‘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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Tamriel Infinium: All the lore you need to know for Elder Scrolls Online’s Wolfhunter DLC
Lycanthropy has been a part of the Elder Scrolls lore since Daggerfall, even if it did kind of skip Oblivion. Elder Scrolls Online introduces...
Guild Wars 2 living world AMA on beetles, Joko, PvP, fractals, raids, and just what the heck happened last week
Team ArenaNet descended on Reddit last night to chat about all things - what else - Guild Wars 2. But if you haven't got...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG skill system that avoids the ‘illusion of choice’?
Over the weekend, my husband and I were chatting about playing on a Star Wars Galaxies emulator again, probably the Legends one that people...
Maps and music bring culture and history to your Guild Wars 2 play
It's time to get your culture on in Guild Wars 2.
Up first: Dataminer @that_shaman has posted a massive update to his Historical Guide to...
The Stream Team: Testing the Will to Live Online
Do you have Will to Live Online? Massively OP's MJ does! And she's willing to see how long her will actually keeps her alive...
Pokemon-inspired MMORPG Temtem just funded on Kickstarter with over half a million bucks
Temtem has just fully funded on Kickstarter to the tune of just about $573,919, with 11,715 backers (the counts will keep fluctuating for a...
Elder Scrolls Online shares the making of the mighty gryphon
Fun fact: Elder Scrolls Online's gryphon is only found one place in the game, and that's on its brand-new island of Summerset. Players who...
One Shots: Better virtual homes and gardens
Lately I've been overdosing on some serious Sims 4 time (blame the Seasons expansion announcement for this!) and indulging in my long-standing passion for...
The Stream Team: Raiding ARK’s island ascension cave
With access to a full set of ARK servers, Massively OP's MJ and the crew have their choice of adventures. And today, they choose...
The Crew 2’s official launch day and trailer are here, along with a trail of bad reviews
The Crew 2 has reached its official launch day for console and PC, but maybe don't be too anxious to press the buy button....
Guild Wars 2’s devs had way too much fun making the roller beetle mount
It's Guild Wars 2's most unusual mount yet -- scratch that, the most unusual mount of most any MMORPG yet. And as players cruise...
Enter to win a copy of Will to Live Online from AlphaSoft and MOP!
Here's a new one for us: Will to Live Online hit Steam early access back in April. Developer AlphaSoft calls it an "MMORPG-shooter whose...
ZeniMax is getting only half of the amount originally awarded in the Oculus lawsuit
Did you think that the Oculus vs. ZeniMax lawsuit was over when ZeniMax was awarded $500 million in its legal battle with the VR...
The Soapbox: The western port of Bless Online feels like a curse
To say that the development of Neowiz’s high-fantasy MMO Bless has been somewhat beleaguered would be an understatement. Since the Korean import’s Western release...
Elite Dangerous’ Beyond: Chapter 2 arrives today; here’s the launch trailer!
The second chapter in Elite Dangerous' Beyond content is due to land early this afternoon, with the Alliance Challenger as well as a "selection...
Guild Wars 2 continues efforts to fix its living world episode issues
When you deliberately add roller beetles to your game, you have to know that bugs are going to be an issue.
Guild Wars 2's newest...
Battle Bards Episode 123: Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire
With eagerness in their hearts, the Battle Bards rush toward another Guild Wars 2 soundtrack, ready to bask in the aural glory of this...
Perfect Ten: The best MMO debuts by year, 1997-2006
By now, many of you probably know that I'm the curator of the MMO Timeline on my personal blog. On this page, I've attempted...
Guild Wars 2 deals with disconnections and progress-killing bugs for its latest episode
Finally! You can play the newest episode of Guild Wars 2's Living Story! And by "play" we of course mean "attempt to play before...
The Daily Grind: What are your ‘must have’ features for an MMO space sim?
With Star Citizen on the way (eventually) and smaller efforts like Prosperous Universe, Starfighter Inc, and Dual Universe in the works and titles like...
