‘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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Allods Online’s New Order will be broken up into four seasons
Does anyone else find it slightly ominous that the Russian-created Allods Online has an update coming out called "New Order?" Will all MMOs soon...
Perfect Ten: Ten weapons that should be in more MMOs
Swords, spears, axes, maces, and bows for fighters. Wands and fancy-looking staves for mages. Wolverine-style claws and double daggers for thieves. Some useless trinket...
Turbine cancels plans for EU-based LOTRO datacenter
Turbine Executive Producer Athena "Vyvyanne" Peters has bad news for Lord of the Rings Online players in Europe: Your game servers aren't moving to...
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite memory from the EverQuest franchise?
It's interesting to note that the EverQuest video game franchise, as a whole, is quite large -- perhaps bigger than you realized. There's the...
Global Chat: What is Daybreak thinking with H1Z1?
Daybreak's announcement earlier this month that it will be splitting H1Z1 into two games triggered a flood of responses from the MMO blogging community,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 52: Horror sloth!
Justin and Bree discuss Black Desert 's cash shop, H1Z1, Guild Wars 2, ArcheAge's laundry, Devilian, Grim Dawn, FFXIV, and TSW, with mailbag questions on voiceover localization.
Hyperspace Beacon: An open letter to the creators of the SWTOR Cartel Packs
Dear BioWare,
First off, it might be unfair that I’m addressing this open letter to the whole staff of BioWare when I really should center...
Interview: Neverwinter’s Maze Engine expansion launches March 15
If you thought you were done with Drizzt, think again. Adventures aren't over in Neverwinter’s Underdark; players will continue with the story that was...
Rumor: SWTOR datamining leads to megaserver speculation
According to the Star Wars: The Old Republic player-run datamining site TOR Community, the current "PvE and PvP servers are being replaced with PvE and PvP...
Asker Online is closing down next month
Well, that did not last long. Only months after launching, Asker Online announced that it is shutting down on March 22nd.
The action MMO featured...
Interview: The scoop on Star Trek Online’s skill redesign
I make no secret of the fact that I'm very fond of Star Trek Online, but I also make no secret of the fact...
Beta impressions of Motiga’s MOBA Gigantic
About a week ago, I got an e-mail granting me access to the closed beta test of Motiga's in-development MOBA title, Gigantic. Now, most...
The MOP Up: PlanetSide 2 gets a promotion (February 21, 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...
Get a video preview of Dungeons & Dragons Online’s Update 30
The truth of the matter is that you could jump onto the test server for Dungeons & Dragons Online right now and preview Update...
Firefall loses its senior systems designer
Last Thursday the Firefall community had to bid a sad farewell to David "Cloudchaser" Severs, the senior systems designer for Red 5 Studios. Severs...
One Shots: Taking a breather
While one might get a sense that MMOs are nonstop adventures, with players shuttling to and fro on various important (and not-so-important) tasks, every...
RIFT asks players what they’d like in a brand-new bag
Inventory space is at a premium in RIFT, but that's always been an issue. The designers are aware of the issue, and they are...
Leaderboard: Are you up in arms over Black Desert’s cash shop?
Since the Black Desert beta opened up, the cash shop has been at the center of a gathering storm. While the game is ostensibly...
Allods Online is getting a big update called New Order
A big game update is on the way for Russian themepark Allods Online. Dubbed New Order, the 7.0 update will bump the level cap...
Crowfall loses game designer Tully Ackland
Crowfall is losing a key game designer in the form of Tully Ackland, who told Twitter about his last day earlier this week.
https://twitter.com/TullyAckland/status/700072169661857796
Ackland didn't...
