free to play

‘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.

Global Chat: Neverwinter is ‘damn good fun’

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You know what's an interesting trend among MMO bloggers lately? It seems that many of them are heading back to Neverwinter -- and enjoying...

One Shots: The Mo Army marches on

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Has there ever been a figure as majestic, as inspiring, as armor-plated as Massively OP mascot Mo? Probably, but that didn't stop our antsy...
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Champions Online releases its second Serene Abyss chapter and a new Wild West-themed Alert

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There's a little something for almost every type of player in Champions Online. Are you invested in the ongoing Serial Story? There's a fresh...
Remember me? Someone is hoping you don't!

The Game Archaeologist: Tabula Rasa

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The story of Tabula Rasa begins, as so many others do, with 1997's Ultima Online. Raph Koster and Richard Garriott's online fantasy sandbox proved...

PAX East 2020: LOTRO plans Aragorn and Arwen’s wedding plus 2021 expansion as DDO teases unicorns

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If you skipped out on PAX because of contagion concerns, or just missed the Standing Stone party last night because all the MMOs piled...

TERA brings its Forsaken Souls update to consoles on March 3

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Console players of TERA are going to have to deal with a whole lot of forsaken mess with the MMO's next update. Forsaken Souls...

Lawful Neutral: Cheating, copyright law, and the WoW Glider lawsuit

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I have fond memories of using the Game Genie on my NES. To my seven-year-old self, it was a godsend. So many Nintendo games...

Warframe of Mind: The mental health implications of Chains of Harrow

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Previously on Warframe of Mind I extolled the virtues of Warframe’s Chains of Harrow mission. It definitely deserved praise: I loved the spooky, intense...

Funcom Q4 2019: DUNE takes priority, Conan Exiles confirms paid expansion, Tencent buyout continues

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It's been an interesting financial period for Funcom, what with the Tencent buyout and investors pushing for accelerated production on the DUNE survivalbox. The...

Hands-on with Dragon Raja: First impressions of Tecent’s new mobile MMORPG

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I enjoy mobile MMOs. It's a hit-or-miss kind of genre: Some are great, others are terrible. I personally love the adventure of finding those good...

EverQuest’s 21st birthday includes agent system, level 85 boosts

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Over at Daybreak's Darkpaw Games, the EverQuest team is taking the MMO out to a bar for its first legal drink. After that? Expect...

The Daily Grind: Is there an MMORPG you’ve never played and probably never will?

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A while back, a few MassivelyOP staff were chit-chatting about alting in MMOs, specifically in Star Trek Online. During the discussion, it occurred to...

The Stream Team: Tombstone tipping in a Neverwinter cemetery

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Massively OP's MJ has an interesting night planned in Neverwinter, including (but not limited to) dragon hunting, undead bashing, and tombstone tipping!? Yes, her...

Massively Overthinking: What one piece of knowledge would you like to impart to new MMO gamers?

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A while back, I was reading on a non-MMO subreddit some comments from some younger people that made my head spin: They were informing...
Federation shoots.

Star Trek Online starts off another event campaign with a return to the Battle at the Binary Stars

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The anniversary event for Star Trek Online has just about wrapped up, but starting on March 5th, a new year-long event campaign is kicking off...

MMO Business Roundup: Valve is shopping around Dota 2’s top tourney

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Time for another quick roundup of a bunch of MMO-adjacent businessy stories that were drowning in our busy Thursday newsroom! The International: Valve is raising...
There were some decent tabletop Star Trek games, but no.

Perfect Ten: Neat things that Star Trek Online did with Star Trek lore

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I've been getting back into Star Trek Online recently, which really means that I've been scratching the surface of the game again for a bit...
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Neverwinter’s Infernal Descent module cracks open on consoles

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Almost a month after debuting on the PC, Neverwinter's Infernal Descent has opened its hellish maw for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players. As we've...

RuneScape’s Archaeology skill launches March 30 in ‘major expansion’

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You probably saw the peeks on Twitter last night, but it's officially official now: RuneScape's Archaeology skill is finally launching on March 30th as...

The Daily Grind: Is there any hope for RIFT?

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Ugh. My heart hurts every time that my attention turns to RIFT. It's one of perhaps six or so MMORPGs that I've dearly, dearly...

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