‘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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Perfect Ten: 2024’s MMO soundtrack themes ranked from worst to best
Try not to whip your head around all suspicious-like to check out the past 10 months, but 2024 has been a bonanza for MMO...
The Stream Team: Planting lightning rods in Guild Wars 2
If there's one thing Massively OP's MJ has experience with, it's lightning. But in Guild Wars 2, she's planting lightning rods to capture lightning...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 490: What’s old is new again
Justin and Bree discuss New World, Wayfinder, Pax Dei, Tarisland, DDO, and Ultima Online, with adventures in Guild Wars 2, New World, WoW, and LOTRO, with a mailbag topic on solo vs. group MMO play.
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All right, that headline is a bit of hyperbole, but it does reflect how I'm feeling right now.
A bit over a year ago, I...
NCsoft Korea confirms restructure and layoffs, renames Throne & Liberty team to Studio X
Last night, we covered the disturbing industry news that NCsoft was planning a major restructure of its Korean branch owing to the long-obvious fact...
The Daily Grind: What very un-you-like MMO content do you play anyway?
Guild Wars 2 has somehow gotten me into fishing again. I generally have less than zero interest in fishing, in video games and in...
The Stream Team: Racing to ratification in Elder Scrolls Online
Distracted by an event last time, Massively OP's MJ put off completing Queen Ayrenn's ratification ceremony in Elder Scrolls Online. But she has to...
NCsoft Korea is reportedly restructuring after multiple weak revenue quarters
Korean media is reporting bad news for NCsoft, or at least fans of the company's developers and games.
Seoul-based Yonhap News has a long piece...
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One Shots: Come into my lair, sweetling
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Design Mockument: How might we build a Stormlight Archive MMORPG?
So when I was talking with MOP editor Bree a while back, I mentioned how one of my early ideas for the most recent...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs actually have *good* escort quests?
I've been playing a lot of Guild Wars 2 lately, and my fellow fans will know that traditional escort quests aren't just present in...
Here’s how Elder Scrolls Online’s U44 is rescuing PvP battlegrounds for casuals and hardcores
If you were thinking that Elder Scrolls Online's update 44 isn't packing quite the same sparkling DLC punch as past Q4 updates from the...
Elder Scrolls Online’s devs explain how they balance over 650 item sets
While we all like to see ourselves as excellent armchair video game designers, our eyes might go crossed trying to imagine the complexity of...
Vindictus turns 14 years old as Nexon launches the Ruin of the Forsaken update
Judging by the number of announcement posts and press releases Nexon is dispatching for Vindictus today, I think it's safe to say that the...
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