‘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 MOP Up: Ultima Online’s new home
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...
One Shots: Purple haze
Blocky and stylized though it may be, World of Warcraft's visuals represent impressive work by artists who pull every trick out of their bags to...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite tale from the olden days of MMOs?
I have a notoriously poor memory for anything that happened more than five years ago. I might not have even been alive, for as...
League of Legends gives ‘fresh start’ to chat offenders
League of Legends rulebreakers who were dismayed to learn that they wouldn't be receiving any rewards for ranked play at the conclusion of season...
SWTOR outlines its 4.0 Smuggler and Agent changes
Do you like shooting things and being stealthy in Star Wars: The Old Republic? Me too. And today's BioWare dev blog is for us,...
LotRO’s free server transfers start on September 14
Server transfers for Lord of the Rings Online officially begin on September 14th. Per a dev post published yesterday on the game's official forums, players...
Massively Overthinking: NCsoft’s western autumn
This week's Massively Overthinking is brought to you by a guildie of mine named Onyx, who donated to our Kickstarter campaign in this tier...
APB comps players for DDoS-related downtime
APB Reloaded has been victimized by DDoS attackes in recent months, so GamersFirst has gifted two codes for inventory expansion selectors to everyone who...
Kingdom of Loathing mulls mobile version and spin-off, prepares for annual convention
There's a lot going on for the punny browser game Kingdom of Loathing, so let's bring you up to date on all of the...
Champions Online offers a guide to playing as Grond
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Star Trek Online releases the finale of the Iconian war
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Here’s what’s in Star Conflict’s 1.2 Dogs of War patch
Have you played Star Conflict? Me either, but someone has! I know this because the developers have released a three-minute video highlighting the "big...
RPG MO whips up an indie free-to-play sandbox
Someone must not have spread the word that "Mo" is our thing, but that's OK; we're not jealous. Apparently there's a new indie MMO...
RIFT previews the playstyle and souls of the Primalist
RIFT has done pretty well for itself with four specific callings since launch, and that means that the Primalist has a lot to live...
TERA is revamping its starting experience
After three years of operation in North America, TERA is overdue for a new starting experience. The most recent producer's letter for the game...
SWTOR is changing operations in Fallen Empire
Yesterday we found out that BioWare is changing Star Wars: The Old Republic's conquest system with next month's Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion....
Massively Opinionated: Which MMORPG has the best F2P model?
In this episode, Tina hosts Larry and Mike as they debate F2P models, the WoW killer, and building the perfect MMO.
RuneScape’s cash shop now accepts bonds
Jagex has announced that RuneScape's cash shop is now cash optional. As of today, RuneScape bonds may be used in lieu of meatspace money to...
SWTOR is changing conquests in its Fallen Empire expansion
When the Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion hits Star Wars: The Old Republic next month, conquests will look a bit different. BioWare community...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 29: Pathfinder fading
Justin and Bree discuss WildStar, Ultima Online, Little Healer, Pathfinder, WildStar F2P, ESO's Imperial City, EQ Next's playtest, and the people in the magic box.
