‘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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RuneScape applies fixes for quests and skills, Old School RuneScape nerfs Yama rewards
This week appears to be mostly about fixing existing content breaks in both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, as the major additions for each...
Nexon will run a Steam alpha for Vindictus Defying Fate next month
Nexon's continuing development of the Mabinogi/Vindictus IP is marching onward to its next installment: Vindictus Defying Fate officially announced its alpha plans this morning....
World of Warships Legends ramps up to a Steam beta test this weekend as preps a PC debut
Looking for a lighter, faster, and perhaps more accessible version of Wargaming's popular World of Warships? There's always World of Warships Legends, although up...
NCsoft talks possible PC shift, launch windows, and increased PvE content for Aion 2
Last week we covered the first quarter financials from NCsoft, which reiterated the latest official word of Aion 2's existence and specifically promised more...
Lord of the Rings Online is finally selling the Legacy of Morgoth expansion for cash shop currency
Have you been saving up your LOTRO Points like a good little Hobbitling for the most recent Lord of the Rings Online expansion? The...
Chrono Odyssey finally opens signups for its June Steam closed beta
Finally, we are go for Chrono Odyssey: Kakao announced today that it's taking beta sign-ups for its upcoming action MMORPG - and the test...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs try the hardest to win back lapsed players?
One of my biggest frustrations with certain top-tier MMOs is that most of them don't even pretend they particularly want veteran players back. They...
PlanetSide 2 marks continued server improvements, upcoming Infiltrator changes and new directives
When Toadman Interactive/Daybreak (aka ToadBreak) merged the NA servers of PlanetSide 2, it did so extremely poorly, electing to move the more performative Emerald...
LOTRO Legendarium: The pros and cons of Lord of the Rings Online’s four newbie zones
When you're starting out in an MMO world, it's nice to have choices -- especially if you plan to roll up an army of...
The Stream Team: No trouble with Trobbles in AdventureQuest 3D
While Massively OP's MJ waits for the revamped starting story and zones in AdventureQuest 3D, there are many, many things she still can do....
Enter to win a Neverwinter Renegade Illusionist companion pack to celebrate the launch of Red Harvest
In celebration of last month's multiplatform launch of Neverwinter's 31st module release, aka Red Harvest and its D&D movie-themed location, publisher Arc Games has...
Fight or Kite: Warborne Above Ashes blends fantasy and post-apoc for a structured PvP world
A couple of months ago, around the same time Havenhold caught my attention, another game also began to ping on my radar: Warborne Above...
Vague Patch Notes: What makes MMO monetization predatory?
I am really, really excited to be writing our limited series over in Gachapwned because I feel it's going to be an interesting deep-dive...
Old School RuneScape busts out its “wheelin’ dealin’ demon” boss, Yama
Old School RuneScape players may think that they're rough and tough enough to take on any single boss by themselves -- but what about...
NCsoft Q1 2025: Guild Wars 2’s Janthir Wilds bump is over, Aion 2 is finally getting a reveal date
Spring financial week continues here on MOP, as we now have the NCsoft quarterly report for Q1 2025. And it wasn't a great quarter,...
LOTRO finally activates its anniversary event missions, DDO totes out its last Tavern Tales adventure
If there's a key word for Lord of the Rings Online this spring, it's "Delay." We've seen massive delays in everything from patches to...
EverQuest II begins beta testing its PvP progression server and Kingdom of Sky expansion for Anashti Sul
It's a whole bunch of big beta news out of EverQuest II this week, or specifically beta testing for its progression servers, as public...
Nexon Q1 2025: MapleStory and Mabinogi Mobile are keeping The First Descendant afloat
Nexon has clocked another solid quarter in Q1, with revenue of ¥113.9B ($777.7M US) - up 5% compared to this same quarter last year....
The Daily Grind: Do you have a hard time playing the ‘baddie’ in an MMO?
A while back a few of us were talking about Grand Theft Auto Online, and I shared how I've never much wanted to play any of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 518: Too much horsing around
Chris, Justin, and Bree discuss Equinox Homecoming's early access, Dune Awakening's beta, Neverwinter's Red Harvest, the former Cryptic MMOs' journey to Discord, Pax Dei's layoffs, and SWTOR's 7.7, with adventures in Palia, Lost Skies, Tower United, and Elder Scrolls Online, plus a mailbag topic on emulators we don't talk about.
