‘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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Elder Scrolls Online offers a quick preview of some of Update 36’s targeted ability adjustments
The Elder Scrolls Online is getting yet another combat update to the base game when Update 36 arrives - that much is probably not...
The Daily Grind: Did you buy a Steam Deck, and are you playing MMOs on it?
A couple of my guildies got their Steam Decks over the summer, and I have to say, I'm a bit jealous. I blew it...
Massively Overthinking: Have you ever returned to an old MMO and fallen in love?
Earlier this month, MOP's Eliot penned a WoW Factor that doesn't quote but certainly does evoke the ol' Heraclitus quote about how you cannot...
Four Winds: What made Lost Ark so successful where Elyon failed?
I'm sad about it, but I have to eat my words about Elyon and its place in this decade's pantheon of MMOs. I honestly...
Elite Dangerous releases its 4.0 codebase update and Aftermath narrative to all PC players today
Today marks an apparent new beginning for PC players of Elite: Dangerous as the promised 4.0 codebase update has been dispatched to players today...
Perfect Ten: An MMO sunset tour for 2022 to date
MMO sunsets can be weird. I am never happy when a game that people love goes away. It always represents a lot of lost...
The Stream Team: So much Snargle in Guild Wars 2
Last week, Massively OP's MJ thought she had the conclusion of Character Growth in the bag in Guild Wars 2. Little did she know...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 388: Elyon descends through finite care
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic's Wrath pre-patch, New World's new servers, Elyon's sunset, Bless Unleashed's sunset, EVE Online Uprising, Star Trek Online's Wil Wheaton, and Temtem's launch, with adventures in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and SWG Legends, with a lightning round of MMO questions from the mailbag.
Elite Dangerous’ console copy portal opens, is almost immediately flooded with requests
Elite: Dangerous console fans who are looking to move to a version of the game that's not just going to languish in maintenance mode...
Destiny 2 continues its nonstop march of bizarre cross-promotional items with branded boots – again
Yo yo yo, it's me, ya boy Titan4lyfe with another piece of noise on the latest and greatest cross-promotional merchandise opportunity from Destiny 2!...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s restored S1E4 Tower of Nightmares
Here we are at the penultimate episode of Guild Wars 2's restored and retooled Season 1 content! The pieces are finally starting to fall...
Vitae Aeternum: The best solo armor and magical weapons in New World
I now return to bring you the second part of my analysis of weapon and armor choices for the solo player in New World....
The Daily Grind: What’s the weirdest activity you’ve charged MMO currency for?
As City of Heroes Homecoming tests long-awaited recycling rules for abandoned names and characters, I've been contemplating what to do with some of the...
The Stream Team: Searching Elder Scrolls Online’s Storm Talon Temple
As Massively OP's MJ continues to investigate the old Dragonguard's Legacy, she's discovered a clue that leads her to Elder Scrolls Online's Storm Talon...
Elite Dangerous confirms September 13 opening of console to PC transfers, plans 4.0 codebase release this week
Testing, planning, and preparation has led to a final confirmed date for when console players of Elite: Dangerous can move their accounts to PC....
Elder Scrolls Online will unveil the Firesong DLC and Update 36 in this week’s stream
Blink and you might have missed it, but The Elder Scrolls Online offered some very cursory details about its next DLC during its portion...
Ubisoft Forward heralds new content for The Division 2, Skull and Bones, The Crew 2, and Riders Republic
This past weekend saw Ubisoft hold its studio-specific Ubisoft Forward showcase, and it had plenty of things to present to gamers, particularly titles within...
The Daily Grind: What are the most obvious vestigial organs in MMO design?
I found myself in a heated discussion a week or so ago about Guild Wars 2's leveling system because in my estimation, Guild Wars...
The MOP Up: New World and Book of Travels put out fresh soundtracks
MMO music lovers -- we crazy few -- have a couple new albums to explore this month. Well, the New World soundtrack has been...
Guild Wars 2 charts a course for a PvP-centric balance update in October, more general balancing in November
It looks like Guild Wars 2 is not quite done with turning the Great Knobs of Balance. The devs at ArenaNet shared a quick...
