‘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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Massively OP Podcast Episode 288: ArcheAge again
Justin, Bree, and Mia discuss ArcheAge 2, TERA, LOTRO, Wizard101, Corepunk, Raph Koster's new MMO, and Star Citizen, with adventures in WoW Classic, SWTOR, Black Desert, Echo of Soul, SWG Legends, and LOTRO, plus a mailbag discussion on the Final Fantasy XI mobile remake.
Neverwinter rolls out Redeemed Citadel milestone II, plus mount overhaul and newbie leveling
PC players are due for a hefty patch in Neverwinter today, as the second chunk of the Redeemed Citadel campaign goes live, bringing with...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s new Sunqua Peak fractal, live today
While Guild Wars 2’s Cantha-centric End of Dragons expansion may not be coming until next year, players eager to visit The Empire of the...
RuneScape introduces the Effigy Incubator and Penguin Hide and Seek in its latest update
One is about surveilling penguins, one is about creating your own effigy. Both are part of RuneScape's latest update. Choose your poison. Or don't;...
Warframe’s ‘great ensmallening’ updates will shrink down the game’s file size and optimize performance
Apparently, Warframe could stand to lose some weight; after three open worlds, over a dozen tile-sets, 28 quests, almost 500 weapons, over a thousand...
Path of Exile explains changes to Curse skills, Steel skills, and classic spells coming in Heist
Sure, the Heist expansion for Path of Exile is all about stealing baubles from highly guarded places, but there's going to be much more...
Missed Lord of the Rings Online’s Weatherstock XII last weekend? Rewatch it here!
After being delayed from its original July date due to the summer Lord of the Rings Online's server meltdown, Weatherstock XII finally happened this...
The MOP Up: Overhit sunsets in Korea
Nexon's Overhit is fading quickly from the mobile MMO scene. Its global servers were shut down earlier this year, leaving only the Korean and...
One Shots: When nerfing goes too far
We've all seen classes and gear hit with the nerf bat from time to time in MMOs -- hey, it's a fact of life!...
Global Chat: Which MMO has the least annoying inventory system?
Inventory is something we have to deal with in, oh, pretty much every MMO that we play. Some games are far more generous with...
LOTRO Legendarium: The quiet consistency of Lord of the Rings Online
I want to start this LOTRO Legendarium column today by talking about, well, by talking about World of Warcraft. Like probably many of you,...
Meta: Meet Mo Mania the Third, coming to SUBtember this Saturday
Whats better than a regular Mo stream? A Mo Mania stream-athon! (And a third one at that!) Meet Mo Mania the The Third, or...
LOTRO’s next ‘mini-expansion’ content update includes boar mounts and a $100 edition
We already knew that Lord of the Rings Online is working on a Gundabad expansion for 2021, but before that arrives, there's a big...
TERA will ‘live on,’ starts transferring operations from En Masse next week
It may be the end of an era for En Masse Entertainment, but it's definitely not the end of the road for TERA. The...
The Stream Team: Plundering a pirate fort in Neverwinter
Shaben Shortcloak found a likely cache of treasure in Neverwinter's Pirate's Skyhold, and he's not moving a muscle until he can plunder it! Of...
Massively Overthinking: Contemplating in-game advertising
Last week, EA announced that it would finally be removing all the in-game ads from UFC4 after a few days of intense complaining from...
XLGAMES finally confirms ArcheAge 2, a next-gen large-scale AAA MMORPG
ArcheAge 2 is more than a rumor now - it's a sure thing. The news comes according to Korean website Ruliweb, which reports that...
RuneScape assumes responsibility for the oddment ‘exploit,’ discusses Penguin Hide and Seek rework
Yesterday saw the devs of RuneScape offer up another weekly livestream about a rework to Penguin Hide and Seek, but before it launched in...
Star Wars The Old Republic finally adds Steam achievements with today’s patch
When Star Wars The Old Republic surprise-launched on Steam back in July, it came with a few caveats - namely, that achievements weren't ready...
The Stream Team: To Hell with Honor in Star Trek Online
Massively OP's MJ has been laboring throughout the year to earn a special Star Trek Online ship reward, and the final phase of that...
