‘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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Elder Scrolls Online’s update 40 and Endless Archive are on the PTR as ZeniMax eyes Japanese console launch
ZeniMax Online Studios is wasting no time putting MMO gamers to work testing Elder Scrolls Online's Endless Archive content, as update 40 has already...
Ubisoft says The Crew Motorfest outperformed past first-week sales for The Crew franchise
Ubisoft might be persona non grata around the gaming industry of late, but it's had a couple of rare wins - one of them...
Destiny 2 wrestles with overpowered crafted weapons and DDoS attacks
The Guardians of Destiny 2 are generally written as powerful space wizards who wield magical abilities and unique firearms to take down galactic threats,...
The Daily Grind: Do you like endless dungeons in MMOs?
When Elder Scrolls Online brings us Update 40 next month, it will become the latest MMORPG to feature some variation of an "endless" dungeon....
The Stream Team: Searching for Skritt in Guild Wars 2
There is currently a multi-week event happening where finding a certain number of Skritt will grant a new bag slot. How could Massively OP's...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 437: The MMO moving-in blues
Justin and Bree discuss Star Trek Online Incursion, WoW's Guardians of the Dream, LOTRO's River Hobbit housing and the Mariner, and Elder Scrolls Online's update 40, with a podcast topic on the financial barriers to returning to MMOs.
Elder Scrolls Online says it won’t punish players using gifting to swap gold for crowns
At the top of the month, ZeniMax Online Studios annoyed Elder Scrolls Online players with a "pause" of in-game gifting, a decision it attributed...
The Daily Grind: Do MMO cash shops usually have things you want to buy?
My recent return to Guild Wars 2 for the Secrets of the Obscure expansion resurrected one of my old gripes: The cash shop almost...
One Shots: Just a minute, Mom, I’m playing with my virtual dollhouse!
If playing with physical dollhouses is your entry-level and full-on interior decorating your advanced mode, then video games offer a middle ground to those...
Destiny 2 announces plans to completely remove legendary shards currency from the game
Legendary shards are one of those currencies that Destiny 2 players can either have too much of or not enough of, and that can...
Massively Overthinking: Do you sub to MMOs you’re no longer playing?
Over the summer, an MMO did something I've never seen an MMO do before: It stopped taking my money for no discernable reason and...
Elder Scrolls Online’s update 40 and Endless Archive repeatable content launch October 30
As promised, last night ZeniMax Online unveiled Elder Scrolls Online's fourth big update of 2023 and the Necrom-backed plotline, and it's maybe not what...
Elder Scrolls Online is finally previewing update 40 and the Endless Archive
We're about to slide into the fourth quarter of 2023, if you can believe it, and that means Elder Scrolls Online's fourth and final...
Guild Wars 2’s Secrets of the Obscure performed ‘even better than expected,’ ArenaNet says
So, how well did Secrets of the Obscure do for Guild Wars 2? We're not getting hard numbers in ArenaNet's blog post this afternoon...
PvP MMO Abyss admits it began life as a crypto game selling ‘satirical poop’ NFTs
Back in August, we covered a seemingly new project from a new-to-MMOs team called Old World Labs. The so-called Abyss sounded interesting, with immersive...
Black Desert PC ends one-sided guild wardecs, tinkers with Great Ocean content
Black Desert PC's latest update clocks in at over 1GB, so you know it's worth your while - especially if you're a guild PvPer....
The Stream Team: Specializing in Skyscale in Guild Wars 2 Skywatch
Now that Massively OP's MJ has started Guild Wars 2's Secrets of the Obscure, she needs to use the Skyscale often. Unfortunately, she never...
Guild Wars 2 kicks off Fractal Rush event through September 19 with today’s update
Today's Guild Wars 2 patch isn't going to dazzle anyone already preoccupied with Secrets of the Obscure, but it's a nice addition all the...
The Stream Team: Undaunted and reporting to Lady Arabelle in Elder Scrolls Online
Before Massively OP's MJ could head off to Mandrake Manor to report to Lady Arabelle the success of the search for the royals in...
Vitae Aeternum: The pros and cons of New World’s transmog
In my very first Vitae Aeternum two years ago, I criticized some of the ways New World lacks character customization. It took a while,...
