‘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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Guild Wars 2 readies today’s balance update, followed by next Janthir Wilds chapter March 11
Readers might remember that the Guild Wars 2's roadmap has been a little off-kilter ever since the balance update was moved out of January...
You can predownload Blade & Soul NEO today: Here’s everything we learned at the press event
NCsoft isn't calling Blade & Soul NEO this, but "B&S Classic Plus" is the fastest way I can communicate to core MMORPG players just...
The Stream Team: MOP’s 10th anniversary Mo Mania celebration stream
There has been many Mo Manias over the years, but there's only one 10th anniversary Mo Mania. This is the party of the decade...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you wish ran on a potato? (Not a literal potato)
Not quite a year ago, I asked the MOP readers about the best MMOs for playing on a potato - you know, a crap...
One Shots: A happy birthday for a death idol
You never stop to think about it -- because seriously, why would you? -- but even lonely cave idols celebrate their special birthdays. Their...
Massively Overthinking: MMOs that suck in interesting ways
This week's Massively Overthinking is entirely inspired by a fantastic argument made by YouTuber on Bluesky. Iron Pineapple declared that "a good game can...
Elite Dangerous fans can enter FDev’s new contest to design a space station for cash rewards
Elite: Dangerous fans are certainly creative when it comes to finding ways to refine combat, ship builds, or in-game grinds, but how creative are...
Blizzard lays out the design pillars for World of Warcraft’s accessible neighborhood housing
The news that World of Warcraft is getting housing with its next expansion, Midnight, shocked the whole MMORPG genre - and us too, as...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs (and MMO-adjacent games) you can play on Nintendo Switch in 2025
In our family, there's an ongoing joke that I was the one who got the Nintendo Switch as a birthday present a few years...
Elder Scrolls Online explains Cyrodiil Champions, its multi-stage PvP revamp test
As ZeniMax Online Studios continue testing Elder Scrolls Online's update 45 on the PTS, it's been teasing much more for testers - and that...
The Stream Team: Slithering into Guild Wars 2’s Year of the Snake celebrations
It's the year of the snek! All snekkies, all the time! Ahem, OK maybe it's really the Year of the Snake, but Massively OP's...
UK rebuffs game preservationists’ petition to make retroactively breaking old games unlawful
One of the big industry-wide narratives that emerged from the wreckage of 2024 was player-initiated efforts to center game preservation - indeed, even to...
Destiny 2 Heresy episode act one releases today with new activity, weapons, and balance tweaks
It's time for a new episode and three more acts' worth of stuff in Destiny 2. The Heresy update arrives to the looter shooter...
Diablo III’s rerun of the Light’s Calling for Season 34 releases following its scheduling delay
Diablo III fans who were ready to relive the Light's Calling theme for the OARPG's Season 34 had to sit and wait for a...
The MOP Up: Stardew Valley’s creator isn’t quite done with the game yet
Stardew Valley hasn't reached the end of its development cycle. So when will Stardew Valley's creator stop working on the game? "If I feel like it's...
One Shots: Prop painting is a contact sport
If you go to an art school where they teach the art of Pictomancy, you're going to want to stash those small, fine brushes...
Guild Wars 2, Overwatch 2 compensate players for recent tech and sale bungles
This is a tale of two MMO studios and how they handled recent fiascos competently. Happy Friday!
First, ArenaNet announced last night that it is...
Destiny 2 highlights new activity, new and returning weapons, and Star Wars cosmetics arriving with Heresy update
The devs of Destiny 2 have once again put together a look ahead to its February 4th Heresy episode release in both video and...
Elder Scrolls Legends has officially sunsetted after years of lingering in maintenance mode
Back in November, we covered the sad news that multiplayer CCG Elder Scrolls Legends was truly doomed. After siloing the game off under a...
The Daily Grind: The perfect MMO guild doesn’t exist… or does it?
I must admit right up front that this is not my guild. I have a guild of weirdos who live mostly on Discord now....
