‘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: Eight things you need to know before jumping into Elder Scrolls Online’s Summerset
Monday, the Elder Scrolls Online's Summerset chapter went live for early access accounts. For the first time since 1994, players can visit the island...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 171: Bless you, my subscriber
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, Bless Online, Elder Scrolls Online Summerset, Worlds Adrift, Pantheon, Skull & Bones, and The Division 2, with mailbag questions on the Eastern MMO stigma and Sea of Thieves' new MMO paradigm.
Global Chat: Dipping back into MMO underwater combat
Guild Wars 2's recent renovation of underwater combat has brought back some interest to this oft-neglected sphere of gameplay. Inventory Full's Bhagpuss used this...
Elite Dangerous has big plans for a Memorial Day weekend bonus event
Frontier isn't exactly known for running bonus weekends, but it's doing just that in Elite Dangerous as it joins the throng of online games...
The Elder Scrolls Online shares Summerset patch notes, trailer ahead of PC launch
You've heard all about the many, many features arriving in The Elder Scrolls Online when Summerset arrives, and it's arriving in force today. (For...
One Shots: A sense of place
Why do you play MMORPGs? What keeps you questing through these ever-growing worlds? I think a lot of us might answer like Zyrusticae in...
Guild Wars 2 tournament needs players to sign up and donate
Eager to watch -- or even participate in -- the next big Guild Wars 2 tournament? Then you'll want to stay tuned to the...
The Stream Team: Gabbing all about Guild Wars 2
Success! Massively OP's MJ has finally nabbed Bree for some GW2 adventures! What adventures? Does it matter: It's Bree and MJ gabbing all about...
Destiny 2 will be letting players in on experimental PvP modes at the end of May
The release of Warmind means that Destiny 2 players are due for another roadmap on the game's development, and guess what's shown up? Exactly...
Elder Scrolls Online rolls out special Twitch drops and crates
Twitch and Elder Scrolls Online have decided to hold hands and go skipping along in a park together. ZeniMax announced that new Twitch drops...
The Crew 2 posts new trailers for its May 31st closed beta run
Just ahead of this year's E3, Ubisoft is rolling out The Crew 2's closed beta - that's May 31st through June 4th, and yep,...
Perfect Ten: How MMOs can become more accessible
Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, I was remarkably reluctant to enter into the field of MMORPGs despite being a perfect candidate...
Guild Wars 2 game director talks about the free market and lootboxes
Convenience and cosmetics. These are the foundational pillars of Guild Wars 2's microtransactions, and back at GDC earlier this year, Game Director Crystin Cox...
Elite Dangerous floats sweeping changes to make its Powerplay mode fully open PvP
Elite Dangerous is considering revamping its Powerplay mode, and it's not going to make everyone happy, especially solo players.
Powerplay, you'll recall, is sort of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 170: Mild West Online
Justin and Bree discuss Conan Exiles, Wild West Online, LOTRO, NCsoft's financials, Gamersfirst's acquisition, H1Z1, the Guild Wars franchise, WoW, DDO, and Trove, with mailbag topics on offensive in-game titles and too-fast MMO combat.
A quick look at all the non-main-quest stuff to do in Elder Scrolls Online’s Summerset
Much ink has already been spilled over the headline experience in The Elder Scrolls Online's upcoming chapter: Most folks will head to Summerset Isle...
Elder Scrolls Online is giving away a free minipet to Morrowind players
Pssst. Like free stuff? Me too. The Elder Scrolls Online is giving some free stuff away. It's a free pet called the Dozen-Banded Vvardvark....
Wisdom of Nym: The last batch of Final Fantasy XIV patch reveals
You know, I seriously could have sworn that I publicly predicted the next Final Fantasy XIV patch would be out on May 22nd. But...
Destiny 2 community goes on a real-world hunt for a hidden spear
Are you familiar with Geocaching? It's a popular activity in which players hide and discover treasure caches all over the world (and is a...
The Daily Grind: Is it possible for an MMORPG to offer an optional sub that isn’t pay-to-win?
Last week, in the comments under the Bless optional subscription brouhaha article, I made an offhand comment that apparently got MOP commenter Sally's gears...
