f2p

‘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.

Trot along.

Middle-earth Enterprises reassures Lord of the Rings Online fans that the original MMO will be fine

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The announcement of a new title set in Middle-earth made Lord of the Rings Online players anxious, and while Standing Stone Games was quick...

The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s starbase defense

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With the Age of Discovery pack on its way this fall, players of Star Trek Online are probably curious what the studio has up its sleeve...
Risky.

Ankama releases roadmap video detailing year-end plans for Wakfu, Dofus, and more

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As we enter into the final months of the year, Ankama, the studio behind unique tactical-strategy MMOs Wakfu and Dofus (among others), is here...

One Shots: Gung-ho Gandalf

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It's one thing to get a stern talking-to, even when you deserve it. It's another thing when that lecture comes from a gruff angel-wizard...
Kick it down the road.

UK researchers identify link between lootboxes and problem gambling

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Are lockboxes just another form of gambling? That depends on which government entity, scientist, lawyer, or doctor you ask. But maybe the question we...

The Daily Grind: When do you know it’s time to return to an MMO?

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I swear to you, the other night I had a dream in which I was sorting out which MMOs I was going to return...

The Stream Team: Old Mc Warframe had some goals

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Goals. Massively OP's MJ has them in Warframe. Acres of them! And just because she isn't always actively tending to them doesn't mean she...
It's fine. This is fine.

RIFT offers a Maelforge Broodling mount and 2 million loyalty points in a new pack

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The latest pack being offered for sale to RIFT players, the Fires of Maelforge Power Pack, should perhaps be more accurately dubbed the Loyalty...

Path of Exile now has big plans to rebalance sulphite drops and Delve’s azurite mines

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It turns out that yesterday's patch to Delve League wasn't the only change Grinding Gear has in store for Path of Exile. As we...

Path of Exile’s latest minipatch doesn’t address the sulphite pain

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Path of Exile will see another update today, this one intended to patch up some issues in the recent Delve League expansion. It focuses...

EverQuest II confirms new expansion this year, announces Against the Elements prelude event

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Today, the folks at Daybreak Games announced the commencement of a new event in EverQuest II, Against the Elements. But it's not just any...

Riot Games hires former Uber exec to advise on still-raging sexism scandal

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Earlier this week, League of Legends developer Riot Games announced that it has hired the services of former Senior Vice President of Leadership at...
Hooray, robot fight!

Champions Online’s third anniversary week involves fighting robots

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When Champions Online first announced its anniversary plans, it was with the promise of several weeks of content for players. Now the third week...

New World’s latest screenshot teases include multiple landscapes, including the Damned Capital

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Years ago on Massively-that-was, our former editor-in-chief once was forced to institute a rule that we could have only one TERA screenshot post per...

TERA hands out free character slots head of server merges as players riot over RP server move

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As we learned at the end of last month, TERA is about to merge a bunch of its PC servers in an attempt to...

Secret World Legends previews the Stonehenge Occult Defence Scenario in a new video

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Last week (and during DragonCon), Funcom teased a new scenario type for Secret World Legends that had everybody buzzing because of its focus on...
I'm definitely an elf!

Perfect Ten: My favorite MMORPG names

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Stuff in MMOs has names. That's... like, a defining feature. We all know that. These games have titles, and they have expansions, and they...

Aion is turning nine with a truckton of cake and experience bonuses

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Awww yeah, who wants some cake. Because it's just about cake day in Aion. Starting tomorrow, NCsoft West is kicking off Aion's 9th birthday celebrations,...
If I had known then what I know now, I... would have felt no different, really, but it might have mitigated stuff.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 186: The perfect storm of MMO news

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Justin and Bree discuss WildStar's sunset, Pearl Abyss' acquisition of CCP and EVE Online, the new Lord of the Rings MMO, THQ Nordic's buy-up of 38 Studios MMO Project Copernicus, the Daybreak NantWorks investment/venture, Old School RuneScape, and MMO emulation.
Not so ugly now.

Star Trek Online introduces new versions of two classic ships

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The Ambassador-class ship in Star Trek Online is an odd ship, a clear forerunner to the Galaxy-class popularized in The Next Generation that occupies...

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