‘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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The MOP Up: No Man’s Sky gets shielded (January 22, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite MMO magic system?
While there are plenty of similarities among magic systems in MMOs (hey, how about you cast another fireball? There you go, champ!), there is...
The Stream Team: Trying out Asheron’s Call before it’s gone
If you wait too long, sometimes you will miss out, and Massively OP's MJ almost missed out on seeing the world of Asheron's Call....
Chaos Theory: My Secret World 2017 goals
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Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the most unclear futures in 2017
A little while back, I took a look at the healthiest games in the MMO space at this time. That was a nice, uplifting...
Elder Scrolls Online launches Homestead housing on February 6th
Ready to move into a swanky new house or just a barely furnished hovel in The Elder Scrolls Online? You won't have to wait...
Global Chat: Elder Scrolls Online renaissance
As I peruse a hundred or so community blog posts every day, it's fascinating to me to see what games the MMO blogosphere as...
The Daily Grind: Are contemporary settings underutilized in MMOs?
We all know that fantasy is by far the most popular setting for MMORPGs -- but what is the least? While not completely unrepresented...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 100: The nesting instinct in Elder Scrolls Online
Justin and Larry discuss Elder Scrolls Online housing, ARK, The Repopulation, the Switch, Nostalrius, HeroWarz, Pathfinder, and Star Trek Online.
Guild Wars 2 has kicked off the Lunar New Year, hope you like roosters
The world is gearing up for Chinese New Year, which is technically January 28th, but that means the party is just getting started --...
Throne of Lies creates a castle of backstabbing, deceit, and shaky alliances
Remember playing Werewolf or Mafia with your friends at parties, trying to deduce the killer while avoiding being killed yourself? The makers of Throne...
The MOP Up: Black Desert loyalty rewards (January 15, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
One Shots: Tabula Rasa’s 21-gun salute
Ralph the Wonder Llama kicks off today's community screenshot gallery with a salute to the late, great Tabula Rasa.
"Yes, Tabula Rasa ended up being...
Line of Defense solidifies engine switch, B2P business model
Derek Smart's Line of Defense is expecting a new public build later this month, this one focused on the next phase of defense mechanics...
The Daily Grind: What’s your biggest MMORPG inventory pet peeve?
I was surfing the Guild Wars 2 Reddit (because I'm a glutton for punishment) yesterday and bumped into a thread mocking some of the...
Massively Overthinking: Tab-target vs. action combat in MMORPGs
Massively OP patron Duane is kicking the new year off right: with a brawl over combat types in MMOs.
"Tab-target, action, or hybrid combat, for...
Elite: Dangerous updated powerplay in its big patch this week
Elite: Dangerous' 2.2.03 patch rolled out yesterday to players on both PC and Xbox One. While it's primarily a large balancing and tweak patch,...
How Revelation Online will deliver PvP on a larger scale
Just because you're into PvP in MMOs doesn't mean that you want the same experience as all of the other PvPers. Revelation Online knows...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s Homestead player housing blew my mind
I usually like to bury my opinion behind a bit of measured fact-checking and the weight of opposing opinions, but Elder Scrolls Online hit...
Hi-Rez Expo 2017: The future of Global Agenda, Global Agenda 2, and SMITE
Straight from the devs at Hi-Rez Expo 2017: Global Agenda is not dead, Global Agenda 2 is still a possibility, and the SMITE franchise is the studio's immediate future.