‘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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The MOP Up: EVE Online’s Fanfest has officially sold out
Well, that's it: EVE Online's Fanfest is officially sold out this year, so if you were hoping to snag a ticket at this late...
Lord of the Rings Online to welcome River Hobbits on August 22nd
The latest pint-sized population to enter Middle-earth is almost here. On last Friday's livestream, Lord of the Rings Online announced that River Hobbits are...
The Stream Team: Ending Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons (again)
Although Massively OP's MJ initially finished Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons, more story was added while she was immersed in the Living World...
Bungie and Destiny 2 players empower relief for Hawaii with fundraising campaign
Bungie and the Destiny 2 playerbase have formally joined the effort to aid Hawaii following devastating wildfires earlier this month.
"Last week devastating wildfires fueled...
Massively Overthinking: Do you strive to be ‘rich’ in MMORPGs?
Last week, we did a Daily Grind about living our best lives in MMOs, doing things in video games we wish we could do...
NetEase announces another new MMO studio: Rich Vogel’s T-Minus Zero Entertainment
NetEase has made no secret of its goals for expansion in the west: It managed to snurch Jack Emmert away from Daybreak to build...
Ankama’s Waven has officially entered early access today – and it’s F2P too
Ankama's new multiplayer title Waven has been a long time coming, but as of today, it's officially joined the ranks of free-to-play early access...
Guild Wars 2 takes to the skies with Secrets of the Obscure’s flight masteries
Who's ready to take off and soar into Guild Wars 2's wild blue yonder? When the MMO's Secrets of the Obscure arrives next week,...
Dungeons and Dragons Online releases its new Vecna Unleashed adventure DLC and Update 61
Today is the day when Dungeons and Dragons Online players can "experience the thrilling climax of the Codex of the Infinite Planes Saga" and...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs whose worlds were built from scratch
Maybe I'm the only one to have stopped to think about it, but a great deal of the MMOs that we enjoy are based...
Destiny 2 director promises more PvP maps and expanded PvP playlist modes after facing player backlash
The PvPers of Destiny 2 were not happy whatsoever with the latest state of the game letter from director Joe Blackburn, who says that...
The Daily Grind: How can MMOs make necromancy more interesting?
With RuneScape finally -- ahem -- unearthing necromancy for its fans, playing with dead things has never seemed so relevant. Or messy. I mean,...
The Stream Team: Wrapping up Guild Wars 2’s Living World Season 2
Does Massively OP's MJ have good timing (for once), or what? Tonight she's wrapping up Guild Wars 2's Living World Season 2 story --...
Elder Scrolls Online teases possible occult companions, plans EU Xbox hardware refresh tomorrowday
Elder Scrolls Online has two pieces of news this week. First, ZeniMax Online studios told players that the long-awaited hardware "refreshes" are continuing, and...
Guild Wars 2 explains the Wizard’s Vault seasonal content and rewards
If this morning's big infodump on Guild Wars 2's Secrets of the Obscure wasn't enough for you, then feast your eyeballs on ArenaNet's latest...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s Secrets of the Obscure
It has been a weird time to be a Guild Wars 2 fan, with a lot of ups and downs lately. End of Dragons...
The Stream Team: One royal found, two to go in Elder Scrolls Online
Last time, Massively OP's MJ found and rescued Queen Ayrenn in Elder Scroll's Online's Ameros prison. That's one royal found, and two more to...
One Shots: Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got
At the end of a busy and exhausting day of clobbering kobolds and cleaning up after dragons, the need to crash at a comfy...
Destiny 2 outlines Season 22’s exotics buffs – and Arc Titan and Strand’s suspend effect nerfs
While last week brought a general overview of Season 22's updates for Destiny 2, this week has a more granular look at what's changing...
The Elder Scrolls Online is free-to-play right now thanks to QuakeCon
If you didn't snag a free copy of The Elder Scrolls Online last month when it was in promo mode on EGS, then you're...
