‘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 Stream Team: Gathering for the summit in Guild Wars 2
Bringing together Tyria's leaders for a summit to face a world-wide threat in Guild Wars 2? In some cases, Massively OP's MJ thinks that...
Dungeons and Dragons Online makes it harder to spot dangerous situations
In an MMO that has legitimately lethal traps littered around its many instances, Dungeons and Dragons Online teaches patience, situational awareness, and the wisdom...
Global Chat: How insistent are MMOs that you group up?
In a recent essay over at Inventory Full, the author looks back at a couple decades-plus of MMO gaming to recall how fast and...
Destiny 2 releases the monetized Ghosts of the Deep dungeon
The high tide that is the Season of the Deep is rolling forward in Destiny 2 as this week saw the game's all-new Ghosts...
Bungie makes the case for Marathon, its brand-new extraction shooter
Yesterday we reported that Bungie was resurrecting a long-dormant shooter franchise with the announcement of its upcoming sci-fi PvP game, Marathon. While the original...
Elder Scrolls Online previews Necrom’s new Arcanist class in its latest trailer
Necrom is almost here: It's launching June 5th on PC and June 20th on console. Elder Scrolls Online fans hungry for the Telvanni-centric expanshapaign...
Bungie announces extraction shooter Marathon, brings back Nathan Fillion for Destiny 2’s The Final Shape
Well well lookit Bungie, all grown up and taking its "next step in its evolution into a multi-game studio"! Yes, at the PlayStation showcase...
The Elder Scrolls Online introduces players to another one of Necrom’s new companions
I would like to think that if I ever became a significant scholar of mystical arts, I would remain a generally humble person. That...
The Stream Team: Diving in to the Season of the Deep in Destiny 2
It's time for a new season in Destiny 2, and MOP's Chris is ready to dive in. Quite literally, in fact, as this season...
Perfect Ten: 10 old MMO promises that never happened
Developers like to talk a big game. It's expected, it's encouraged by all parties, and it's part of the fun. When a game or...
Guild Wars 2’s presumptive summer expansion teaser raises more questions than answers
Following the launch of Guild Wars 2's What Lies Within episode yesterday - and you can read all about that in our hands-on in...
The Stream Team: The rampaging flower wolf of Guild Wars 2
What to do when I giant flower threatens the area? Well, Massively OP's MJ plans to pluck it! A Mordrem wolf (the aforementioned giant...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 423: The Overwatch MMO we’ll never get
Justin and Bree discuss Amazon's LOTR title and shade for LOTRO, Overwatch 2's PvE debacle, Worlds Adrift's return as Lost Skies, and delays for Nightingale, Ashfall, and Wayfinder, with adventures in LOTRO and Torchlight II, plus mailbag topics on character build freedom and the natural and unnatural ends of MMO characters.
Destiny 2 brings underwater locations, new gear, and a fishing activity in Season of the Deep today
Now that the Season of Defiance has wrapped up, it's time for the Guardians of Destiny 2 to take the next logical step: dive...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Wrapping up the End of Dragons era with What Lies Within
It's the end of an era: Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons era of content comes to a close with today's episode, titled What...
The Stream Team: Creating solutions to Craglorn problems in Elder Scrolls Online
In her quest to cripple the Serpent Court, Massively OP's MJ has been working with Regent Cassipia. After she destroyed the orcs' attempt at...
War Thunder walks back economy changes following review bombing campaign
The outcry from players of War Thunder has been a success. Gaijin Entertainment was planning to continue applying what it called a "rank-based economy"...
Elder Scrolls Online walks players through the steps of adding voice over to the MMORPG
As one might expect, putting voice to the characters of The Elder Scrolls Online is a lot of work - that's not a forgone...
One Shots: Day one of the conquest
There's nothing like that heady feel of stepping out into the game world for the first time, taking in the sights of the newbie...
Destiny 2 outlines Season 21 weapon changes and condenses all of next week’s updates
The Season of the Deep is rapidly approaching Destiny 2 and that means change is a-comin'. One of the things that are changing are...
