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.

NCsoft 4Q 2016: Record sales, WildStar’s fate, Lineage Eternal launch

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On the surface, fourth quarter 2016 financials for MMORPG giant NCsoft look solid. Yesterday, the company released its investor report, highlighting hefty year-over-year and...

The Stream Team: Bringing out the Beast in Marvel Heroes

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Is your favorite Marvel universe character in Marvel Heroes yet? Massively OP's MJ can now play one of her all-time favorites as Beast has finally...

Star Trek Online designs nine new starship variants

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Get out your abacus and your wallet, because Star Trek Online is getting ready to wow you with ship options and suck your funds...
But there was loot.

Neverwinter explains how players wind up in the River District

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Have you ever wished that in the middle of a Neverwinter adventure you might hear a record scratch, followed by your character turning to...
S-words.

Star Wars: The Old Republic offers players more than a month of massive XP boosts

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So you've got some alts in Star Wars: The Old Republic who haven't yet reached the level cap. You also have a lot more...

EVE Evolved: Would EVE Online make a good survival game?

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EVE Online has practically dominated the sci-fi sandbox MMO niche for nearly 14 years, with its harsh PvP-oriented gameplay and massive single-server universe combining to provide something that's...

The MOP Up: Guardians of Ember’s iron heroes (February 5, 2017)

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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...

LOTRO’s housing changes arrive on Monday

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One of the biggest changes to Lord of the Rings Online's housing system in years is arriving on Monday, giving Hobbit interior decorators something...

One Shots: Cow disco!

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With the recent switchover to a new comment system and the very real fear that we might lose previous comments (including, alas, your excellent...
Gotta go to work, work all day.

RIFT changes achievement assist policy, promises to ‘bring back quality’ in 2017

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Due to a spike in customer service tickets asking for help with RIFT's achievements, Trion Worlds is changing its policy in how it will...

LOTRO Legendarium: 10 things we know about the Mordor expansion

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We are one month into 2017, and already the MMO genre is brimming with anticipation over several upcoming expansions. One of those has no...

Marvel Heroes gets wild with Beast and Jubilee

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Two of X-Men's finest have joined the crew over at Marvel Heroes. This week, Gazillion added Beast as the game's 60th playable hero and...

SolForge gets a stay of execution thanks to Grinding Gear Games developers

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It never gives any of us pleasure here at Massively OP to announce the closure of an online game because we know that it...

Perfect World has laid off under 30 employees, ‘no impact’ on MMOs

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This has been confirmed. See the end of this post for the statement. We've had multiple reports this week that PWE has laid off an...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most notable copycat MMORPG of all time?

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A few weeks ago, I logged into Lord of the Rings Online for the first time in what I think is a few years....
Worlds Adrift

Massively Overthinking: Breaking your immersions in MMORPGs

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Veteran MOP reader and tipster Nordavind is going to break your immersions. Just kidding. He does have a question for us all on that...

The Stream Team: Celebrating seven years of Star Trek Online

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What do groundhogs and Star Trek Online have in common? They both celebrate today! STO turns seven today, and Massively OP's MJ is heading...

Airship-themed MOBA Cloud Pirates enters early access February 9

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Arrrr, skymateys: Cloud Pirates is floating into early access on February 9 following a stress test two days before. The game is an online MOBA/shooter...
Shocking!

Dungeons & Dragons Online’s update 34 encourages you to not fear the Reaper (Difficulty)

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Seasons don't fear the reaper, nor do the wind, the sun, or the rain. You can be like they are, and considering the new...
Wow, positive.

Perfect Ten: MMO NPC lives from best to worst

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The lives of NPCs are unpleasant within MMOs. Imagine coming into existence knowing that you are forever doomed to perform one singular function, one...

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