‘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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Choose My Adventure: Hitting my stride in another round of Guild Wars 2 Tyria mapping
I was almost certain our last Choose My Adventure vote would be a blowout one way or the other, but you fine folks had...
Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday is live with new weapon skins and a fluffy turtle
Wintersday has returned to Tyria with the launch of today's Guild Wars 2 update. Per tradition, Toymaker Tixx is back with cosmetics, snowballs, and...
Elder Scrolls Online nixes year-long story arcs for 2023 roadmap – here’s what to expect
If you thought the Elder Scrolls Online's 12-month-long storyline arcs were getting a little bit stale after the last several years, well, ZeniMax Online...
The Daily Grind: What was the best new zone added to an MMO in 2022?
This is one of my favorite end-of-the-year Daily Grinds because new zones are one of my favorite things in MMOs. I just never get...
One Shots: Make yourself at home!
You all know that we here at the One Shots Studyological Laboratories are partial to pictures of player housing. This goes doubly for any...
Destiny 2 opens up the Spire of the Watcher dungeon to paying players today
Today marks the day when Destiny 2 players have a new dungeon encounter to run around in as part of the shooter's Season of...
Elite Dangerous confirms not fully clearing a system under Thargoid attack resets all progress each week
With the Thargoid War well and truly underway in Elite: Dangerous, the vast majority of players are trying to help the war effort by...
The Game Awards 2022: Blue Protocol, Diablo IV, Wayfinder, Nightingale, Dune Awakening
We've updated with all the big news and trailers now - scroll down to the end for the announcements! Original post follows.
Gamers who aren't...
Elite Dangerous applies fixes for Update 14 game crashes, UI issues, and gameplay features
The first post-release patch for Elite: Dangerous' Update 14 was kicked out yesterday, and while it might not address some of the larger bugbears...
End-of-year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2022
When you're investing a whole lot of time and (potentially) money into MMORPGs, you want to make sure that your game isn't going belly-up...
Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday returns on December 13 as players play Secret Santa
As winter holiday events turn on their twinkle lights around the MMO genre, Guild Wars 2 has picked December 13th for its big shebang:...
The Stream Team: Zipping Zhaitan’s lips in Guild Wars 2
Last week in her Guild Wars 2 personal story adventures, Massively OP's MJ poked the eyes of Zhaitan; tonight, she will permanently shutting his...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 399: Dragonflight takes to the skies
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Dragonflight's launch; New World's 2023 roadmap; the sunset of Elyon and Forsaken World; new content for EverQuest II, Wizard101, Embers Adrift, Guild Wars 2, and Elite Dangerous; plus adventures in LOTRO, MOP's end-of-the-year awards, and a mailbag topic on auto-scaling in MMOs.
Choose My Adventure: Going back to Guild Wars 2 basics through Tyria mapping
One of the surefire ways I know that I'm loving a game is when I swing my wallet like a shillelagh at it -...
Destiny 2 brings new missions, Crucible updates, and events in today’s Season of the Seraph
The Warmind Rasputin is under threat from the Hive God of War, and if it's captured, it could spell doom for the Last City....
The Stream Team: Seeking Wyress Sorcha in Elder Scrolls Online
Last week, Massively OP's MJ embarked on her final Elder Scrolls Online prologue quest, rescueing Wyress Tola but failing to stop the archdruid villain's...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best console or mobile experience as of 2022?
I have noted before that while I have two consoles and love to game on my phone, I'm probably always going to be a...
Destiny 2 deep-dives changes to exotics, weapons, perks, and invisibility
One of the constants of Destiny 2 is that nothing ever stays the same, especially when it comes to Bungie's fiddling with the shooter's...
One Shots: Impossible landscapes would like to have a word with you
While the seemingly impossible landscapes of MMORPG worlds make for great visuals -- such as in our headlining pic -- I can't help but...
The Stream Team: Traipsing through Tyria in Guild Wars 2 for Choose My Adventure
MOP's Chris is back at it again! He's wandering the wilds of Tyria in Guild Wars 2 as asked for by the CMA voting...
