‘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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Ubisoft confirms offline mode for The Crew 2, The Crew Motorfest during Motorfest’s year 2 reveal
Ubisoft is celebrating the first anniversary of The Crew Motorfest (aka The Crew 3) by essentially promising not to do it dirty the way...
Elder Scrolls Online’s update 44 promises PvP, companions, and new content, plus TES Castles launches on mobile
ZeniMax Online Studios took the wraps off Elder Scrolls Online's update 44 last night, showcasing the long-promised new companions and PvP update that the...
The Stream Team: Ex-spear-imenting with Guild Wars 2’s newest weapon
Last week, Massively OP's MJ got stuck in Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds story, needing to train a spear mastery before continuing. After battling...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 484: September MMO mailbag show
Justin and Bree dip into the mailbag to discuss MMO limitations, megaservers, studio dealbreakers, age accessibility, aggro, and offline MMO content, plus there's adventures in WoW, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2.
Guild Wars 2 presents PvP Push pre-test plan as plushies pounce your purse
As promised, the prototype beta for Guild Wars 2's new PvP mode, Push, is kicking off this afternoon, open to everyone as of 3...
Stick and Rudder: Elite Dangerous’ Type-8 Update engineering revamp saved the game
While the latest content update to Elite: Dangerous was called the Type-8 Update, what it really should have been called is the Engineering Reborn...
The Stream Team: Completing Queen Ayrenn’s ratification ceremony in Elder Scrolls Online
Having sussed out a traitor while investigating the delays with the Khajiit Embassy construction, Massively OP's MJ now needs to safeguard Queen Ayrenn's ratification...
The Daily Grind: What are some quietly impressive things in your fave MMO that nobody notices?
When my husband and I went back to Guild Wars 2 for Janthir Wilds a few weeks ago, he booted up the game for...
The MOP Up: Albion Online patches Paths to Glory and talks up mounts
Albion Online's third patch for Paths to Glory came out last week, an update which "includes balance changes, Destiny Board improvements based on your...
Guild Wars 2 just unveiled a new 5v5 PvP mode called Push with beta starting next week
Somebody go tell MOP's Sam that Guild Wars 2 is about to get a new PvP mode and he may actually like it! ArenaNet...
Elder Scrolls Online’s update 43 has brought home tours to PlayStation and Xbox
Elder Scrolls Online players on console are finally joining their PC and Mac friendos today as update 43 rolls out to Xbox and PlayStation...
The Stream Team: Going on a raid in Elite Dangerous
When you think "raid" in our corner of the gaming sphere, you usually think of large parties in an instanced dance battle. Not so...
The Stream Team: Touring Guild Wars 2’s Kodan village
What's that? The next step in Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds story is to explore? Well that fits right into Massively OP's MJ's personality!...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 483: Singing the Blues Protocol
Justin and Bree discuss the demise of Blue Protocol, WoW's War Within launch, RuneScape's sub fee hike, and Wizard101's console ambitions, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on MMO cosmetic gear, Ultima Online as a survival game, and sticking to a vision as MMOs age.
Destiny 2 launches a week-long sword celebration September 3 and previews a new pathfinder tree
"Swords are cool," says Destiny 2 developer Bungie. "So why not honor them with a week-long event?" That's quite literally the rationale granted by...
One Shots: Save the teddy bear, save the world
In any other MMO, a child's teddy bear is usually nothing more than a sign of innocence or an environmental storytelling cue. In The...
You can now properly play Elder Scrolls Online on your Steam Deck
Yes, we know you could technically already play Elder Scrolls Online on your Steam Deck with some workarounds and tweaks and tricks and allowances....
Flameseeker Chronicles: How to gear up in Guild Wars 2 in 2024 – without breaking the bank
Gearing in Guild Wars 2 is simultaneously really nice and also very frustrating. It's nice because there is no uber tier of stats locked...
Massively Overthinking: The MMOs without player housing in 2024
Last week, Guild Wars 2 became the latest western MMORPG to finally add proper housing, with pages lifted straight out of Wildstar and RIFT....
Perfect Ten: Underrated MMOs that deserve a second look in 2024
We've all been there at one time or another. We've been playing the same-old favorite MMO for a long time and then suddenly feel...
