‘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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Hyperspace Beacon: Obtaining the Masterwork armor in SWTOR Update 5.10
I'm torn on this new armor achievement system in Star Wars: The Old Republic. On the one hand, everyone can get the armor eventually....
Aion’s massive Awakened Legacy update is now live
Yesterday, NCSoft introduced the latest major Aion update, Awakened Legacy, and the full -- and, might we add, very, very extensive -- patch notes...
Nike partners with a professional League of Legends esports player
If you've ever watched someone playing a really good match in League of Legends and muttered "it's gotta be the shoes," you are possibly...
Battle Bards Episode 131: Path of Exile
It may be a fairly grim MMOARPG, but Path of Exile features a surprisingly, well, grim soundtrack. Guess that wasn’t that much of a surprise! This...
Perfect Ten: The 10 types of skill in MMOs
Everyone has a very strong opinion about player skill in MMOs. This is understandable. Furthermore, I've met a lot of different people with different...
MassivelyOP previews the winter wonders of Warframe’s Fortuna expansion
Hey MJ, want to come play in the Fortuna snow? When Digital Extremes invited me to come get as closer look at the snowy...
The Stream Team: Happy 5th birthday Path of Exile
In a month of Halloween celebrations, Path of Exile tosses in a birthday for Massively OP's MJ to celebrate. So, that's what she's going...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 192: Tricks and treats
MJ, Justin, and Bree discuss Trion's acquisition, Aion's Awakened Legacy, MMO Halloween, Black Desert's Russian un-fiasco, SWTOR, MapleStory 2, and ZeniMax's new maybe-MMO.
Neverwinter teases Heart of Fire module with new video as the Masquerade of Liars returns
On November 6th, Neverwinter players will be invited to join the totally legit and not-at-all questionable company of Acquisitions Inc. on a delightfully absurd...
Lord of the Rings Online announces ‘legendary’ progression server
With all of the expansions and zones added to Lord of the Rings Online over the last 11 years, it's hard to remember a...
Gamigo formally announces the Trion Worlds buyout that manifested yesterday
Yesterday's surprise news that MMO company Trion Worlds had been sold to Gamigo was then all but confirmed by Trion's Linda "Brasse" Carlson, who announced...
Trion Worlds has been sold to Gamigo, and yes, there have been more layoffs
File this one under "huge things that rudely happened while we were all in the middle of recording the podcast": Trion Worlds has apparently...
Fortnite delays Save the World F2P, promises sweeping PvE revamp, and teases Halloween
We're actually surprised that Fortnite's PvE mode, Save the World, does so well. Relegated to the virtual backburner ever since the game's hastily constructed...
Shroud of the Avatar’s R59 newbie experience, Travian Games, and Reddit’s pay-to-chat complaints
Shroud of the Avatar's latest newsletter homes in on the game's 59th release, due out at the end of the month and currently on...
Path of Exile may be coming to PlayStation 4, Taiwanese rating board listing reveals
Grinding Gear Games's free-to-play action-RPG Path of Exile has been available on Xbox One for over a year now, but so far PlayStation 4...
Star Trek Online lays out its plans for the rest of the year and the start of the next
The year is not quite over, but Star Trek Online is already thinking about the end of this year and the start of the...
The MOP Up: Mutant Year Zero breaks down the barriers
I think a lot of us unfamiliar with the IP might be giving Funcom's upcoming Mutant Year Zero a wary look and a wide...
One Shots: Waifu dreams
Make no bones about it, MapleStory 2 is as anime as they come. Need proof beyond the huge eyes, overdone expressions, and ultra-saturated cuteness?...
The Stream Team: Hanging out at RIFT’s Harvest Festival
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LOTRO Legendarium: Wait a minute, LOTRO, you lost me
If WildStar will go down in gaming history as the MMO with the consistently shortest quest text, then Lord of the Rings Online has...