‘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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Elder Scrolls Online previews Scions of Ithelia DLC and Update 41, now on the PTS
Long before they embark on The Elder Scrolls Online's Gold Road in June, players will be dipping into the first DLC of the year...
Guild Wars 2’s Lunar New Year Festival arrives alongside latest round of profession nerfs
Happy class balance day, Guild Wars 2 players! Also happy lunar new year! Yes, the January 30th update this afternoon offers both tears and beers....
Bungie announces genius Destiny 2 collab with BioWare’s Mass Effect franchise
This week in transmedia synergy crosspromos that will break your brain along with the sanctity of whatever canon is left to us in MMOs...
The Soapbox: Casuals and soloers need challenging MMO content too
In a recent press Q&A around the announcement of Elder Scrolls Online's Gold Road chapter, Zenimax creative director Rich Lambert appeared to dismiss the...
The Stream Team: Entering Elder Scrolls Online’s Shrine of the Golden Eye
Who should Massively OP's MJ believe? Should she enter the Shrine of the Golden Eye in ESO using Dralys' entrance, or enter using Leramil's?...
The MOP Up: DDO’s Snowpeaks Festival returns
Just because winter is in full swing doesn't mean it has to be dour! Dungeons and Dragons Online is keeping things lively with the...
One Shot: Surveying my domain
Good day, captain! Now that you've been beamed down by your mutinous crew and marooned on an ice planet, you might as well enjoy...
Tamriel Infinium: The history of Elder Scrolls games (before and after Elder Scrolls Online)
There's nothing quite like that feeling when you first dip your toes into a particular game only to discover that it's part of a...
Guild Wars 2 divulges its new plan for legendary rune compensation in the next patch
Legendary relics! No, ArenaNet is not calling you old; it's heralding the new craftable coming in its third big chunk of the Secrets of...
Massively Overthinking: Open world difficulty and puzzles in MMOs
During last week's press event ahead of the Gold Road announcement, Elder Scrolls Online's Rich Lambert said something I thought would turn out to...
ArenaNet opens up more job postings for Guild Wars 2 and its still-developing unannounced project
In a month where we saw multiple gaming and tech companies kick employees to the curb, we're going to offer a puff of fresh...
Co-op survivalbox Enshrouded just launched into Steam early access
When I logged into my guild's Discord this morning, I realized half my crew was excitedly chattering about Enshrouded, multiplayer survival sandbox that we...
The Stream Team: An Amnytas grind for Guild Wars 2 currencies
The final achievement Massively OP's MJ needs to complete for her Skyscale in Guild Wars 2 involves collecting a number of different currencies from...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 454: MMO roadmap roundup
Justin and Bree discuss the 2024 roadmaps for Lord of the Rings Online, Lost Ark, World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, EVE Online, Elder Scrolls Online, New World, EverQuest, EverQuest II, and Wayfinder, with adventures in LOTRO, FFXIV, and City of Heroes.
Guild Wars 2’s latest low-key weekly event, PvP Rush, begins today
Guild Wars 2 is continuing to quietly push out low-key weekly events this month with barely an acknowledgement except on social media, to the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs have a permanent place on your desktop?
On the MOP Podcast a while back, I mentioned that Project Gorgon had made its way into a permanent home on my PC, which...
Dungeons and Dragons Online’s systems designer talks about the epic destiny refresh
With a whole lot of systems under review for Dungeons and Dragons Online's Update 66, it's only logical that the games systems designer emerge...
Bethesda begins to roll out Elder Scrolls Castles, its latest Elder Scrolls mobile game
Elder Scrolls Online players looking to take their gaming addiction on the go have a good cause to rejoice this week, as Bethesda surprised...
Destiny 2 previews a new activity, new glimmer cap, customization updates, and Halloween costumes
Destiny 2 is once again back to its regularly scheduled weekly newsletters after a holiday-length hiatus, and this week's edition is looking forward to...
The Daily Grind: What will be the next MMO to undergo a big business model shift?
2023 turned out to be a weird year for business models in MMOs. It was certainly the year of cadence shifts and seasonal shifts,...
