‘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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EverQuest II adjusts abilities, events, and zones as public testing for GU128 Lure of Darkness begins
Today has brought a little bit of fixing and tuning to EverQuest II, with the latest patch making adjustments to various things like events,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 511: Heroes shall arise
Justin and Bree discuss Dune Awakening's monetization, Guild Wars 2 expansion delay, Marvel Heroes' rogue server, the decline of extraction RPGs (and demise of Seekers of Skyveil), and new MMOs Crosswind and Spirit Crossing, with adventures in LOTRO, World of Warcraft, and Sims 4.
‘It’s all coming back, just as you left it’: Fawkes hypes the return of Defiance with a new teaser video
Last week, we got the surprising but welcome news that Fawkes Games is unsunsetting Defiance, Trion Worlds' old "transmedia synergy MMO, come April 18th....
RuneScape polishes quests while Old School RuneScape goes Sailing
Have you ever felt as though your feedback was heard by an MMO studio? Some RuneScape players are going to answer in the affirmative...
Marvel Heroes’ emulator project has a playable test server in Project T.A.H.I.T.I.
When last we checked in on the Marvel Heroes emulator project, the developers were basically still in the "make code go and upload to...
The MOP Up: World of Peaky Tanks
When you think "World of Tanks," naturally you free-associate the TV series Peaky Binders along with it. And a good thing too, because Wargaming...
LOTRO Legendarium: The virtuous world of Middle-earth
There are plenty of fantasy brands out there to suit any preference. If you arranged them on a spectrum, you might start at cozy...
One Shots: Light pollution over Bree
Are you under the assumption that light pollution is the sole product of the modern era? You've obviously never visited Lord of the Rings...
Dune Awakening confirms $50 box price with DLC and a direct launch with no early access
Before you know it, the May 20th launch date for survival MMO Dune: Awakening will be upon us all, but perhaps you were wondering...
The Stream Team: Looting Lord Malrick in AdventureQuest 3D
There's a new seasonal boss skulking about in AdventureQuest 3D, and Massively OP's MJ wants to go have a look. Or, more precisely, a...
LOTRO resumes 64-bit server transfers, but only to the roleplay servers as it works on ‘peak population concerns’
The trials, travails, and transfers of Lord of the Rings Online continue as the playerbase continues to move over to the four new 64-bit...
Warframe of Mind: First impressions of Techrot Encore
Here is the initial column I wrote about the most recent Warframe patch in its totality: On Tuesday, I did not have Secondary Merciless...
Mabinogi celebrates its 17th anniversary with gifts and a roadmap sneak peek
A very happy birthday goes out to Nexon's Mabinogi, the surprisingly full-featured anime MMORPG sandbox that's been operating for an impressive 17 years now!...
Kickstarted cozy MMO Loftia recaps worldbuilding and MMO-inspired social systems
Kickstarted cozy MMO Loftia is back with another development blog this week, this time recapping the last month of effort over at indie studio...
New World and Throne & Liberty get small mid-week bug fix patches
Let's put this MOP Newswagon into fourth gear and catch up with a couple of mid-week updates for Amazon's leading MMOs.
First up is Throne...
Vague Patch Notes: If you have my money, you’d better have my video game
So over the last couple of weeks Lord of the Rings Online has made itself quite a mess to clean up. It's not the...
Warframe takes the stage once again with the new Techrot Encore patch
It's a well-known fact that when a musician asks the crowd if they are ready to rock, the only correct answer is an enthusiastic...
EverQuest II’s GU128, Lure of Darkness, begins open testing next week
If you can remember back to January, when Daybreak released full 2025 roadmaps for the EverQuest franchise, you might recall that EverQuest II set...
The Daily Grind: How closely do you track your spending on free-to-play MMOs?
When it comes to free-to-play games, you might find yourself inadvertently spending way more than a subscription price every month. Not necessarily, of course....
Wholesomeness alert: Sky Children of the Light has a spring-themed collab with The Little Prince
Now this is some transmedia synergy we can get behind because it doesn't get more wholesome than this: Cozy MMO Sky Children of the...
