‘Free-to-play’ is a term that refers to games that do not have box or download fees associated with them and do not incur a mandatory subscription. Some have optional subscriptions and are more properly referred to as hybrid F2P. Most have cash shops and microtransactions.
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Mabinogi’s next update grants players an island village to settle and spruce up
Nexon is talking up Mabinogi's next update, launching next week: It's the second part of its chapter 8 Winds of Fate release, but don't...
Not So Massively: Stormgate was not ready for early access
As the first of StarCraft II's spiritual successors to make it to a public launch, Stormgate will be releasing free to play for all...
Old School RuneScape brings back slayer partners after a four-year absence
It's been four years since Old School RuneScape offered a feature called "slayer partners" that lets duos of players team up to grind out...
The Stream Team: The last DDO Feywild quest, The Legend of the Lost Locket
Massively OP's MJ finished the story of the Fables of the Feywild saga in DDO last week, but she can't claim the reward until...
Tarisland adds damage and defense bonuses for bringing rookies to endgame content
Tarisland has been surprisingly quiet since its launch here in the west last month, with Tencent having focused on launch promotion and influencer showdowns....
Vague Patch Notes: The player-provided guidance problem in MMORPGs
Final Fantasy XIV has a player-based mentor program and an automatic guidance network for new players. The idea is that certain players can volunteer...
LOTRO opens new legendary servers today, Before the Shadow is now free for VIPs
Lord of the Rings Online welcomed VIP players to a pair of brand-new progression servers today, one of which finally gives European players a...
Old School RuneScape once again applies adjustments to Deadman and Guthrix
This may have happened twice before, but that's not stopping Jagex from continuing to dial things in for Old School RuneScape players engaging with...
Crowdfunded multiplayer RTS Stormgate enters headstart today ahead of its August free-to-play launch
If you're an MMORTS junkie as MOP's Tyler is, you've probably been watching Stormgate's development with great interest over the last few years. In...
Dungeons and Dragons Online tests new level cap, quests, and feats for Magic of Myth Drannor
Before anyone knows it, August 14th will be upon us, which means Dungeons and Dragons Online players will be able to get in to...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with outstanding tutorial sections
Tutorials! They're important. I even wrote an entire column about them recently, talking about how important they are in getting people into a new...
Lord of the Rings Online’s Update 41 adds birding hobby and hard tack crafting event today
Look to the skies and you may see Lord of the Rings Online's new hobby taking flight! That's right, today's Update 41 adds the...
Path of Exile applies several adjustments to Settlers of Kalguur and continues attacking launch bugs
We're once again checking in on Path of Exile and its newly released Settlers of Kalguur update, which appears to have moved away from...
Lord of the Rings Online’s two new progression servers, including an EU-based one, launch Thursday
While Boromir once famously said, "One does not simply log into Mordor," that's exactly what's going to happen this Thursday. Standing Stone Games announced...
StarCraft II-inspired multiplayer RTS Immortal Gates of Pyre plans Steam playtest this weekend
After a lengthy period of silence, the team behind indie RTS Immortal: Gates of Pyre has announced a playtest on Steam for August 2nd...
RuneScape microtransaction survey ponders the potential full removal of lockboxes
RuneScape's Treasure Hunter activity, aka the lockbox portion of its wider monetization scheme, is facing the potential for removal from the game, at least...
RuneScape founder’s MMO Brighter Shores hints at detective profession en route to Q3 launch
It's been a couple months since we last checked in with Brighter Shores, the RuneScape-inspired MMO by Andrew Gower that promised to get here...
PSA: APB Reloaded is shutting down console-to-PC character transfers on Friday
You might not recall this, but at the start of the year, Little Orbit made the shocking announcement that it would be shuttering the...
Ultima Online’s New Legacy and crackdown on third-party clients have vets rioting
Ultima Online is a very old and fairly small MMORPG nowadays, but even so you probably knew that it has a thriving emulator community,...
The MOP Up: Perfect World’s co-CEOs tap out
GamesIndustry is reporting that the two co-CEOs of Perfect World have been replaced as CEOs but remain as directors: "Perfect World CEO Xiao Hong...
