‘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: Memorable moments in Star Wars Galaxies, the original Star Wars MMORPG
Yesterday, the game that solidified my place in the MMO space would have turned 15 years old, and MJ, Bree, and I took a...
Perfect Ten: The best MMO debuts by year, 1997-2006
By now, many of you probably know that I'm the curator of the MMO Timeline on my personal blog. On this page, I've attempted...
Lord of the Rings Online plans a ‘perfect picnic’ with this week’s summer festival
Lord of the Rings Online's summer festival is coming back on June 28th, and this year the event has a couple of exciting surprises...
The Stream Team: Happy first birthday Secret World Legends
Folks may have been partying all weekend, but today is Secret World Legends' birthday. And what better reason for Massively OP's MJ to spend...
Ultima Online is getting shared bank storage after 20 years, making F2P play more viable
There's exciting news for the 20-year-old Ultima Online this week, as the game's latest newsletter announced an account-wide bank storage system.
"Between Publish 100 and...
Star Trek Online brings out its next featured episode on June 28
The premise for the next featured episode in Star Trek Online is a real good news/bad news situation. The good news is that captains...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 176: Guild Wars 2, The Crew 2, and Elder Scrolls too
Justin and Bree discuss Fractured's Kickstarter, Trion Worlds' purchase of Gazillion, Guild Wars 2's new episode, The Crew 2's launch, drama in Elder Scrolls Online and Black Desert, The Sims, DDO, Trove, what we bought in the Steam sale, and pipedreams for Marvel Heroes.
SuperData’s May 2018 revenue report shows Fortnite slowing down, Pokemon Go picking up for summer
May 2018 was good to Fortnite, again, SuperData's latest global revenue report shows, but its growth rate may be coming to a middle. "Fortnite...
Neverwinter goes gothic with today’s Ravenloft module launch
It's a big release day for many MMOs across the industry, and Neverwinter wants to get in on that hot summer action with the...
The Stream Team: Plundering an entire Path of Exile temple
Thanks to friends, the last time Massively OP's MJ built up her Path of Exile temple she was able to unlock all the rooms...
Community-created Secret World Legends MEGAversary events start June 29th
The Secret World Legends first anniversary event is already in full swing (check out our guide so you don't miss anything), but there is...
RIFT datamining uncovers the gear and pets of Summerfest
It's summertime, and that means seasonal events will flow like wine in MMOs. Why go out into the heat and sun when you can...
Warframe’s crackdown on platinum resellers wrecks their innocent victims too
A massive thread on the Warframe subreddit this weekend shows just the sort of problems MMO studios have waded into in their haste to...
Trion just bought up Gazillion’s assets to beef up its MMO publishing arm
Did you see this one coming? VentureBeat has a piece out this morning interviewing Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman, who's apparently just revealed that...
Dark Age of Camelot delays its free-to-play shift to 2019
While we reported in December 2017 that Broadsword was aiming for a free-to-play option for Dark Age of Camelot, we haven't seen a lot...
APB Reloaded lays out its roadmap, hopes to bring the game to Unreal 4
With multiple projects in the works and an effort to bring the console and PC versions into parity, APB Reloaded is enjoying actual development...
The MOP Up: Neverwinter’s five-year anniversary and Ravenloft campaign (June 24, 2018)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
One Shots: I have had just about enough of you!
There are certain locales and cutscenes in MMORPGs that I've noticed get screenshotted more than most, and none seem to be quite as popular...
Chaos Theory: A guide to Secret World Legend’s first MEGAversary
Next week marks one year down for Secret World Legends, but the party has already started! From June 20th through July 17th, 2018, players...
The Daily Grind: What are your summer MMO goals?
Now that most schools are out and the heat has begun in earnest in the northern hemisphere, it's the perfect time to retreat into...
