‘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: A face only a mother could love
One does have to consider that even the ugliest critter or most disgusting raid boss had a mother who, at one time, cuddled and...
Elder Scrolls Online tweaks Update 35’s damage and healing over time effects after PTS feedback
The Elder Scrolls Online has been letting its players kick the tires of Update 35's combat adjustments for a little over a week now,...
Working As Intended: MMOs that wish they were Star Wars Galaxies
"My friends and I would skin someone alive for an SWG 2," an old Star Wars Galaxies player recently wrote on Reddit, and that...
The Elder Scrolls Online brings back Whitestrake’s Mayhem starting on July 28
Fight your friends, fight alongside your friends, fight other people who may or may not be your friends. The Whitestrake's Mayhem event in The...
Destiny 2 unveils a teaser for an upcoming showcase of ‘what’s next’ premiering August 23
Yes, this is one of those "announcement of an announcement" kind of news posts, but for fans of Destiny 2 it's possibly a reason...
NCsoft West and ArenaNet’s DEI committee members talk about company diversity in a video
Members of the DEI committee for Guild Wars 2 publisher NC West and developer ArenaNet have come together in a recent video to talk...
Elder Scrolls Online gamers played over 838,000 Tales of Tribute matches in June
The tentpole new feature of Elder Scrolls Online's High Isle chapter earlier this summer was surely the minigame Tales of Tribute, which invited players...
The Stream Team: Grinding for Arborstone masteries and a turtle egg in Guild Wars 2
After Massively OPs MJ started her Snargle hunt, she discovered she needed to have her Arborstone Revitalization up to tier 3. Unable to continue...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 381: The Soulframe of the game
Justin and Bree discuss Warframe's new sibling Soulframe, Guild Wars 2's summer roadmap, LOTRO's producer's departure, SWTOR's creative director's departure, and WoW's Dragonflight alpha, with adventures in City of Heroes, RIFT, and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on truly non-instanced open world design.
Bungie accuses Destiny 2 player of cheating and harassment in latest lawsuit
The development studio of Destiny 2 is once again in the news thanks to yet another lawsuit being filed against one of its players....
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s S1E3 Clockwork Chaos
Ask veteran MMO gamers who the star of Guild Wars 2's first living world season was, and you're not likely to hear names like...
The Stream Team: Of Knives and Longshadows in Elder Scrolls Online
After a brief detour for a festival, Massively OP's MJ is ready to get back to clearing her backlog of Elder Scrolls Online prologue...
The Stream Team: The continuing adventures of a Guild Wars 2 neophyte Elementalist
MOP's Chris is coming back once again with some more Guild Wars 2 leveling of his freshly minted Elementalist. This time around, he's breaking...
Destiny 2 celebrates summer as Bungie addresses healthcare, racial justice, and its acquisition by Sony
We're deep into the summertime here in the northern hemisphere, and Destiny 2 is preparing to mark the season by bringing back its Solstice...
Vague Patch Notes: Yes, sandbox MMOs need tutorials and guidance, too
I'm going to make some sandbox fans a little miffed right here with my opening premise. Yes, your sandbox MMO needs tutorials and probably...
Guild Wars 2’s summer roadmap teases Steam, July 19 update, and next living world episode
As promised, ArenaNet has delivered Guild Wars 2's roadmap for the rest of the summer today, starting with the revelation that the third episode...
Diablo III’s buzzworthy 27th season enters testing with 21 new class powers
Something odd happened on the way from Diablo Immortal to Diablo IV: Diablo III just became relevant again.
The upcoming 27th season of the online...
The Stream Team: Going on a Guild Wars 2 Snargle hunt
What's a Snargle? Actually, it's a who. But that doesn't even matter: It's got such a cool name that when Massively OP's MJ's friends...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 380: A TERAble way to go
Justin and Bree discuss TERA's sunset, Secret World's maintenance mode, Red Dead Online's maintenance mode, Heroes of the Storm's maintenance mode, Skull and Bones' November launch, Elder Scrolls Online's Lost Depths DLC, EverQuest II's prison server, Blizzard's Proletariat buyout, WoW's crafting overhaul, and the return of BlizzCon in 2023, with adventures in LOTRO, Fallout 76, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag lightning round.
Elder Scrolls Online puts Update 35 and the Lost Depths DLC up for public testing
Care to kick the tires of the upcoming DLC and update features for Elder Scrolls Online and offer some feedback ahead of its August...
