‘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 Daily Grind: Does your MMORPG friend list look like a graveyard?
A throwaway comment on Reddit the other day made me vicariously sad: A player named IVRYN posted about "those dudes you have on your...
Aion’s big 4.0 update arrives next week with Luminess class and level cap increase
It's kind of crazy to realize that it's taken until 2025 for Aion to produce an action mage class, but that's exactly what it's...
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Ah, Steam Next Fest. A smorgasbord of sketchy titles and hentai games. I kid (mostly), it's also a great way to experience some all-new,...
Vague Patch Notes: MMORPG development is a guessing game
So the next update for Warframe is a couple of weeks away, and I have to say, the promise of Duviri but with my Warframe...
Warframe previews its next major update, Isleweaver, arriving on June 25
Major Neci Rusalka has managed to invade Duviri and she's brought the Murmur with her. That sentence might sound insane and unapproachable to people...
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One of the highlights of the weekend reveals at the intermittent Summer Game Fest events was Treehouse Games' Voyagers of Nera, though actually, it...
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In the lore of the MMORPG, Dozekar is a dragon who is condemned to die at the hands of mortals and be resurrected over...
Vindictus launches multiple character boosting events this week, preps a quality-of-life update June 17
Cheer up! That's what Vindictus is telling its players this week, and no it's not because Nexon thinks its players are morose; it's the...
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If you're a player of RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, you may have noticed that the Pride Month events in-game were reeled back pretty...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 521: Switching it up
Justin and Bree discuss Dune Awakening, New World's season servers, Chrono Odyssey, the Switch 2, and all the MMOs of Summer Game Fest, with adventures in World of Warcraft, LOTRO, and Palia, plus a mailbag topic on raids and storytelling in MMOs.
The Stream Team: All That Matter in Star Trek Online
Today is her 15th Massiversary, and Massively OP's MJ will be celebrating by delving into the new mini episode in Star Trek Online. The...
MMO Business Roundup: SAG-AFTRA’s victory, Ubisoft’s shame, Embracer’s leadership
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news!
Voice actor strike: The voice actor union SAG-AFTRA, whose strike against the major...
TERA Console refines its stigma system, adds quality-of-life, and kicks off latest battle pass
Hoping that the RNG Gods smile upon you is never a great time in MMORPGs, and seeing bad rolls come down from above was...
RuneScape: Dragonwilds previews the magic, structures, and difficulty tweaks coming with the 0.8 update on June 17
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