‘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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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
Up until the 0.8 update, the only way to fight things in RuneScape: Dragonwilds has been to pump yourself up and use the power of...
The Daily Grind: Do you remember your very first mount in an MMORPG?
In response to one of our articles on Villagers and Heroes, MOP reader Wishful Maybe remarked on the game's age, saying, "I still remember...
The Stream Team: Warframe teaches chemistry in the ’90s
Chemistry is not a class! No, as any '80s kid would know it is that special feeling between folks. And Massively OP's MJ is...
Lord of the Rings Online is ‘in the home stretch’ of its months-long server transfer process
The effort to move most of Lord of the Rings Online's population from the old 32-bit servers to the improved 64-bit ones is starting...
SGF 2025: Chrono Odyssey debuts a new trailer ahead of its June 20 closed beta test
For the longest time, the information coming out of Chrono Odyssey was a series of small dribs and drabs right up until this past...
ESRB posts parent’s guide to free-to-play: ‘Few things are truly free’
While it may be a touch late to the free-to-play revolution, the industry-run Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) recently posted a parent's guide about...
APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth continue to struggle with new and old server woes
It's been a rough 2025 for Little Orbit's MMOs, and it doesn't look like things are getting better any time soon. Studio CEO Matt...
Massively on the Go: The good, the bad, and the ugly of Pokemon GO’s transition to Scopely
As I mentioned in the June event round-up, Pokemon GO's been sold off to Scopely, and it's a done deal now. In the lead up,...
The Daily Grind: What’s the ideal gateway game for MMORPGs?
If you're a veteran MMORPG player, it's pretty likely that you came to MMORPGs through one of a handful of ways that I can...
Massively Overthinking: Is Dune Awakening an MMO, MMORPG, survivalbox, or something else?
In this week's Massively Overthinking, we have a very simple question on deck in honor of Dune Awakening's headstart: What the heck is it?...
A mercenary league and new endgame story await in Path of Exile’s Secrets of the Atlas next week
No, your eyes do not deceive you: A new Path of Exile expansion is on the horizon. Secrets of the Atlas will launch at...
Vindictus Defying Fate nails down timing and details for its June 8 global open alpha test
Over the past couple of months Nexon has been talking up an alpha test for its co-op multiplayer ARPG Vindictus: Defying Fate. Now the...
Warframe of Mind: Is Yareli Prime just plain terrible?
One of the dearest people in my life is a huge fan of Yareli in Warframe, so you know that the first thing I was...
Dune Awakening’s $70+ headstart has officially begun – are you playing?
If you shelled out for either of the two largest Dune Awakening preorder packs, your time has come! No, literally, your time to play...
Warframe preps for its upcoming Tennocon with plenty of events in-game and elsewhere
It has been 10 years of Tennocons for Warframe, and the number 10 is pretty significant in the game. (Like, that is part of the reason...
NCsoft’s Aion Classic drops a super-short teaser for the upcoming Luminess class
It's not every game that previews upcoming classes by dropping 15-second trailers that tease a new class with the inflection and apparent shooting style of...
Dungeons and Dragons titles its summer expansion: The Chill of Ravenloft
This summer's gothic Dungeons and Dragons Online expansion now has an official name: The Chill of Ravenloft. This follow-up to 2017's Mists of Ravenloft...
Jagex confirms ‘non-game dev’ layoffs, pauses work on Old School RuneScape custom server feature
It's time for a couple of bits of bad news for fans of Old School RuneScape and RuneScape this week, as developer Jagex has...
RIFT sees corgi fever running across the MMORPG as Corgi Month returns June 4
It's arguably one of the best times of the year for RIFT fans, even if it's a rerun of an old event. Corgi Month...
