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.

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Runes of Magic heads to Steam this month

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At this point in MMORPG history, it might be hard to find titles that aren't on Steam already. Late to the Valve party, however,...

ArcheAge, Trove producers address Trion layoffs, tell players not to worry

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Last week's Trion Worlds layoffs appeared to have hit ArcheAge particularly hard, with the loss of a well-known producer to the eliminated positions, on...

RuneScape preps player-owned farms, pushes forward with mobile MMO testing

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Time for a huge RuneScape progress update, so let's cover all our bases with one energetic post, shall we? Starting with the signature game,...

One Shots: Party animals

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Apologies for the disruption in the normal One Shots schedule over the past couple of weeks, but we're back and freakishly abnormal! Everyone behave...
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Ultima Online plans rentable storage vaults for F2P players, plus new castle and keep designs

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With the game's 100th patch in the rear-view mirror, Ultima Online's developers are already hard at work on the 101st patch due out in...

The Game Archaeologist: Kesmai’s Air Warrior and Legends of Kesmai

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Most studios would be overjoyed to have pioneered one significant advancement in video game history, but then again, most studios aren't Kesmai. While it's...

Wizard101’s main city gets a magical makeover

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When you've got magic on your side, renovation on a grand scale should be a snap, right? It was probably a little more difficult...
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Warframe finally unleashes Nyx Prime (and others) in next week’s sale

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As Digital Extremes opens up its Warframe prime vault next week, so too might many players be opening up their wallets in response. "Become the...

The Stream Team: Solving Scorched Desert mysteries in Secret World Legends

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It's time to give her brain a workout! Massively OP's MJ left the best for last in Secret World Legends; she still has five...
Such a compelling narrative of 'gun'

Netease calls PUBG Corp’s copyright lawsuit ‘shameless’, Riot and Tencent win non-compete lawsuit against alleged cloner

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Remember back in April, when Korea-based PUBG Corp. accused China-based Netease of ripping off PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds with its battle royale titles Knives Out (which...

SuperData: Fortnite’s success hit League of Legends and PUBG hard, but not all online games are struggling

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There's a new thinkpiece out on how Fortnite happened and what it all means every week lately, but SuperData's latest might be a comfort...
And if I press it enough time, sometimes there's a story!

Star Wars: The Old Republic lists Season 9 ranked PvP rewards

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Grab that lightsaber or blaster and get to making war on your fellow player, because Star Wars: The Old Republic is about to finish...

LOTRO calls Middle-earth groupies to celebrate Weatherstock X

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There is perhaps no MMO player music festival as well-known and -attended as the yearly bash at the summit of Lord of the Rings...

The Stream Team: Star Trek Online’s Victory is Life story through Jem’Hadar eyes

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Massively OP's MJ made a Gamma Recruit Jem'Hadar last week, and now that he is out of the intro, she's ready to take him...
And on and on and on...

Perfect Ten: Endless dungeons in MMOs

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Most MMO dungeons are normal songs. You start out and you have a pretty clear picture of the beginning, middle, and end; they don't...

Dungeons and Dragons Online tells tales of the White Plume Mountain

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Whether you're chaotic evil or lawful good, there is always more adventure ahead of you in Dungeons and Dragons Online! Game Update 39 has...

The Daily Grind: How should MMO studios handle game reboots?

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Over the past several years, we have witnessed several MMOs being rebooted and relaunched, including Final Fantasy XIV, Secret World Legends, and, most recently,...

The Stream Team: Taking puppy for a Warframe walk

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Massively OP's MJ has a cute little throat-ripping puppy in Warframe, and it's all grown up and ready to play! So MJ is going...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 178: #womenarecosmetic

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW's Battle for Azeroth, Wild West Online, Star Citizen, Defiance 2050, Rend, and Fractured, with a mailbag question on in-game conflict resolution and a special interview on Blaugust Reborn.
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Champions Online puts its lifetime subscription on sale for the price of its freeform slots

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We still don't know exactly what the plan is with Champions Online's subscription. The plan to take subscriptions off the table entirely was postponed...

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