‘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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Bungie loses lawsuit to ex-Destiny composer
Ex-Destiny composer Martin O'Donnell has prevailed in a lengthy legal battle with developer Bungie. The company must restore O'Donnell's stock holdings and pay what...
Elite: Dangerous has sold 825,000 copies
The good news for Elite: Dangerous fans is that the latest financial report for Frontier Developments is available, and the game appears to have...
The MOP Up: Blizzard belongs in a museum!
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: Blown away by a kiss
First of all, thank you to everyone who heeded the call for more screenshot submissions! I know you all love sharing those in the...
The Daily Grind: Do you subscribe to F2P or B2P MMOs?
The other day when I was writing up a post on Elder Scrolls Online's new DLC, I noted that while the content cost a...
Destiny is hosting a Crucible preview event next week
Destiny's 2.0 update is heading our way next week on September 8th, and Bungie is busy getting players ready for the major changes to...
Here are the winners of Guild Wars 2’s emblem contest
Remember Guild Wars 2's guild emblem contest? Well, it's over! And ArenaNet has chosen five winners from more than 500 entries, after a judging...
The Stream Team: The Secret World’s Manufactory dungeon, take two
The last time MassivelyOP's MJ poked into The Secret World's new Manufactory dungeon, she couldn't get past the first room. Apparently it would help...
Elite: Dangerous names planet after soldier’s late mother
One of Elite: Dangerous' community is grieving this summer after losing his mother in June. Citing his love for the game and his missed...
Guild Wars 2 overhauls WvW guild objective system
Guilds will have a lot more to do in world vs. world encounters when Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns launches next month. ArenaNet...
Perfect Ten: The 10 MMO memories we all have
I have been playing MMOs with varying degrees of intensity for the past 12 years. That is really weird to me. It also means that...
Guild Wars 2 unleashes fresh Mordrem event next week and blogs about raids
ArenaNet just confirmed the rumors it sparked about a Mordrem event coming to Guild Wars 2:
From 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7) on September 10 through...
Ask Mo: The state of Massively Overpowered
Ask Mo is back, and today Mo and I are answering a few meta questions about Massively OP itself. Our first question is from long-time...
Elite: Dangerous welcomes pilots to close quarters combat
Players have a new way to experience Elite: Dangerous with the advent of the close quarters combat (CQC) mode. The beta test for the...
Guild Wars 2 hints at an event and starts a guild recruitment drive
The first Guild Wars 2 expansion is coming shortly, and players are going to have something to do before the expansion hits. The official...
Jukebox Heroes: My top six favorite MMO soundtracks of all time
In ranking MMO soundtracks, there are a lot of ways to do it. You can pull out individual tracks or praise a game for...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 28: PAX Primal
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2 F2P, Atlas Reactor, The Park, SWTOR, Marvel Heroes, and WildStar, plus mailbag questions on Elder Scrolls Online, podcast meta, and more GW2.
Elder Scrolls Online posts Imperial City tour, goes on sale
Yesterday we reported that Elder Scrolls Online had unleashed its first DLC pack, The Imperial City, for PC players. Today, ZeniMax has posted a large...
Destiny offers up The Taken King’s gameplay trailer
By this point most Destiny fans have a pretty good idea of the foundation beneath The Taken King's story. In short, you killed someone, and...
PAX Prime 2015: Guild Wars 2’s free-to-play model and publishing takeover
When I spoke to ArenaNet's Colin Johanson about raids in Guild Wars 2 at this year's PAX Prime, President Mike O'Brien was sitting right next to...
