‘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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Hyperspace Beacon: How to run a roleplay event in spite of SWTOR’s mechanics
I have mentioned before that my community and I roleplay in spite of the game mechanics of Star Wars: The Old Republic. It’s not...
The Stream Team: Having a hoppy Leap Day in Marvel Heroes
Leaping lizards! It's Leap Day, and things are really hopping in Marvel Heroes. Between getting a free toad pet and drowning in XP, how...
RuneScape’s DarkScape will sunset in March
Jagex is retiring RuneScape's DarkScape "experiment" at the end of March.
"DarkScape offered an intriguing twist on the traditional RuneScape gameplay, and the experimental mode...
PSA: Celebrate Leap Day in Marvel Heroes with a free pet and bonus XP
Leap Day comes only once ever four years, and Marvel Heroes is celebrating by giving out free frogs and gratuitous amounts of XP. And...
The Daily Grind: Is MMORPG voiceover/voiceacting worth the cost?
Last week, Justin and IÂ answered a podcast listener question about voiceover localization in MMORPGs, and I thought it dovetailed nicely with a question Massively...
Allods Online explains gearing changes for the New Order update
The New Order hitting Allods Online is going to be changing how players acquire gear in a big way, and it's going to be...
The MOP Up: Top raiding guild quits World of Warcraft (February 28, 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...
Shakes and Fidget comes to Steam
For years now Shakes and Fidget has been amusing and occupying players first as a browser title and then as a mobile app. Now...
One Shots: I heart you
Valentine's Day is already well behind us (and greatly before us), but the love among the MMO community never dies down. Today we have a...
The Game Archaeologist: Meridian 59
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The Daily Grind: What kind of MMO cities do you like?
I might be the very odd man out on this, but a large urban area (fantasy or otherwise) in an MMO is not a...
Path of Exile reveals the Ascendant class, new items and skills
Path of Exile's Ascendancy expansion is set to be released next week on March 4th, adding the huge new Labyrinth endgame dungeon and a whole slew of new unique...
Neverwinter talks Never Castle’s big baddy
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Champions Online joins the Deadpool hype with freebie archetype
Crushing on Deadpool? Champions Online clearly is too, as it's made its "Specialist" archetype, which usually costs 1150 ZEN in the cash shop, free for...
Massively Overthinking: The new normal of early access MMORPGs
This week's topic comes from Massively OP reader Zadira.
"Daybreak has just passed it two-year anniversary for Landmark, and it still has its early access reward options for...
TERA’s Dawnfall update arrives on March 1st
Remember the starting zone of TERA? Well, it's gotten just a little bit... messy with the game's next update. The Dawnfall update arrives March...
Chaos Theory: The Secret World really needs player music
Sing us a song, you're the piano man. Except, you can't -- not in The Secret World. That's because there is no player music...
Dungeons and Dragons Online starts its 10th anniversary celebration
All hail Dungeons and Dragons Online, which is now being inducted into the MMO 10 Years Club! To celebrate a decade of the game's...
Neverwinter enhances its mount system with stables and insignias
You can always tell when a Neverwinter content release is nigh, as Cryptic will unleash a flurry of dev blogs. The latest? A look...
League of Legends introduces mobile friend app, standardizes penalties
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