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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.

PAX West: West of Loathing makes a punny western with surprising depth

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If you've ever taken the time to sit down with the long-running Kingdom of Loathing, you know well that the developers of that game...
What am I today.

Firefall’s status remains in limbo

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Even if you don't play Firefall, you know that last week was a bit weird for the game when the game itself and its...

Battle Bards Episode 81: Goblins, Orcs, and Ogres!

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They may be ugly. They may be smelly. And they may have no table manners whatsoever. What, we're not talking about the Battle Bards!...

Wargaming geeks out over the 100th anniversary of the tank

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The first-ever tank to enter the battlefield happened nearly 100 years ago on September 15th, 1916. And while your world is no doubt rocked by...

EVE Evolved: The consequences of a free-to-play EVE

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This week we heard the unexpected news that EVE Online will be going partially free-to-play when the next expansion lands in November. Like many games...

The MOP Up: Revelation Online’s fashion show (September 4, 2016)

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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...
Nope!

RuneScape: Idle Adventures launches on Steam early access

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Announced back in February and originally planned to debut last spring, RuneScape: Idle Adventures has finally landed in Steam early access for PC players....

One Shots: Wonder Woman’s invisible motorcycle

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I think I need to be more clear on my admittedly low standards for a One Shots submission. People, you need to actually show...

Anarchy Online hopes to be on Steam by the end of 2016

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Cross your fingers and wish on a falling star for Anarchy Online, as the classic MMO is working hard with Steam to get its...

Farmers Faire returns to Lord of the Rings Online

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Surly customers and flung produce: What's not to love about Lord of the Rings Online's Farmer's Faire? This small annual event is returning to the game with...

Path of Exile’s Atlas of Worlds expansion is officially live [Updated]

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Path of Exile's Atlas of Worlds expansion is official live. The countdown ticker rolled over at 4 p.m. EDT. Time to get in there! Back in...

Marvel Heroes super jumps over to South Korea

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Marvel Heroes has gone live today... in South Korea. Gazillion announced this morning that it's teamed up with Taiwanese cloud-gaming tech firm Ubitus, Inc. for...
why you like this 2016

Star Trek Online is planning a ship-printing service

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If you've been playing Star Trek Online for a while, the adventures of your personal ship might feel a bit more real than those...

Player-designed gear arrives in Warframe’s cash shop

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There are a couple of topics I don't like to post about on Massively OP, and cash shop releases are one of them. But...
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EVE Online devs address the potential for ganking and abuse under its F2P model

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Earlier this week, CCP announced a hybrid free-to-play business model revamp for EVE Online that has capsuleers across the galaxy buzzing. The system hinges...
Gold! Wait, wrong reference.

TERA’s next big update is all about guilds

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Guilds are a pretty big deal in TERA, but let's be fair, they're a pretty big deal in most games. Of course, they're going...
I can't say it would be worse, exactly.

Neverwinter brings a live stage experience to consoles with Portobello’s Campaign

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The new event for Neverwinter console players is just a little bit recursive. When you log into the game, you're taking part in a roleplaying...
For chickens.

Perfect World International kicks off anniversary celebrations with bartering

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Perfect World International has been running for eight years now, which is a pretty impressive milestone. The somewhat eponymous team at Perfect World Entertainment...

Happy birthday, Champions Online

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Champions Online turns seven years old today -- seven! And naturally, PWE and Cryptic have big plans for the whole month. Everything in the...

Check out Path of Exile’s Atlas of Worlds expansion patch notes and trailer

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Path of Exile's Atlas of Worlds expansion is almost here: In fact, it drops tomorrow. Earlier this month, Massively OP's MJ Guthrie spoke with...

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