‘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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Massively OP Podcast Episode 63: Leisure suit Larry
Justin and Larry discuss pristine WoW servers, TSW, Trove, Champs Online, SWTOR, lockboxes, and birthdays in CoH, LOTRO, and Guild Wars.
Check out a video preview of TERA’s flying mounts
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Civil War breaks out in Marvel Heroes
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Elite: Dangerous features in a new Oculus Rift trailer
A new Oculus trailer this week is intent on reminding everyone that Elite: Dangerous is indeed available on the Oculus Rift VR platform.
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Ryzom finally lands on Steam this week
Ryzom is really truly on the way to Steam -- this week, in fact. May 6th is the big day.
The 2004 sci-fantasy sandbox MMORPG...
League of Legends bans popular streamer for troll behavior
Once upon a time, there was a popular streamer for League of Legends who went by the handle of Tyler1. His streams were popular...
Star Wars: The Old Republic game update 4.4 brings Eternal Championship, weapon customization, and more
Ladies, gents, and Wookiees, make sure you have your bowcaster strapped securely, for Star Wars: The Old Republic is embarking on Game Update 4.4Â tomorrow.
The...
Neverwinter announces new guild alliance system
Guild alliances are coming to Neverwinter's Maze Engine campaign on June 7th, at least for PC players (Xbox players, you'll be lagging behind as...
The MOP Up: Allods’ Gibberling Festival (May 1, 2016)
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The Daily Grind: What could get you to love a MOBA?
I am very admittedly not a fan of MOBAs, despite the fact that I quite liked the map type that birthed the genre in...
How MMORPG character gear is made in APB: Reloaded
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"The character and...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO business models
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The Stream Team: Party hearty with Hobbits for Lord of the Rings Online’s anniversary
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Massively Overthinking: Trinities and quaternities in MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking topic was inspired from Jake, who wrote in to us wondering about roles in MMORPG classes and group content:
"What happened to roles?...
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Champions Online promises fresh events, archetypes, and costumes
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