‘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 drops extensive class balance patch
Players logging into Guild Wars 2 yesterday might have found that their classes were changed quite a lot, thanks to a rather extensive balance...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 117: Starfall no more
On this week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin is joined by MJ to chit-chat about The Secret World (Legends), ESO Morrowind, TERA, RIFT, Wild West Online, Guild Wars 2, ARK, Conan Exiles, EverQuest II, Warframe, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on returning to MMOs, F2P MMO recommendations, and our old Marvel Heroes guild.
Funcom Q1 2017 financials: ‘Most profitable quarter ever,’ Secret World Legends delayed on Steam
Conan Exiles performed beautifully for Funcom, at least during the first part of this year, the company's investor report for the first quarter revealed...
Ubisoft: The Crew has 12M players, The Crew 2 is on the way
During its quarterly investor call today, Ubisoft announced that its working on a sequel to racing MMO The Crew. "In 2017-18 we will see the...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s Flashpoint
I've managed to calm myself enough after finishing my Guild Wars 2 Flashpoint initial impressions piece two weeks ago to bring you a much more detailed...
The Elder Scrolls Online’s Morrowind Warden will charm your heart
Morag Tong assassin Naryu Virian is back at the helm of a new Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind video, this one focusing on the Warden.
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Diablo III turns out to have lore, summarizable in a minute
Confession time: I have spent an absurd amount of time in the Diablo universe over the years (ask me about that time a Best...
The Stream Team: Sabotaging The Secret World’s Egypt
Massively OP's MJ has only completed one sabotage in The Secret World's Egypt, so she's heading there to work on more. That Unseen achievement...
Massively Overthinking: Is the MMO genre facing an identity crisis?
MMORPG blogger and MOP commenter Isarii (@ethanmacfie) recently published an excellent video positing that the MMO industry is facing a "massive identity crisis."
"The MMO...
Diablo III’s Necromancer beta is back from the dead
The Necromancer beta for Diablo III was around for a short time, then swiftly died off and went quiet as Blizzard tinkered with various...
Chaos Theory: Guide to Secret World’s Illuminati faction
Kirsten Geary. That is almost all you have to say when talking about the Illuminati faction in The Secret World. That's because the infamous...
Elder Scrolls Online’s latest trailer reveals the true balance of power in Morrowind
Over the past couple of weeks, ZeniMax has been releasing travelogues and trailers for The Elder Scrolls Online's Morrowind expansion, many of them voiced...
NCsoft Q1 2017: Tumbles for Lineage, Guild Wars 2, plus new leadership for Lineage Eternal
NCsoft's first quarter financials for 2017 have released, and... well, let's get the bad news out of the way. While sales dropped only slightly...
See the differences between classic Morrowind and Elder Scrolls Online’s version
Due to the reverential status given to 2002's Morrowind by many Elder Scrolls fans, interest in seeing what ZeniMax is doing with this June's...
Perfect Ten: My MMO hate list
One thing that I strive for in my professional career is basing things on sources more robust than my own biases. That's not to...
Elder Scrolls Online offers two-week early access head start for Morrowind
ZeniMax has just announced that PC and Mac Elder Scrolls Online players who pick up the digital upgrade version of Morrowind will start in...
Massively OP Exclusive: Hard questions about Secret World Legends
We sat down with Funcom to ask tough questions on The Secret World / Secret World Legends transition. (Video interview.)
The Stream Team: Continuing the Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series CMA
After a few hiccups with voting (not to mention walking!), Massively OP's MJ figured things out and made it through the first part of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 116: Bree’s virtual garage sale
Justin and Bree discuss Ashes of Creation, Blizzard, Darkfall Rise of Agon, Guild Wars 2, Marvel Heroes, WildStar, Neverwinter, SWTOR, and Ultima Online, with a mailbag question on sandbox MMOs.
Global Chat: Die inventory management die!
Do you have inventory management with the passion of a thousand burning suns? Have you lost most of the vision in your left eye...