‘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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Neverwinter’s Underdark is available now, Astral Diamond economy is being examined
As of today, Neverwinter players are going underground. Not in the sense that they're becoming very obscure, but in the sense that the Underdark...
The Stream Team: Seeking 60 on Storm in Marvel Heroes
Even though Storm was the first character for MassivelyOP's MJ in Marvel Heroes, she still isn't max level! It's not MJ's fault: There are...
Snag a Neverwinter Strongholds resource pack key for your Xbox One [All gone, thanks everyone!]
If you have an Xbox One and an Xbox Gold account, and you're reading here, you've probably checked out Neverwinter on your platform of...
APB: Reloaded shows off graphic engine improvements
No, your eyes aren't fooling you; APB: Reloaded is definitely looking a lot better these days.
The developers have been working on an upgrade to...
One Shots: Slice ‘n’ dice
New expansions across the MMO sphere are prompting many of us to take up a part-time job as in-game photographers. And why not? Eye...
The Daily Grind: Do you play MMOs contrary to their design?
If you play Final Fantasy XIV, you know that it is not a game that rewards players for playing multiple characters. Quite the opposite, in...
Leaderboard: What’s your favorite LOTRO class?
Yesterday I asked about your favorite zone in Lord of the Rings Online, but today I'd like to narrow the choices a bit and...
Have fun in TERA’s bonus weekend: Your generosity made it happen
En Masse Entertainment, the company behind TERA, took part in the Extra Life charity drive this year and wound up raising nearly $10,000 total....
Why I keep returning to Lord of the Rings Online
I got sucked into Lord of the Rings Online last weekend and I'm not sure why. There's no new Hobbit movie forthcoming (thank funk). I haven't...
Nexon had a good year in spite of its NCsoft disengagement
You might think Nexon would be smarting after selling off its NCsoft shares at a substantial loss in the wake of what was apparently...
Lineage II: ‘Classic hardcore is back’
Lineage IIÂ formally launched on Steam this week, complete with a fresh-start server, Zaken. There are even server firsts rewards, mostly pirate-themed goodies, for those...
Star Trek Online offers ships and shuttles for charity
It's kind of nice to get something in exchange for donating to charity. Admittedly there's always the question of how much money goes to...
League of Legends tags in Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
Release the kraken! OK, now with that expected joke out of the way, we can proceed to telling you about League of Legends' newest...
Star Wars: The Old Republic asks players about subscriber rewards
Are you subscribed to Star Wars: The Old Republic? Do you want rewards for continuing to subscribe to the game? Because the good news...
Now you can play the PC version of Warframe on your couch
Warframe's got Steam on the brain this week, thanks to Digital Extremes' decision to bring its multiplayer space ninja grinder to Steam Workshop and enable...
What to do in RIFT when you’re level 65
So you've reached level 65 in RIFT, and as in any MMO, reaching that level means there's nothing else in the game for you to...
Ask Mo: The absurd advantages of MMO guilds
A Massively OP reader named Ohnix recently sent us a question just perfect for Ask Mo. Let's debate guilds!
I play EverQuest II quite a...
World of Tanks’ next update adds two unique maps
The forthcoming 9.12 patch for World of Tanks will add a couple of "unique" maps, according to the game's latest website update. The Ravaged Capital...
Are gamers too cheap for VR?
A new report by research firm GreenlightVR says that only 11 percent of people are willing to pay the projected $1000 entry fee to get...
Lineage Eternal and Peria Chronicles are skipping G-Star
Steparu reports that a couple of big-name titles with MMO ties are no-shows at this week's G-Star 2015 gaming megacon in Korea. NCsoft will...
