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‘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.

Jukebox Heroes: It’s time to turn your MMO’s music back on

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We're going to take a detour from our tour of various MMO soundtracks to talk about one of the most common statements I hear...

One Shots: Avoid these vacation destinations

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When you're planning your summer MMO vacation, there will be a lot of places bidding for your time and gold. But not every resort...
Still running.

TERA Battle Arena walks you through how this MOBA works

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Yeah, so, we are still trying to wrap our heads around the weirdness that is TERA's surprising announcement last month that it is going...

The Daily Grind: What older MMO feature deserves some dev love?

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Lately I've been enjoying myself a big ol' dose of Star Wars: The Old Republic. I don't do boosts in that game, so I...

The Stream Team: The Shroud of SWTOR

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Massively OP's Larry thinks MJ could do with some more chaos in her life, so he's introducing her to The Shroud in SWTOR (who...

Star Trek Online gives out free Lower Decks duty officers, starts summer event

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This week, Star Trek's newest TV series debuted. But instead of it being a serious, live-action show, Star Trek: Lower Decks is an animated...

LOTRO and DDO re-enables character transfers, Wayfinder suffers three-week rollback [Updated]

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We've got a bit of good news, bad news, and really bad news for those looking to hop servers in Lord of the Rings...
This is what we were really missing.

New executive order could ban US transactions with Tencent – potentially bad news for gaming [Updated]

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File this one under "I was about to go to sleep when the internet erupted in an absolute panic over Tencent": Late this evening,...

Old School RuneScape brings changes to Revenant Caves, Last Man Standing, and Bounty Hunter (again)

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Back in July, Old School RuneScape discussed a number of tweaks that were planned for PvP'ing in the game. As of this week, a...

LOTRO Legendarium: The pros and cons of Rohan housing

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To my knowledge, this past week's Update 27.2 for Lord of the Rings Online may well be the biggest housing patch that's hit the...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers your favorite type of resource gathering?

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You know, we talk about crafting a lot here on Massively OP, but gathering doesn't get nearly as much love, and yet pretty much...

The Stream Team: Into the Mists of Dungeons & Dragons Online’s Ravenloft

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With the free access to DDO's Ravenloft quests going away at the end of August, Massively OP's MJ is aiming to get some of...

TERA NA’s next PC update will bring a 64-bit client and a new 20-person raid

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Whenever an MMO touts its client getting an upgrade in bits, I'm brought screaming backwards in time to my console war years when the...

No, Lord of the Rings Online Classic isn’t going to happen, Standing Stone says

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When any MMORPG has gone on long enough, a movement among fans to return to the earlier days of the game tends to emerge....

Riot is closing up shop for a week to grant devs a break from crunch and deadlines

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It's not at all uncommon for senior staff to take holiday vacations in the USA, nor is it uncommon for whole studios in Europe...

The Daily Grind: Who is the greatest female NPC in an MMO?

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From Jaina to Wonder Woman, Vette to Galadriel, MMORPGs sport an inspiring roster of strong and fascinating women. Sometimes they headline the game, as...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 282: Gate crashers

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic, Dragon's Prophet, Warhammer Online's Return of Reckoning, Phantasy Star Online 2, and EVE Echoes, with adventures in LOTRO, SWTOR, WoW, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on memorable MMO stories and the greediest games.

Not So Massively: First impressions of StarCraft II’s co-op prestige system

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Last week, StarCraft II celebrated its tenth anniversary by launching the major 5.0 patch. With it came the new "prestige" system for co-op mode,...

Trove interview: Gamigo on console’s future, Bomber Royale, and the next class for a revamp

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With Trove's fifth birthday and its Delves expansion now behind it, we're curious about what's next for the game. Gamigo's Cornelia and Coby -...

Lord of the Rings Online opens the doors to Rohan housing and Helm’s Deep

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It's always a momentous occasion in Lord of the Rings Online when a brand-new type of housing is added to the servers, and today's...

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