‘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 is nerfing Super Adventure Box tribulation mode cheesing
Can't hack Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box but really want a sparkly orange weapon? Get your runs while you can. ArenaNet Game Security...
The Stream Team: To Ankh and back in The Secret World
Last time, MassivelyOP's MJ went back to Egypt to start the story of The Secret World's Issue #14, and she ended up facing a...
Massively Overthinking: Grouping, kill-stealing, and open PvP in MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking topic arrived in our inboxes from longtime reader Leiloni. It's a timely one all about newly launched Tree of Savior -- and...
Chaos Theory: Is The Secret World best when binged?
Binge watching. You know the practice when it comes to your favorite shows, but what about your favorite games? While this certainly isn't the...
Flameseeker Chronicles: The future of Guild Wars 2 under Mike O’Brien
The news coming from ArenaNet has been very interesting since the company's President Mike O'Brien took over as Guild Wars 2 Game Director, so I...
Battle Bards Episode 72: Listeners’ request anniversary
Can you believe it -- it's the third anniversary of Battle Bards already! Three years ago, Steff, Syp, and Syl joined forces to create...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 59: This great stage of fools
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2 SAB and legendary weapons, WoW, EVE's World War Bee, FFXI, TSW's new issue, and WildStar's Arcterra, with mailbag questions on similar MMO experiences and customer support.
Matt Firor says Elder Scrolls Online’s ‘population is huge and thriving’
ZeniMax Online's Matt Firor has addressed The Elder Scrolls Online playerbase on the occasion of its second anniversary with a bundle of screenshots from his...
The MOP Up: Paragon recruits Sevarog (April 3, 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: You are cleared for approach
My call the other week for aerial shots triggered a cascade of submissions. You people really like your heights and flights! So I have...
This Destiny update will leave you breathless
Coming on April 12th is a sizable update to Destiny with all sorts of new challenges and rewards for players who have blitzed through...
The Stream Team: Arabian tales in The Secret World’s Issue #14
What's that, you say? An new Secret World issue is live? Well, we know where to find MassivelyOP's MJ! Even though Egypt isn't her...
Guild Wars 2 brings back Super Adventure Box for April Fools’ Day
So we're going to cross our fingers and hope that this is all true and not just a new April Fools' joke about an...
Chaos Theory: Tomb-raiding The Secret World’s Issue #14 with Funcom
Remember that Indiana Jones-inspired outfit from The Secret World's Issue #6? Today is a great day to dust it off and slip it on because...
Guild Wars 2 is adjusting fractals, scribing, and the Alpine WvW borderlands
ArenaNet's Mike O'Brien appears to be continuing his shakeup of Guild Wars 2 with today's forum post on the planned spring update. Pushing past...
Who wants a slice of Elder Scrolls Online’s birthday party cake?
Mmm, cake.
The Elder Scrolls Online is about to ding two years old, and that means a grand celebration beginning next week. And cake!
"To celebrate...
The Elder Scrolls Online is adding two new mercantile assistants to the crown store
A quest within the Thieves' Guild DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online rewards you with a smuggler assistant who will come to your location...
The Daily Grind: What do you think are Revival’s chances of… revival?
Last week's news that Revival's development has been indefinitely suspended was a pretty big downer for MMO players already bummed over EverQuest Next's cancellation....
Diablo III begins testing season 6
Have you finished all of your Diablo III season 5 goals and achievements yet? You best get a move on it, little doggy, because...
Guild Wars 2’s Mike O’Brien elaborates on legendary weapon cancellation
The fallout from the cancellation of further legendary weapon development has been one for the history books within the Guild Wars 2 community. Players...
