‘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 previews pre-launch updates to its class weapons proliferation
Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet dropped a fresh dev blog last night on V-day to herald the impending launch of the game's new weapon...
The Daily Grind: What are the most recent three MMO classes you’ve been playing?
Take a deep breath and let go of the fear that we were going to fling some overly obtuse topic your way. Today is...
The Stream Team: The final steps for a Guild Wars 2 Skyscale
It has been a long road, but Massively OP's MJ is finally on the last steps to getting her very own skyscale in Guild...
Elder Scrolls Online previews Scions of Ithelia’s Oathsworn Pit dungeon
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NCsoft Q4 2023: Guild Wars 2 is a bright spot for NCsoft as Throne & Liberty stumbles
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World of Tanks series unveils plans for Dune Part Two cross-promotion events and items
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NCsoft updates EULAs for Lineage II, Aion, and Blade & Soul as part of move to Purple
At the top of February we reported on NCsoft's decision to migrate many of its MMOs to its bespoke Purple platform, specifically affecting Blade...
The MOP Up: Fae Farm launches a free demo
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Vague Patch Notes: MMORPGs and the PC gaming market
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Massively Overthinking: When the original MMO is better than the sequel
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Working As Intended: City of Heroes macros and popmenus for noobs
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Perfect Ten: The MMO franchises that can’t count past two
Back in the day, there was a running joke about how Capcom had shown with Street Fighter that the company could not count higher...
The Stream Team: Going gangbusters on Guild Wars 2’s Skywatch meta event
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MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Sneak Out, ManaSoul, Rise of Mythos aka Kings Call
Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs you've probably never heard of (but we'll be impressed if you have).
Sneak Out
Sneak Out is for some...
The Daily Grind: Would you be interested in a Guild Wars 3?
Have you ever noticed how every MMO franchise seems to get to exactly two numbered installments and then stops, at most? Guild Wars 2...
Destiny 2 director Joe Blackburn vacates his position for ‘a new adventure outside the walls of Bungie’
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Kickstarted VR MMO Zenith is launching a spinoff F2P co-op RPG called Zenith Infinite Realms
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Elite Dangerous unveils 2024 plans for powerplay rework, next Thargoid War step, and ‘at least’ four new ships
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Wayfinder studio Airship Syndicate is laying off a dozen staff as execs reduce their own pay
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The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2’s Year of the Dragon
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