‘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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Neverwinter’s Uprising raid is ‘some of the most challenging’ ever added to the game
If you're a raider, Neverwinter's upcoming Tower of the Mad Mage is going to be your jam. It's the 10-man trial launching with Uprising...
RuneScape invites players to test out bank and weapon diversity changes
Sometimes updates cover two important aspects of a game that just don't mesh up very well. Such is the case with today's RuneScape update...
Star Wars: The Old Republic talks about the visual direction of Onderon
Star Wars: The Old Republic's incoming Onslaught expansion is certainly bringing lots of new things to the table, and one of those is the...
Dungeons and Dragons Online opens the Project Nemesis raid
Today's patch notes for Dungeons and Dragons Online may be only a mere paragraph, but within that paragraph lies a big challenge indeed. A...
The Stream Team: SWTOR fleet datacron 1, MOP Team 0
Well that didn't quite work out as planned -- assuming there was a plan. Massively OP's Larry and MJ made an attempt at SWTOR's...
Star Trek Online Awakening is launching September 10, starring Anthony Rapp
Star Trek Online fans are having a good week, it seems: PWE and Cryptic just announced Awakening, launching for PC on September 10th. As...
Lord of the Rings Online gets swamped with its next update
While it's not a major content update, Lord of the Rings Online's 24.2 patch promises to deliver a nice slice of adventuring fun as...
Star Trek Online details changes due for several ship types
The identity of your Star Trek Online spaceship is pretty important; it determines the kind of abilities you have access to during space combat,...
Ryzom’s summer promo rewards sub players with ammo in an epic water balloon fight
Open source sandbox MMORPG Ryzom is still alive and kicking, following the last couple of years of interesting moves - including a Steam launch...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 231: EverQuest and Secret World prognostications
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, Pagan Online, EverQuest 3, Guild Wars 2, and Worlds Adrift, with adventures in WoW, SWG, and Villagers & Heroes, plus mailbag topics on The Secret World and MMO fashion.
Path of Exile is already working on its next expansion, tentatively slated for September 6
Everyone calmed down after the rollback in Path of Exile last week? Good - because Grinding Gear has done its apology tour, and now...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best player-run event you’ve ever witnessed in an MMO?
It'd be tempting to think that back in the long, long ago when MMOs were still young, MMO players weren't quite as jaded about...
The Stream Team: Starting Act 7 in Path of Exile
After the disappointing ending of Path of Exile's previous act (she didn't even get any crab cakes!), Massively OP's MJ is eager to delve...
Here’s how Neverwinter’s appearance system is changing with Uprising next month
Wardrobe, costumes, outfits, A-tab, cosmetics, transmog: Whatever you call it, most serious MMOs have some kind of system that separates a character's visual appearance...
Here are all of the Lord of the Rings Online events for the rest of the year
Is it too early to start making Christmas plans? Have you got everything you need for Bilbo's birthday? What about going shopping for Durin's...
The MOP Up: H1Z1’s huge PlayStation 4 update
Do you remember when H1Z1 used to be about surviving the zombie apocalypse? Yeah, me neither. In any case, gear up and slide behind...
Global Chat: Ranking World of Warcraft’s expansions
Have you ever tried your hand at ranking all of World of Warcraft's expansions from worst to best? Sure you have, because everyone's done...
One Shots: Dark beauties
I think that there's a lot of dark beauty to be found in MMORPGs, but hey, when I ask the One Shots community to...
The Daily Grind: What would (or did) convince you to try an imported free-to-play MMO?
There's an interesting cycle with a lot of free-to-play imports which I dubbed "temports" many moons ago. Players stay away because they're sure that...
MMO Business Roundup: Video game gambling, toxicity, post-lawsuit reconciliation, and successful UX design
Welcome back to another mish-mash roundup of MMO-business-related happenings that just don't fit in anywhere else. To wit:
On game gambling: Remember the bizarrely bad...