‘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 Daily Grind: What obstacles keep you from trying different MMOs?
While it is probably no big surprise, I've come to realize that even as I love MMOs and want to play them all, I...
Guild Wars 2’s servers suffer rollback, downtime
ArenaNet announced this afternoon that it must roll back Guild Wars 2's servers. Mike O'Brien broke the bad news on the forums:
"This is an...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 79: MOP goes to the opera
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, GW2, RIFT, Eternal Crusade, ESO, WildStar, Neverwinter, and Das Tal, with mailbag questions on armor scaling and better guild systems.
Worlds Adrift kicks off alpha signups with new trailer
Worlds Adrift has just announced that it's opening alpha signups.
"We’re really pleased to announce that we’re now recruiting LOTS of people for the next...
Snag a Hell hoverboard in The Secret World’s challenge event
Forget about going to Hell in a handbasket, you could go in style on The Secret World's new flaming hoverboard! Next Wednesday's patch introduces...
The MOP Up: EverQuest II says hello to Kunark (August 21, 2016)
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: Wonderful Bree drug
Despite what you may think, libraries can be fascinating places full of mysteries and delights. Even in MMOs, you never know what you'll find...
Gamescom: Elder Scrolls Online on lockboxes, the gold edition, and One Tamriel
A Redditor who attended The Elder Scrolls Online's tavern event at this year's Gamescom snagged over half an hour of shaky-cam footage and a...
Leaderboard: What’s next for the Diablo franchise?
Back in July, Blizzard Watch ran a piece wondering whether Diablo III has been abandoned. Matthew Rossi suggested that Diablo's recent seasons have been...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best inventory system?
Video game packrats, obsessive compulsives, and that one guildie of mine whose MMO inventory literally has everything he's ever looted: Today's Daily Grind is...
Chaos Theory: Death becomes you in The Secret World
If all else fails -- die! That's my friend's new mantra when it comes to investigation missions. Why? Because in The Secret World, death...
Global Chat: Deaf gamers and MMO captioning
What is it like to play MMORPGs if you're deaf? Just ask Stars of the Spiral's Kelsey, who talks of her condition and why...
Gamescom 2016: The Crew releases a trailer for Calling All Units
You're kind of on the wrong side of the law in The Crew; illegal street races are sort of, well, illegal. It's right there...
Gamescom 2016: Bungie previews Destiny’s Rise of Iron DLC
Get ready, pseudo-MMO players: Destiny's Rise of Iron DLC-expansion lands on September 20th on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and Bungie's at Gamescom this...
The Elder Scrolls Online’s Shadows of the Hist DLC is live on console
The Shadows of the Hist DLCÂ released to Elder Scrolls Online players on PC earlier this month is live for console players on PS4 and...
The Daily Grind: Should MMORPGs have special areas for paying players?
I was poking around in the Guild Wars 2 cash shop this weekend when I realized that ArenaNet is selling teleports to Noble's Folly....
Destiny: The Collection announced, provides legacy consoles an upgrade path
If you've been holding off on grabbing Destiny until you could grab a more substantial portion of the game for one price, you'll be...
One Shots: Swords and other pointy things
What are swords good for? For one thing, they make excellent pointers, communicating to your audience that this thing over here is what you're...
Guild Wars 2 says farewell to composer Lena Chappelle
One of the driving forces behind Guild Wars 2's soundtrack is no longer with ArenaNet. Composer Lena Chappelle announced on Twitter that she has...
The Stream Team: Transylvanian sabotage with The Secret World’s Dr. Varias
MassivelyOP’s MJ and The Secret World crew have finally found everything needed to embark on Dr. Varias' sabotage mission. But what are they getting...
