‘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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The best MMORPG polls of 2015
Every week for the last few years, we've expanded on our "Daily Grind" theme with a Leaderboard poll. On the one hand, seeing the numbers...
RIFT gives a week of patron access to everyone
To celebrate the holidays -- and promote its newest patch -- RIFT is giving everyone patron access for seven days.
Patron access is RIFT's subscription...
Massively Overthinking: One MMO wish for 2016
We gave out a lot of awards this month for things games did in 2015, and we talked about what we think will happen...
Devilian takes a look at the successes and failures of its launch month
The first month of operation is a tumultuous time for any new title. Devilian feels as if it were just announced, but it launched...
The Stream Team: Christmas lights, Landmark style
Many families have a holiday tradition of going out to see the Christmas lights. But why force yourself to bundle up to go out?...
Perfect Ten: The 10 best MMORPG updates and expansions of 2015
There is no way we can list all of the great updates in a given year. It's not possible. We are always going to...
The most popular MMORPG articles of 2015
Earlier this week, we posted a rundown of the most popular MMORPG conversations of 2015, calculated by number of comments and then number of...
The Stream Team: Tearing through MechWarrior Online’s tutorial
The last time MassivelyOP's MJ tried out MechWarrior Online, she was thrown into the thick of battle before she could get familiar with piloting...
Lineage 2 kicks off new European classic server
Heading back to the past is sometimes possible when an MMO decides that there's enough interest to start up a classic server. NCsoft obviously...
Retro-themed EverEmber Online launches today
Just because an MMO is launching in 2015 doesn't mean that it is necessarily some ultra-gorgeous, physics engine-happy affair. Sometimes games look to the...
The best MMO deals in the Steam winter 2015 sale
It's the holiday season! A time for cuddling up before a cozy fire, enjoying loved ones, sharing memories, and... just kidding. It's time to...
Giveaway: Survarium Bandit Set keys from Vostok and MOP
Have you checked out the open beta for post-apoc online shooter Survarium? Developer Vostok Games wants to make it easier on you: It's given...
Here’s how to stay alive in TERA’s Kalivan’s Dreadnaught
TERA is still riding high on the launch of its Knockout update and new Brawler class. Today, it's released a brand-new game guide video for Kalivan’s...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR developers reflect on 2016
We all have those things in our lives that continue to pull at us, drive us, to learn more or do more. Sometimes it...
The most popular MMORPG conversations of 2015
One of my favorite things to do every year is look through Livefyre and round up the articles that you guys just would not...
Nexon to take over TERA operations in Korea
There's a changing of the guard for TERA in South Korea this month, as the title is changing up publishers.
Bluehole Studio announced yesterday that...
Not So Massively: Winter game update edition (December 21, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
LOTRO’s 2016 roadmap
Everyone always wants to know what's coming next for their favorite game. As Lord of the Rings Online players are nearing the cusp of...
Yoink a Skyforge Winter Combo Pack from Obsidian and MOP [All gone!]
Obsidian and My.com have granted Massively OP 30 Skyforge Winter Combo Packs to share with our readers. The combo packs include both the holiday Arrow Pack...
Tribes: Ascend creative director: ‘We made a lot of mistakes in a lot of different places’
The history of Tribes: Ascend is a strange one. Like the first few titles out of Hi-Rez Studios, it launched to decent reception, had...
