‘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 starts Wintersday today
Today is not a winter's day, nor is it the start of winter days. That's the solstice, which is on December 22nd this year....
Guild Wars 2’s soundtrack to release on vinyl LP [Updated]
Back in our holiday gifts guide for the MMO hipster, I made a joke about demanding game soundtracks on vinyl. Little did I know...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online predictions for 2016
Speculation can be dangerous because I tend to be too hopeful for the MMOs that I play. I've been critical of The Elder Scrolls Online in...
Guild Wars 2 e-sports team ragequits over design meta, technical issues
Here's a bit of MMORPG e-sports drama for you: A major Guild Wars 2 e-sports team bailed from competition last night. Competing in the game's ESL Guild...
Elite: Dangerous’ Horizons goes live today
Elite: Dangerous' Horizons - specifically, the 1.5 ships update - is set for launch today. Horizons is considered the next season for the game's original version,...
PSN users find level boosts for Destiny on the PSN store
Good news, Destiny players on the PlayStation with a desire to bypass a good chunk of leveling! You belong to a rather narrow subgroup,...
Not So Massively: Counter-Strike nerfs all the guns (December 14, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
The Secret World kicks off 12 days of deals
Do you love The Secret World and have some disposable income to toss in its direction? Then Funcom's 12 Days of Deals could be...
Guild Wars 2 plans post-Heart of Thorns balance changes
On the Guild Wars 2 official forums today, ArenaNet's Gaile Gray has outlined a number of balance changes heading to the game, once again...
The MOP Up: GTA Online makes every bullet count (December 13, 2015)
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: Underground wonders
Spelunking isn't just a fun word to say but an exciting activity in its own right. Players who take the time to explore under...
Jukebox Heroes: A very merry Christmas MMO mix
Now that we're into the thick of December, I've given myself permission to finally turn the radio station over to the all-Christmas-all-the-time channel for...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best wardrobe system?
I think about MMO fashion a lot because I'm a weird person who doesn't get invited to a lot of parties (or maybe it's...
Diablo III previews Greyhollow Island for Patch 2.4
There are lots of different flavors of creepy in Diablo III. Obviously, players are dealing with a world of the demonic at all times,...
Destiny developers clarify the shift to event-based updates after The Taken King
Players of Destiny might well have expected the game's future updates to resemble what had happened before The Taken King, with medium-sized DLC packs...
Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: Biggest Disappointment of 2015
Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our award for the biggest MMO disappointment of 2015.
Last year, we gave this "award" to WildStar and ArcheAge in...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for The Secret World and Funcom fan
It's the holidays, and in the spirit of giving, I am going I'm going to give you ideas -- for gifts! Instead of waxing...
Mytheon returns to life as a B2P title
Mytheon, a Greek mythology-themed MMO developed by Petroglyph, had an unusually short run as a live game, lasting only from March through July of...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s 2015 report card
I’ve never had a chance to do an annual "report card" like this for Elder Scrolls Online because I left the game by the time that...
Elite: Dangerous expands its ‘Horizons’ next week
Elite: Dangerous is about to get a lot bigger with the launch of Horizons next Tuesday. Frontier's David Braben announced the date on the...
