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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.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 128: Geeks at Disney World

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, World of Warcraft, Dark and Light, RuneScape, RIFT, and Star Trek Online, with mailbag questions on when an MMO "clicks" (specifically, FFXIV) and what non-fantasy MMOs still exist.

Take Elder Scrolls Online’s Morrowind great house quiz

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Stop what you're doing: There's an INTERNET QUIZ you haven't taken yet! OK, this one is pretty cheesy, but that's the whole point, right? Elder...

Shroud of the Avatar stymies insider trading at the perceived expense of backer privileges

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Yesterday, Shroud of the Avatar's Starr Long announced a change to its testing forums that has ruffled more than a few backer feathers. "Due to the...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 One Path Ends is live, plus first impressions of Siren’s Landing

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I realise that you were probably expecting some rather excited ramblings that contained my first impressions of the Guild Wars 2 season 3 finale, One...
Just behind.

RuneScape is a massive hit on Twitch

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Time and again, we here at Massively OP have noted how RuneScape seems to be incredibly underestimated by the larger MMO community. For how...

Guild Wars 2 cracks down on PvP match manipulation

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Guild Wars 2 players who were engaging in shady activities designed to boost their PvP win count and status are finding themselves the target...

One Shots: Hail to the victor!

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Have you ever been able to capture a truly victorious moment in your MMORPG journeys? Rees Racer did, and he is not above showing...

Diablo III’s 11th season is now live with new class gear for the Necro

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Season 11 is now live in Diablo III, which means a brand-new opportunity to start a fresh grind for loot and expies. In its...

Blizzard adds a Diablo III senior designer, lays off audio director, and ends XP and Vista support

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From zombies to demons, game designer Harrison G. Pink is no stranger to bizarre apocalypses. Pink formerly worked on Telltale Games' hit Walking Dead...

Guild Wars 2 teases its legendary Orrian hammer, retailers fiddle with release dates

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There's a lot of excitement, confusion, and uncertainty regarding Guild Wars 2's immediate future, but it's looking like the devs are going to keep...

Massively Overthinking: Building a better MMORPG economy

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We are on a roll with the epic questions for Overthinking lately! "The recent article about monetization got me thinking about just how much most...
I SMOLDER WITH POINTLESS RAGE

Choose My Adventure: Two approaches to whining about DC Universe Online

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Dear readers, today I am going to try something different for all of you. And it's predicated on the fact that I'm not just...
IT BURNS!

Guild Wars 2: One Path Ends speculation and the Black Lion Hunters Contract

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Hear that buzz? It's Guild Wars 2 gearing up for its third season finale next week... and then, ultimately, pushing into uncharted territory with...

Battle Bards Episode 101: Ragnarok Online

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As the Battle Bards cruise into their second hundred episodes, it’s time to cover a very long-lived fantasy MMO from 2002, Ragnarok Online. The...

The Stream Team: Going back to the temple in Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series

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Last time in our Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Choose My Adventure series, Gamorra's sister wasn't being especially helpful -- even...

Beat Elder Scrolls Online’s Falkreath Hold, buy a Nord manor

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When the Horns of the Reach DLC launches for The Elder Scrolls Online next month, one of the dungeons wrapped up in the bundle...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 127: EVE walks no more

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Justin and Bree discuss Secret World Legends, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, EVE, SWTOR, Black Desert, Albion, and Citadel, plus a mailbag question on class and character investment in MMORPGs, with a special interview segment featuring ARK: Survival Evolved composer Gareth Coker.
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Elite Dangerous’ David Braben on communities, MMOs, F2P, and the space game genre

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Elite Dangerous' David Braben has a big spread in Rolling Stone's Glixel blog this week, and it's a fun read as he zips around...

Guild Wars 2’s living world season 3 finale is ‘One Path Ends’ – here’s the trailer!

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Bummed out over that weak Guild Wars 2 fractal tease last week? We're getting to the good stuff today: ArenaNet has just announced that...

Elder Scrolls Online wants you to PvP in its ‘Midyear Mayhem’ event

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If you've never been excited by Elder Scrolls Online's PvP before, maybe ZeniMax's new PvP event will entice you. It's called Midyear Mayhem, and...

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