‘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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MMO Mechanics: Three favourite action combat systems
Virtually every MMO contains dangerous places that are filled with other players or NPCs that will attack characters on site, and many also feature...
APB weathers (another) GTA V launch
I feel kinda bad for APB Reloaded given that it's had to weather not one but two launches of GTA V, first on consoles...
LOTRO Legendarium: The return of the dungeon
While I've been playing Lord of the Rings Online as one of my main MMOs for almost a decade now, it's primarily been for...
Echo of Soul trailer puts the spotlight on PvP
Don't worry, PvP people -- Echo of Soul isn't going to leave you high and dry. The now-in-closed-beta Korean MMO has released a new video...
RIFT’s Hammerknell instant adventures open for business
While the new Hammerknell instant adventure was originally slated for RIFT's 3.2 update, the team held it back for additional work and testing. The...
The Stream Team: Touring a whole new Landmark world
There isn't anything built in Landmark right now to gaze upon, but that's not really the point today, is it? With the newest landmasses to...
EverQuest Next invites players to the Elf workshop competition
The games aren't explicitly linked quite the same way any longer, but there's still plenty of space for Landmark players to strut their stuff...
SWTOR players harass a BioWare dev and his family
What do you do when MMO devs mess with your favorite class? If you're a handful of Star Wars: The Old Republic players,...
Landmark’s new island shapes revealed
If you are eager to scope out Landmark's new landscapes in order to find the perfect spot to construct your next home, you can get...
Perfect Ten: Ten MMOs still going after ten years
It struck me, very recently, that a decade is a long time for MMOs.
If we're going to count Ultima Online as the first proper...
Mo’s Egg Hunt: Deals for May 7, 2015
It's time for another exciting roundup of Newegg's best deals here on Massively Overpowered. These deals are available through the links provided below. Just remember they're...
Star Wars: The Old Republic cracks down on RMT ring
In the MMO community, shady websites selling game currency for real currency are considered especially heinous. In Star Wars: The Old Republic, these operations...
Entropia Universe angles to enter the VR market
Is virtual reality just a fad that happens to come around every once in a while? Entropia Universe is banking that it's here to...
RIFT is working on a planar crafting system
RIFT crafters may soon have a good reason to get out of their safety bubbles in the city and get their hands dirty to...
Yay, SWTOR is less of a grind (again)
BioWare has outlined its approach to the latest Star Wars: The Old Republic 12x experience event which is now active. The boost enables subscribers to...
Massively Opinionated: Hearthstone vs Neverwinter vs LoL
In this episode, Larry, Jason, Justin, and Tina debate the MMO free-to-play business model: the best takes, the western market, and awful F2P ads.
Neverwinter announces its next major update, Underdark
Neverwinter is heading into a dark place with its next major update. Darker than dark, even. Tenatively dubbed Neverwinter: Underdark, the next module will...
Mo’s Egg Hunt: Deals for May 6, 2015
It's time for another exciting roundup of Newegg's best deals here on Massively Overpowered. These deals are available through the links provided below. However, it's...
This World of Warplanes video diary outlines the 1.8 update
Wargaming has dusted off its World of Warplanes video diary for a new episode focused on the aviation battler's 1.8 update. Primary features include the new...
Global Chat: What happens to original MMOs when they get sequels?
Telwyn at GamingSF asks a question that I've contemplated from time to time: When an MMO gets a sequel, what happens to the original...
