‘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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LOTRO players denounce $50 legendary item catch-up sale
For quite a while now, one of the most contentious points between Lord of the Rings Online's community and the game itself has been...
Massively Overthinking: Gratitude for the MMO genre
Thanksgiving conveniently falls on a Thursday every year, which means it's the perfect topic for our regular Thursday Massively Overthinking roundtable. I've asked our writers what they're grateful for in and around the MMO genre the last couple of years - and now we're gonna do it again.
The Stream Team: Sailing to AQ3D’s Yokai Island
Between travel and the latest battle concert, Massively OP's MJ missed the latest big AQ3D content release, and she aims to fix that right...
Global Chat: Remembering the MMO fallen
A discussion chain has been rippling across the MMO blogosphere as of late, with writers reminiscing about online games that have lived and died...
Path of Exile answers questions about the Atlas, shows off boss fights and Metamorph crafting
If you've been keeping an eye on our extensive ExileCon coverage, you already know that Path of Exile is getting a whole lot of...
Daybreak announces December launch dates for EverQuest’s Torment of Velious and EverQuest II’s Blood of Luclin
Classic MMO gamers have been able to preorder EverQuest and EverQuest II's big expansions for a while now, but there's one key thing they...
APB Reloaded has been down for several days following a server migration
I'm not even a layman when it comes to IT stuff, but even I have to assume that server migration for a live MMO/multiplayer...
The Stream Team: MOP’s first maps in Path of Exile
Massively OP's MJ managed to complete Path of Exile's story before ExileCon, but there's one more thing on her pre-Conquerors of the Atlas bucket...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 248: Saying farewell to Aradune
Bree and Justin mourn Brad McQuaid, dip into Guild Wars 2, side-eye Stadia, imagine 20 more years of LOTRO, and enjoy watching EVE Online and Star Citizen's cons fight. Plus we tackle two mailbag questions about MMO genre positivity and playing solo in MMOs.
Choose My Adventure: Pushing boundaries and building a better house in Citadel Forged with Fire
As we come to the close of our Citadel: Forged with Fire adventure, we decided to push the absolute limits of how far we...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO Thanksgiving 2019
Pass the cranberry sauce, we're having mashed potatoes! Oh the turkey looks great! Thank you for loving me, thank you for being there, thank you...
RuneScape lets players rear dinos, Old School RuneScape beta tests the Nightmare of Ashihama
Whether you want to raise dinos or take on horrifying nightmare monsters, both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape have you covered respectively with some...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Deep-diving Guild Wars 2’s Whisper in the Dark storyline
The first episode of Guild Wars 2’s new Icebrood Saga, Whisper in the Dark, has been out for a week now. MOP's Tina has...
Job postings point to an incoming Unreal Engine upgrade for Lineage II
Hey, you know what the MMORPG world needs? Another version of Lineage II! This one, however, doesn't appear to be another wholesale mobile version...
ArcheAge discusses the ArchePass’ return, the Library shutdown, and goldseller bans in its latest devstream
Last Friday's livestream from the folks at ArcheAge seemed to be a bit of a mish-mash of various topics, but there are at...
ExileCon 2019: Summing up Path of Exile’s epic inaugural con (plus all our photos!)
Other than the pre-con jitters of devs unsure what to expect or how things would ultimately go, you wouldn't know that ExileCon 2019 was...
Star Trek Online’s Mudd’s Market pricing ignites a community firestorm
It sounds like a good idea on paper: a new section of the cash shop in Star Trek Online that offers items that haven't...
The MOP Up: Destiny 2 worships the sun
That glowing ball of thermonuclear radiation in the sky might just mean warmth and crispy tans for you, but for Destiny 2, it is...
DDO wraps up its permadeath server run with an after party
The first run of Dungeons and Dragons Online's permadeath server -- officially known as the Hardcore League -- has officially come to a close....
The Daily Grind: What are your favorite MMO features?
I love me a good feature in an MMO. If it's well-done, useful, engaging, and implemented the right way, a feature can greatly enhance...
