‘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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Path of Exile fixes a variety of bugs to avoid crashes and other issues
Sometimes the smallest seeming bugs can have some really big issues. The latest Path of Exile patch, for example, fixes an issue wherein the...
Rock out in Lord of the Rings Online’s Shirefest 2019 music festival this weekend
Few MMORPGs offer music tools as robust as Lord of the Rings Online's, and this weekend, MMO players will prove it as they host...
The Stream Team: Warframe Tennocon hype with Saya’s Vigil
It's T minus 24 hours before Massively OP's MJ will be trying to pry information out of the devs at TennoCon. She won't...
Massively Overthinking: Do you even *like* MMO expansions?
This seems like an absurd question on its face, right? MMO players are supposed to like MMO expansions. They're progress. They're content. They're fresh...
10-year-old Runes of Magic’s crafting festival has begun
Runes of Magic had admittedly fallen way off my radar over the last while, right up until our own MMO Cartographer dipped back into...
Old School RuneScape ponders partnerships and puts it to a player poll
Old School RuneScape is, in its own words, "resolutely a subscription-only game," and as it's subscription-only game, one of the biggest things the devs...
Human male Brawlers are now available in TERA’s Fists of Velika update on console
There are many of us here aboard the MassivelyOP Yacht that have strong opinions about gender-locked classes, and very clearly a lot of our...
Path of Exile recaps the stats on challenge progression in the Legion league
Do you like statistics? Path of Exile has some statistics for you. Yes, players have been enjoying the latest league in the game for...
APB Reloaded invites players to come and shoot the developers for Independence Day
Do you think you're better at playing APB Reloaded than the developers? Do you want to celebrate July 4th by proving it? Do you...
Warframe of Mind: TennoCon hype escalates with announcement of a life-size MOA pet
What would it be like to have your very own Warframe MOA pet? I certainly want one! I'll get a taste of that this...
Conqueror’s Blade’s first major update brings five new units, endgame progression, and balance tweaks
Every good knight needs a squire, so it's convenient that free-to-play medieval-warfare MMO Conqueror's Blade has just released its first major update, Knights &...
Choose My Adventure: TERA and the argument in favor of ‘just OK’ gaming
When TERA was voted as the choice for this past month's Choose My Adventure subject, I pretty much went in to the game with...
Lord of the Rings Online brings back a limited-time vendor after community uproar
If you've been collecting the Figments of Splendor currency in Lord of the Rings Online in hopes of trading them in for some shiny...
Gamigo plans Defiance 2050 anniversary event with goodies for Classic Defiance too
When Gamigo sunsetted Atlas Reactor without any hoopla last week, a lot of folks in our comments and beyond wondered which former Trion Worlds...
The Stream Team: Saving Nessa in Path of Exile
Massively OP's MJ figures she should probably feel more guilt over not sticking with melee or the new league in Path of Exile (melee's...
World of Tanks fan gathering Tankfest had to evac attendees because of a fire
So there's a gathering of World of Tanks fans known as Tankfest (because what else would you call it) that took place last week...
Massively Uplifting: Charity comes in many forms for Bethesda, Square Enix, and Digital Extremes
Summer smiles -- get 'em while they're hot! If you are looking for a way to make your mood rise like the temperature, we've...
LOTRO Legendarium: Which Lore-master pet should you use?
Ever since the first year of Lord of the Rings Online's operation, I've always been head-over-heels for the Lore-master class. Everything about it seemed...
Champions Online salutes patriotism in spandex
We are still rubbing our eyes in disbelief that Cryptic Studios is actually investing development effort into the long-neglected Champions Online -- but hey,...
SWTOR’s Warriors and Marauders won’t Sith out this expansion
The upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic class options coming in this fall's Onslaught expansion have penetrated even the deep mysteries of the Sith....
