‘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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Johanson previews Guild Wars 2’s road ahead
If you're wondering what's in store for Guild Wars 2 before the end of the year, Colin Johanson's latest post has the answers. Before he...
Orsinium arrives for PC and Mac Elder Scrolls Online players
Bethsoft has just announced that the Orsinium DLC pack is now available for The Elder Scrolls Online's PC and Mac players. Xbox One and...
EVE Evolved: Could achievements save EVE’s new player experience?
EVE Online has always been a very long-term game, with players setting goals that often take months to achieve and forming friendships over the...
The MOP Up: Free Tribes for all (November 1, 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: Rainbow glory
Even the grimdark world of Diablo III has a cute, rainbow-colored side... and reader Zulika is the one to take us through the wardrobe...
The Scream Team: A night in The Park
What better way to spend Halloween night than wandering through a shadow-filled amusement park? MassivelyOP's MJ is diving into The Park, the single-player experience...
Jukebox Heroes: An MMO Halloween playlist
Halloween is upon us, that spooky and magical time of year that exists both in real life and in many of our MMOs. While...
The Daily Grind: What are you doing in-game for Halloween today?
Hey! Didn't you know that today was Halloween? Perhaps by the subtle reminder provided by every MMO running crazy events starring zombies, jack-o-lanterns, and...
Leaderboard: Heart of Thorns vs. Knights of the Fallen Empire
With two giant MMO expansions releasing this month, it seems only natural that we take the opportunity to pit them against one another in...
MMO Burnout: Rebel Galaxy
I wanted to like Rebel Galaxy more than I do. That's not to say it's a bad game at all; on the contrary it fills...
Steam’s Halloween sale includes The Secret World, ARK, and more
This week sees a big Halloween sale over at Steam, which includes several MMOs that you might want to pick up while they're at...
The Scream Team: Having Halloween nightmares in The Secret World
Halloween has begun in earnest in The Secret World, and MassivelyOP's MJ can't wait to jump in and revel in the experience. This year's mission...
Chaos Theory: The Secret World’s Halloween event haunts our dreams
It's finally here! This is truly the holiday I wait for all year, and The Secret World has the MMO event I anticipate all...
The Park is not single-player The Secret World, but it might be even better
Let's just put our cards on the table: The Park is not the single-player offering that The Secret World fans have been clamoring for...
Perfect Ten: Ten really great races from MMOs
Here I go, here I go, here I go again. Girls, what's my weakness? Non-human races. But oh, so many MMOs let me down...
Take part in a BlizzCon auction for charity starting November 4th
Do you have a deep need to grab some rare Blizzard memorabilia? Do you have a large amount of disposable income? Do you want...
The Park promotion stirs controversy in The Secret World
Funcom's cross-promotion between The Park and The Secret World has raised controversy in quarters, with some players accusing the studio of opening the door...
Revival clocks in a full year of production
It's been a year of full production on IllFonic's sandbox Revival and there's a lot to catch up on regarding the title. The team...
Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns launch diary: How to fix an expansion iteratively
I know I promised you an entry that focused on the changes to the in-game economy as my next installment to the Heart of Thorns...
Take a look at the first planetary combat footage for Elite: Dangerous
In Elite: Dangerous, space is a dangerous place. That's kind of implied right off by the name; it's not called Elite: Everything is Safe...
