‘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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Massively Overthinking: The true value of free-to-play players
Today's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Kickstarter backer and prolific commenter Omedon, who wrote us a really long question. It's long. But it's a...
Crafting Legendary precursors in Guild Wars 2’s expansion
Legendary weapons are something of a chore for Guild Wars 2 players, as they rely a fair bit upon luck just to get the...
Chaos Theory: Quit whining and pay for your Secret World content
Those of you who know me know that ranting is not exactly my forte. Although I have dabbled in it a bit here and...
Guild Wars 2 removes bleeding caps in Heart of Thorns
One of the routinely stated design goals about Guild Wars 2 is that you should be able to wander out in the world and...
The Stream Team: I am Groot, kind of
March's Choose My Adventure Sampler Platter Edition continues tonight with a little bit of Marvel Heroes 2015. Join Massively OP's Mike Foster as he...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Shifting perspectives in Guild Wars 2
Since my last edition of Flameseeker Chronicles, ArenaNet has released the eagerly anticipated camera patch, and I have been squealing with delight while enjoying...
Choose My Adventure: Torchlight Heroes
Our March sampler-platter edition of Choose My Adventure is quickly coming to a close. There's only one more vote to take, one more game...
WildStar outlines pets and wardrobe mechanics
Have you longed for a Rowsdower companion of your very own as you venture about in WildStar? Did you hate the game's costume system...
Diablo III offers a big boost for the Reaper of Souls anniversary
It's hard to believe that players have been enjoying the first Diablo III expansion for over a year, isn't it? Today specifically marks the...
The Daily Grind: Do you have a love/hate relationship with an MMO?
For the most part, my MMO gaming world is pretty black and white. If I enjoy a game, then I'm playing it. If I'm...
You can now try The Crew for free on consoles
If you're still curious about Ubisoft's online racer The Crew, I've got good news and bad news. The bad news is that if you're...
Frontier crowns its Race to Elite winners
Appropriately, the winner of Frontier's Triple Elite competition is a Commander by the name of Onepercent. He played for 1,029 hours between December 18th...
The Secret World extends its multi-issue sale to veterans, throws week-long event
Nobody likes getting cut out of a good deal. When The Secret World announced that it was selling a generously discounted "enhanced player experience"...
Elder Scrolls Online console preorders are now open
Having relaunched The Elder Scrolls Online as a buy-to-play, sub-optional PC game last week, ZeniMax has now announced pre-orders for the console versions of...
Frontier turns Elite bug into community event
Frontier has turned an Elite: Dangerous bug into a canonical community event that is still ongoing through March 26th. A player purportedly fired on...
Factions: Origins of Malu’s early access launch and interview
Origins of Malu has certainly had a long, bumpy road to launch. Showing up on our radar back in August 2011, this title has...
Revival says it will feature ‘graphic sex’
Those of you with sex on the brain may find the latest Revival dev post enlightening. Before we get to the bumping and grinding,...
Secret World offers cheap pre-Tokyo package for new players
Another day, another deal! If you've been eying The Secret World after hearing about the recently released Enhanced Player Experience but you're worried about...
Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns stress test begins March 24
Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns expansion stress testing is set to begin on March 24th, according to emails going out to lucky invitees...
The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2 and a giveaway
MJ is her name, and exploration is her game. That certainly bodes well for Guild Wars 2; there's plenty of undiscovered land for Massively...