‘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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Lord of the Rings Online tackles Q&A on progression server, plans November release
Lord of the Rings Online's surprise announcement of an incoming progression server certainly stirred up interest and debate this week. While it's intriguing, a...
The Daily Grind: Are you planning to give LOTRO’s new progression server a try?
When Lord of the Rings Online announced its new progression server plan earlier this week, the LOTRO community immediately went into a state of...
With 16 expansions under its belt, Path of Exile is celebrating its fifth birthday
Yesterday, Grinding Gear Games celebrated the five-year anniversary of its hit action-RPG Path of Exile, and to commemorate the occasion, the studio has published...
Vindictus celebrates its eighth anniversary, announces Halloween events
Bring out the cake and party hats, 'cause Nexon's free-to-play hack-and-slash MMO Vindictus is turning eight years old. To celebrate the occasion, the devs...
En Masse Entertainment is giving players free EMP for linking their console and PC TERA accounts
The folks at En Masse Entertainment want TERA players who play on both console and PC to link their accounts together, and they're providing...
Lord of the Rings Online patches in a higher instance difficulty with Tier 3
Don't content yourself with lower difficulties when you can really go for the gusto in Lord of the Rings Online. The latest patch introduces...
The Stream Team: A look at Aion: Awakened Legacy
Aion had a huge update yesterday in which many things were slated to be changed. Massively OP's MJ may not be able to reach...
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...