players raised the alarm in Guild Wars 2 that Belgian players were being blocked from purchases in Guild Wars 2? Like most...
LADY YOU'RE SCARING US

Massively OP Podcast Episode 188: Classic-flavored Lineage II

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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

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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?

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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...
I'm important!

Vague Patch Notes: Trickle-down metagames in MMORPGs

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A while back, there was an interesting set of data coming out of a discussion about Overwatch. The discussion was about the concept of...
Because the franchise is being brought back from the dead, you see.

A now-deleted tweet states that a Diablo animated series is in the works

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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

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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

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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.

Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s A Star to Guide Us

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We've had just enough time to digest that epic trailer, and now A Star to Guide Us is live. This is the fourth episode...
I believe we have a spaceship.

The Daily Grind: Do you think you’ve aged out of MMOs?

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There's this particular template for covering MMORPGs on mainstream gaming websites that I cannot stand: the old "haha, MMOs are weird and old, let's...

Guild Wars 2 narrative: ‘It’s like working on a television show’

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Just ahead of the launch of Guild Wars 2's next living story episode, GIbiz has a fun interview with multiple members of the current...
Leaving port.

MMOARPG Lost Ark will finally launch in South Korea on November 7

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Lost Ark is finally hitting open beta, MMO Culture reports. Smilegate's media conference this morning revealed that its soft launch open beta will land for...

Sea of Thieves progress update warns of possible Forsaken Shores delay

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As the projected release of Sea of Thieves's latest major content update, Forsaken Shores, creeps ever closer, Executive Producer Joe Neate has taken the...

The Daily Grind: When do you know it’s time to return to an MMO?

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I swear to you, the other night I had a dream in which I was sorting out which MMOs I was going to return...

Diablo III’s 15th season, Boon of the Horadrim, launches September 21

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Holy crap, Diablo III is up to season 15. I think the last one I actually played through was 7. Maybe I'll be rectifying...

Get ready to be flushed down Guild Wars 2’s mystic toilet raid in S4E4

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Whether you love the new info format or hate it, ArenaNet is committed to a series of videos dishing out the details of Guild...
Sorry, guy.

Vague Patch Notes: WildStar deserves its shutdown, even though we loved it

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Last week, when we heard that WildStar was being shut down, I penned a truthful, heartfelt eulogy for the game as it could've been....
Tell me lies

Guild Wars 2 previews the minipet that makes its next legendary weapon so unique

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If you just skimmed through Guild Wars 2's living world season 4 episode 4 announcement video yesterday, fixated on the new zone and personal...

ZeniMax outlines everything coming in Elder Scrolls Online’s Murkmire DLC

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Murkmire cometh to The Elder Scrolls Online, and ZeniMax has a preview of the DLC up today to entice players into the swamp along...

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