‘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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Dungeons & Dragons Online previews the named loot of its next update
The next update for Dungeons & Dragons Online is bringing along some powerful new named items. But are they powerful enough? Will anyone like...
Mu Legend wants to satisfy your ARPG cravings
Has Mu Legend grabbed your attention yet? This action-RPG has been in development since 2011 and is on the cusp of closed beta testing...
BioWare says ‘SWTOR is absolutely being supported into the future’
BioWare Producer Ben Irving has a new letter out for Star Wars: The Old Republic players reassuring them of BioWare's committment to the game....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 61: Update-o-rama!
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Legion, Ascent, Guild Wars 2, Star Trek Online, RIFT, and LOTRO, plus mailbag questions on The Secret World and WoW killers.
Snag a Perfect World International Dream Chaser booster and mount from PWE and MOP
In honor of the launch of Perfect World International's Elysium expansion, PWE has granted us 1000 keys for a sweet Dream Chaser booster pack that...
HEX is now available on Steam
If you are already playing HEX, you probably don't personally need the option to pick it up on Steam, but it works out for...
TERA brings back the Abscess for a limited-time event
Do you want to venture into a dungeon called "The Abscess?" Of course you do not. That sounds disgusting. Your life would be objectively...
Neverwinter arrives on the Windows Store for Windows 10
Those who have already upgraded to Windows 10 have been dealing with the usual issues of a new operating system and associated irritations, including...
RuneScape releases greatly improved NXT game client
RuneScape has come a long, long way from its days of being a crude assembly of jagged polygons. While the title got a nice visual...
PWE’s wuxia MMORPG Swordsman is getting a new expansion called Lone Wanderer
Perfect World Entertainment has just announced a brand-new expansion for Swordsman, its 2014 MMORPG based on the wuxia novels of Louis Cha. Called Lone...
Mabinogi launches first major story update since 2014
Mabinogi is surely one of the most elaborate MMORPG sandboxes that you're likely to have never played, and it almost slipped under our radar...
The MOP Up: ARK’s free PvP version goes wide (April 17, 2016)
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...
RuneScape argues why MMO companies should offer classic servers
There's been this thing in the news over the past two weeks about a certain (illegal) fan-run vanilla World of Warcraft server and its...
Dogma: Eternal Night strives to get a playable client operational
While the team behind Dogma: Eternal Night isn't quite ready to roll out a schedule of testing dates, it did report that it's making...
One Shots: Hello Spino!
I should have known better. I really should have. A couple of weeks ago, I challenged Massively OP's readers to submit "disturbing, grim, or...
The Daily Grind: What are your current MMO goals?
I've noticed that several of my friends have taken to drawing up monthly goals for their MMO sessions, an activity that I've been doing...
Let it snow (and more) in World of Warships
World of Warships might need a meteorologist before too long. In an upcoming patch, the game will be adding a weather system for its...
Fight your way to the top in SWTOR’s Eternal Championship
Remember back in Knights of the Old Republic when you had to duel your way to the top of an arena in Taris? BioWare...
Marvel Heroes’ frustration over Emma Frost feedback
The problem with getting feedback from a game's community is that sometimes the community's passion overrides the desire for useful feedback. That's part of...
RIFT pledges better communication regarding its business model
You might recall that a few months ago, RIFT made some abrupt and significant changes to its business model. Between swiftly taking away the...
