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‘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.

LOTRO players pull off massive multi-day Winterstock concert

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In case you missed it, over the past few days the Lord of the Rings Online community has been running one of the largest ...

The MOP Up: Monster Hunter World merch (January 14, 2018)

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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: Poster perfect

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One of the things that impresses me about the submissions to One Shots here is that so many of these pictures really could be...

LOTRO Legendarium: My LOTRO wish list for 2018

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Ever since I've been writing this Lord of the Rings Online column -- which spans back to 2010, if you can believe it --...

RIFT devs add memorial for fallen player and dimensioneer

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The sad and touching saga of a fallen RIFT player continues this week as the game's developers cement her legacy in the game itself. You...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best sky views?

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I know it's a simple and basic thing, but I absolutely adore a great skybox in my MMORPGs. There's something about looking up at...

Hi-Rez Expo 2018: Diving deeper into SMITE’s new map, new pantheons, fog, and more

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Although the studio makes other games and each has a presence at Hi-Rez Expo 2018, there's no denying that SMITE was the star of the...
Ultima Online

The Daily Grind: What MMO will be the next to change up its business model dramatically?

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You may not like it, but the vast majority of MMORPGs are free-to-play or buy-to-play as of 2018. EVE Online went free-to-play at the...

Massively Overthinking: What’s the smallest MMO you’re willing to play?

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A comment on Reddit about the current size and viability of Kritika Online got me thinking about MMO playerbases in general lately. We all...

Star Trek Online allows you to re-engineer imperfect mods

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Don't like the gear that you've slapped into your starship in Star Trek Online? Don't ditch or sell it, but instead improve it with...

Neverwinter announces Lost City of Omu for February 27; check out the new trailer!

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Perfect World has just announced a new update for Dungeons and Dragons MMO Neverwinter - its first big update of the year and another...
Tell me you DO something.

Tamriel Infinium: Three things MMORPGs could learn from Elder Scrolls Online

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Looking at the title, you might think that I believe Elder Scrolls Online is the perfect MMO, and in that case, you'd be incorrect....

Secret World Legends’ NPCs awaken on Twitter

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As the Secret World Legends community continues to hold its breath in anticipation of what Funcom is planning for 2018, movement arrives in an...

The Stream Team: Investigating a graverobber in Dungeons and Dragons Online

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There's concern of a graverobber halfling named Moonshadow Lighfoot that might be dabbling in necromancy in DDO, and Massively OP's Justin and MJ are...

RuneScape dishes out its 2018 roadmap

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Get ready to "juice your sq'irks," whatever that means, because RuneScape is hitting 2018 at a dead run. Looking at the year ahead, Jagex...

Neverwinter launches its Sword of Chult update on consoles

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Lousy PC players with their first dibs on all the Neverwinter updates. Who needs a lousy Sword of Chult anyway? Not you, you're happy...

Perfect Ten: 10 tips for crafting a unique MMO character name

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Tell me if you've ever been here: You just finished spending way too much time pouring over options in the character creation screen and...

Here’s how one high school teacher uses Lord of the Rings Online in her English class

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What do you say that we all go and enroll at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics? Hear me out here: It's at this...

Lineage 2 Revolution counts 5 million players in 2 months

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Still scoffing at the idea of mobile MMOs? They're catching on anyway. Netmarble announced this week that five million people globally have signed up...
I suppose this is a problem I'm happy to complain about.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 152: Allied races and superhero sprints

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, ARK, Portal Knights, World of Warcraft, Champions Online, Fractured, Ship of Heroes, Black Desert, Elder Scrolls Online, and Life is Feudal, with mailbag questions on teaching MMO teamwork to kids and lockboxes vs. advertising.

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