‘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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One Shots: R.I.P. Firefall
Do not go gentle into that good night forever,
Old MMOs should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the...
TennoCon 2017: Warframe Q&A session turns into surprise marriage proposal
Digital Extremes' reveal of a more open world with landscapes nearly brought down the house at TennoCon 2017, but that may not be the...
TennoCon 2017: Warframe’s Plains of Eidolon is the first step toward a true MMORPG
Do you think you know what Warframe is? Can you define the game? Well toss that out the window because the new expansion is going...
TennoCon 2017: Watch Warframe’s live show tonight at 6 p.m. EDT right here
Gamers have been streaming into TennoCon in Ontario, Canada, all day today, hoping to get their Warframe on, rub elbows with Digital Extremes devs,...
SWTOR team explains the need for ‘sweeping and severe’ class changes
Is there anything more dread-inducing for an MMORPG player than hearing that massive class changes are incoming? You never know if you're going to...
The Game Archaeologist: Where are all of the open-source MMOs?
Recently we had an interesting question come in from reader and Patron Rasmus Praestholm, who asked me to do a little investigating: "What (if...
LOTRO tests Mordor’s improved character models and allegiance system
The third public preview test of Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor arrived yesterday, further expanding the beta of the upcoming expansion. New this...
Marvel Heroes is now ‘Omega’ on Steam for PC players (without Omega content)
Say, what's that enormous download chugging up your Steam? Oh no biggie, just Marvel Heroes again... Marvel Heroes Omega, that is. Yes, it's July...
Wizard101 tests chat channels while Pirate101 has fun with a rooster sheriff
Here's something interesting we learned this week by perusing the Wizard101 newsletter: The game apparently has a stronger following than you'd think among YouTubers, bloggers,...
Atlas Reactor offers free loot for an appreciation weekend
Hey, you there! If you didn't already know it, Atlas Reactor appreciates your playing. As a reward for all of that appreciation, players can...
TERA launches Dragonsire’s Revenge on July 11
The Dragonsire is out for revenge! What does he want revenge for? Unfair parking tickets! Oh, and the fact that the gods did try...
Massively Overthinking: MMO ragequitting
Ragequitting. Most of us have probably done it once or twice from groups or single-player games or even MMO sessions in our time. My...
Chinese government attacks on Honour of Kings MOBA leads to child locks
You may not have heard of Honour of Kings, but that's probably because you don't live in China. It's one of the most popular...
SWTOR teases next week’s raid bosses, seeks Galactic Starfighter feedback
Next week on July 11th, Star Wars: The Old Republic is going to unleash carnage with Update 5.3. The summer content patch will  change up...
Secret World Legends posts roadmap for the next year
Funcom is making good on its promise to post a development roadmap for Secret World Legends, as it just put up the schedule of...
The Stream Team: Completing Kingsmouth in Secret World Legends
It's been many years since Massively OP's MJ has thoroughly experienced Secret World's Kingsmouth, and she's been really enjoying this revist. There have been...
The Stream Team: Pre-TennoCon Warframe adventures
TennoCon 2017 is this weekend, and Massively OP's MJ will be immersed in all things Warframe. So what better way to prepare than to...
Firefall will officially sunset tomorrow
Did our article yesterday on MMOs in limbo knock one loose? Probably not, but one of them is sunsetting all the same: Firefall. Late last...
Pokemon Go’s first anniversary report card
July 6th, 2017, marks Pokemon Go's first year anniversary. Love it or hate it, it's a game that quickly made a global impact. It's been released...
Path of Exile moves forward with Fall of Oriath’s beta testing
Things are getting downright serious with Path of Exile's upcoming expansion. The team recently pumped out the second wave of the Fall of Oriath...
