‘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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One Shots: The spice must flow
Feeling antsy because Funcom's Dune Awakening isn't here yet? Utakata has a decent substitute for you in Tower of Fantasy, apparently. Nothing like a...
Guild Wars 2 previews next week’s ‘outliers’ balance update
Lock up your kids and your spouses because Guild Wars 2 is moseying into town for another class balance showdown -- and there's no...
The Daily Grind: What are the best and worst horizontal progression systems in an MMORPG?
This morning, I want to talk about horizontal progression systems in MMOs, of which I am generally a fan! And I'm gonna start with...
Destiny 2 Season of Defiance mid-season update buffs a bunch of weapons in PvE
Dang, it seems like Destiny 2's Season of Defiance just started, and Bungie's already rolling out its mid-season update. Gonna need time to slow...
The Stream Team: Taking back Lion’s Arch in Guild Wars 2’s Living World Season 1
Scarlet has caused quite the ruckus in Guild Wars 2's Lion's Arch. Last week, Massively OP's MJ had to help evacuate it as explosions...
Guild Wars 2 tests map queueing feature, finishes DirectX 11 migration, and fixes the Elementalist exploit
Guild Wars 2 released a minor update today with some interesting implications for players trying to join specific maps that are already full.
"Players can...
Elder Scrolls Online begins testing green-flavored Necrom chapter
As any kid who's choosing a summer popsicle stick knows, green is always a solid pick. Elder Scrolls Online hopes that the magic of...
Guild Wars 2’s ArenaNet named Extra Life Partner of the Year for its 2022 April quest and $253K fundraise
File this one under Massively Uplifting in the best way: Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet was named as the 2022 Extra Life Partner of...
A serious Guild Wars 2 exploit led to a temporary Elementalist nerf over the weekend
On Saturday, ArenaNet took the unusual move of disabling a couple of Elementalist traits in Guild Wars 2 that made the Weaver spec nigh...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online wises up
As the Necrom expansion looms in Elder Scrolls Online's future, there are several new NPCs for players to anticipating meeting. One of these is...
One Shots: Martial yoga
It's not a very well-known fact that the most successful armies in fantasy worlds are the ones that take the time to limber up...
Bungie warns Destiny 2 players that it will be watching for cheating via the use of accessibility aides
Third-party peripherals and programs that are intended to make a game more accessible for certain players are a wonderful thing, but as usual, there...
Elder Scrolls Online counts 22M players, teases Necrom content, and schedules April 17 PTR test
If you're the sort of MMORPG fan who puts a lot of weight behind player numbers (and we've argued that you probably shouldn't), then...
Elite Dangerous joins a host of science fiction-focused events at the London Science Museum on May 4
May the 4th celebrations are usually aimed at the Star Wars fandom, but this year the London Science Museum will expand them to include...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Arcanist class hopes you like the color green
At its Vegas community event yesterday, ZeniMax Online Studios deep-dived the Arcanist class coming to The Elder Scrolls Online in the Necrom expansion.
"With the...
Elder Scrolls Online kicks off its Necrom prologue quest today
It's time to ready your soul for the approach of Elder Scrolls Online's Necrom, friends, with the launch of the traditional prologue quest today....
The Stream Team: Evacuating Lion’s Arch in Guild Wars 2
Having discovered that all of Scarlet Brair's plans pointed to attacking Lion's Arch in Guild Wars 2, Massively OP's MJ must get to the...
The Stream Team: The ABCs of ESO – adventure, birthday cake, and Craglorn
Considering that she skipped most zones and has wandered willy nilly about Tamriel, Massively OP's MJ always has plenty to do in Elder Scrolls...
Elder Scrolls Online studio addresses allegation of fan art used on cash shop skin
In July 2020, an artist by the name of Relan Daevath created some Elder Scrolls fanart featuring some incredible-looking tattoo flash styled after some...
The Daily Grind: Does it bug you when MMO cash shops rotate out their buyables?
One of my few pet peeves with Guild Wars 2 has been the design of its cash shop, which traditionally has rotated through its...
