‘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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Allods Online sees a spike of Steam activity as 15.0 update promises a new area and class tweaks
Allods Online is one of those MMOs that just keeps on rolling despite its existence not really making any major waves in the wider...
LOTRO’s new progression servers grapple with wraith frequency and character rollbacks
It's been a wild and wooly first week for Lord of the Rings Online's latest progression servers, NA's Angmar and EU's Mordor, and while...
The Daily Grind: What MMO should Daybreak buy next?
One of the surprise news bits out of July was the announcement that EG7-owned Daybreak - which had just been scrambling for cash, to...
The Stream Team: Warframe’s Dog Days adds pearls for assists
One of the announcements during TennoLive 2024 was that this year's Dog Days summer event in Warframe would allow players to also earn pearls...
Old School RuneScape starts checking the results of Deadman Armageddon to determine the winners
The Deadman Armageddon event has ended in Old School RuneScape once again, and that means it's time to announce the winners, right? Well... no....
Path of Exile outlines planned change to reduce the overbearing impact of one specific item
Sometimes balancing an MMO is a matter of twisting a few different knobs and realigning certain metrics, but sometimes balance comes down to changing...
World of Tanks premieres an all-new cinematic trailer for the game
First time here?" asks World of Tanks to the internet, probably. "Then how about you get a taste of our hot vehicular battle action...
Wisdom of Nym: The story beats that really work in Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
Before I dive into this week's column, I want to start things off by noting a weird aspect of storytelling that's true in Final...
Bungie scraps Destiny spinoff Payback, shifts away from expansions for Destiny 2
Last April, a Redditor who claims to have connections with former Bungie devs raised a few eyebrows with initial details of a Destiny 3-style...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best volcano zone in an MMORPG?
Today's Daily Grind is inspired by Neverwinter, whose last module revamped the volcanic Mount Hotenow and dropped a ton of Mountain of Flame screenshots...
The MOP Up: EVE Echoes is going to let you drill into the moon
EVE Echoes -- please remember that this still exists -- offered up some balance and market adjustments along with a preview of some new...
Daybreak Games publishes a video of its full panel from San Diego Comic Con
If you missed the panel that was held by Daybreak Games' multiple studios at this year's San Diego Comic Con, then you're in luck...
LOTRO Legendarium: My six-month leveling plan for Lord of the Rings Online’s fresh legendary server
If all goes well, the new legendary servers -- the first in three years -- will roll out this week for Lord of the...
The Daily Grind: What quality-of-life update revitalized your MMO experience?
You know what, sometimes I don't need a full-fledged expansion to renew my love and involvement in an MMO. Sometimes all it takes is...
The Stream Team: There’s gnome problem in AdventureQuest 3D
With a little bit of grinding, Massively OP's MJ was able to make it high enough to finally enter the newest dungeons in AdventureQuest...
Mabinogi’s next update grants players an island village to settle and spruce up
Nexon is talking up Mabinogi's next update, launching next week: It's the second part of its chapter 8 Winds of Fate release, but don't...
Not So Massively: Stormgate was not ready for early access
As the first of StarCraft II's spiritual successors to make it to a public launch, Stormgate will be releasing free to play for all...
Old School RuneScape brings back slayer partners after a four-year absence
It's been four years since Old School RuneScape offered a feature called "slayer partners" that lets duos of players team up to grind out...
The Daily Grind: Is there an MMO you wish had never been made?
Before I dig into today's Daily Grind, I want to make clear that I don't seriously wish any MMOs had never been made, not...
Tarisland adds damage and defense bonuses for bringing rookies to endgame content
Tarisland has been surprisingly quiet since its launch here in the west last month, with Tencent having focused on launch promotion and influencer showdowns....
