‘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 releases a second soundtrack album
The Elder Scrolls franchise is well-known for its musical legacy, and while Elder Scrolls Online doesn't have the efforts of Jeremy Soule (aside from...
Elite: Dangerous outlines the expanded variety coming to missions
Variety is the spice of life, and while it may not be the opposite of boredom, it's at least within throwing distance. The developers...
Guild Wars 2 preps players for PvP League Season Two
The second season of Guild Wars 2's PvP League coming next week on February 23rd, and when it arrives players will have a few...
Guild Wars 2 hosts the first season finals for its Pro League on Saturday
At 11 a.m. EST on Saturday, February 20th, the finale of Guild Wars 2's first Pro League season will commence. If you've been eagerly...
How The Elder Scrolls Online is making grouping less painful
The Elder Scrolls Online's Thieves Guild DLC will offer benefits to more than your sneaking exploits, says a new dev blog released on the...
Someone actually won The Elder Scrolls Online’s million dollar prize
Someone actually won The Elder Scrolls Online's million dollar prize, and it wasn't you.
ZeniMax CMÂ Jessica Folsom broke everyone's heart with the news on the...
NCsoft’s Master X Master’s ‘global’ test due to begin soon
NCsoft has announced that the first global test for its upcoming franchise-blending MOBA Master X Master is on the way.
Curiously, the "global" test appears...
A day in the life of a Revival hunter
While the first pass of renovation kit revisions are in the bag, the most recent entry on Revival's site isn't really about that. Nor...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 51: Unsavory deeds
Justin and Bree discuss V-Day, MMO finances, Blade & Soul, The Division, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, The Secret World, Ultima Online, and Devilian, with mailbag questions on IP blocking frustrations and MMO innovation.
Elite: Dangerous offers its Arena as a standalone product
You know what you find interesting in Elite: Dangerous. It's not exploring, it's not mining, it's not missions, it's just getting into close quarters...
The Daily Grind: Do cutscenes in MMORPGs annoy you?
The last few months, I've been playing a lot of Diablo III, and last week I jumped into Devilian. One thing both games do...
Destiny Mega Bloks, event compensation, and leveling shenanigans
Howsabout a Destiny news threesome this afternoon?
First, Bungie is teaming up with Mega Bloks for a series of Destiny toy sets this year. Family Gamer...
The MOP Up: Anarchy Online opens its Reck room (February 14, 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: Hard tack and bottomless grog
This week marks a small change-up in how we do things here at One Shots. Prompted by a suggestion from one of our readers,...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO podcasts
Podcasts are certainly splendid means of feeding one's MMO interests and keeping in touch with the news and community. It's always great to hear...
Behind the scenes of Guild Wars 2’s monster squad
Maybe you don't give a second thought to the mobs that you kill, but rest assured that there is a lot of thought and...
Chaos Theory: In The Secret World, membership has its benefits
By now, you've probably heard me mention a time or three that The Secret World overhauled its membership benefits and loyalty rewards. As a...
Massively Overthinking: The best government for an MMO guild
This week's question comes to us from Das Tal developer Alexander Zacherl, who says his team is in the process of implementing a direct...
Interview: John Smedley on Hero’s Song crowdfunding and the future
Following the abrupt cancellation of the Kickstarter for Pixelmage Games' sandboxy OARPG Hero's Song, we chatted with studio CEO and MMORPG veteran John Smedley about...
NCsoft Q4 2015: Sales surge for Guild Wars 2, bump for WildStar
NCsoft's fourth quarter 2015 financial report is in. The Korean gaming giant reports that its quarter-over-quarter sales, operating profit, and net income are all up,...
