‘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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Ashes of Creation sends its Apocalypse battle royale to early access next week
Now calling it a "prequel" to the MMORPG itself, Intrepid Studios announced today that Ashes of Creation's Apocalypse battle royale title will hit early...
The Stream Team: Catching Corellia and Korriban datacons in SWTOR
There you viewers go, suggesting the next stop on the SWTOR datacron hunt again. Massively OP's MJ is even more skeptical now, but Larry...
The Daily Grind: How would you make a special MMO ruleset server?
Lately there's been some friction over in Lord of the Rings Online due to what players see as mishandling and miscommunication over the game's...
The Stream Team: World of Warships turns 4
Do you celebrate birthdays by blowing things out of the water? World of Warships does! And Massively OP's MJ enjoys this type of celebrating....
Korean mobile MMORPG TERA Classic adds the Elin Lancer
The Korean-only mobile MMORPG TERA Classic has decided to give the game's tiniest race one of its biggest weapons. Or maybe they misheard the...
RuneScape patches in changes to player-owned farms
Changes to player-owned farms are in the air today for RuneScape; the game's patch this week implements changes announced recently. Experience gained for individual...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 238: Ten years of free-to-play
Justin and Bree discuss DDO, Bless, Book of Travels, Star Trek Online, City of Heroes, WoW Classic & Retail, Guild Wars 2, and LOTRO, with mailbag topics on static endgames and genre labels.
World of Warships marks four years with new Directives, freebies, and bonuses in Update 0.8.8
Another year has come and gone for the online ship battler World of Warships, so it's high time to celebrate with its players. The...
Warframe of Mind: A guide to finding Warframe’s lore fragments
Now that you know there is a host of lore to find in Warframe, you are probably more eager to gather it all. And...
Ryzom turns 15 years old with events and an emerging story
September historically has been a crazy busy month for MMO launches, and so it should come as no surprise that many titles are celebrating...
The Daily Grind: How much does an MMO’s art style determine whether you’ll try it?
I am not much of a Borderlands person, but the franchise has been impossible to ignore the last couple of weeks with the launch...
Path of Exile makes a number of tuning adjustments to the Blight league with its next patch this week
The Blight league in Path of Exile will spawn fewer monsters when the game's next patch arrives this week. It was just spawning too many...
Not So Massively: How unrealistic expectations hobbled Heroes of the Storm
I find myself in the odd position of feeling compelled to both defend and criticize Heroes of the Storm. The game's taken a huge...
Pirate holidays make landfall in LOTRO and World of Warcraft this week
Disclaimer: This author's family threw him a pirate-themed 30th birthday party and he walked the plank and it was definitely an amazing experience. Double...
The MOP Up: Plants vs. Zombies goes multiplayer
Do you remember that quirky personality-filled Plants vs. Zombies lane defense game from way back when? Popcap has been expanding that series franchise ever...
LOTRO promises that Riders of Rohan won’t hit progression servers before next year
So back when Lord of the Rings Online originally launched the progression servers last November, Standing Stone Games said that it would unlock subsequent...
One Shots: What a view!
When you're visiting a California-class planet like Risa, you definitely need to bring along a few things. You'll want to pack sunscreen, a surprisingly...
Global Chat: Fallen Earth, Asheron’s Call, Albion Online, and Project Gorgon
Is it ever too late to take a look back at old MMORPGs -- even ones that have passed away? Not when there are...
LOTRO Legendarium: The bold life of a player chicken
When you get a little bored of the normal questing flow or dungeon hopping in Lord of the Rings Online, there are plenty of...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs are in your backlog?
Most all gamers know the bittersweet feeling that is to have a huge backlog of unplayed games thanks to seasonal sales and impulse purchases....
