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‘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.

Dauntless details dye-system rework in latest dev blog

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Fashion has always been a big part of Dauntless -- after all, defending the last bastions of humanity is great and all, but what's...

The MOP Up: Star Trek Online delves into the mysteries of Yard 39

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Star Trek Online is all about the Discovery these days, and in a new lore blog, the team gives some backstory to the mysterious...

Mabinogi prepares to merge four servers down to two on June 3

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If you're a player in Nexon's long-running MMO sandbox Mabinogi, you're going to want to hear what the company is planning for the game's...
Time is on my side, after a fashion.

Global Chat: Is it worth it to subscribe to MMOs?

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MMO blog Altar of Gaming has a fascinating series going on in which Rimuru is evaluating whether or not it's worth picking up a...

LOTRO Legendarium: My vision for free-to-play version 2.0

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A few weeks ago I embarked on an experiment that I had hoped would make for a fascinating column. Basically, I created a brand-new...
Find the path.

RIFT to merge European servers and kill open PvP shard

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Scooch over and make room, RIFT European players, because you're about to have company. Gamigo announced on Friday that it will be merging several of...
Back in order.

Lineage II is streamlining its early game and adding water dragon raid as Lineage II Classic gets multiple new dungeons

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NCsoft's Lineage teams must be working overtime here: Both core Lineage II and Lineage II Classic are getting updates this month. Over in Lineage II...

Secret World Legends players host Cabal pride recruitment event tomorrow

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Still hunting around for a good cabal in Secret World Legends? While the game might not be as active these days, the community certainly...

Jupiter and a new game mode beckon Warframe’s Tenno

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The largest gas giant outside of a YouTube comments section, Jupiter has always been the source of deep fascination. Soon, it will also be...
How long? For what?

Age of Conan celebrates 11 years of operation with an anniversary event

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It turns out that the age of Age of Conan now goes to eleven, as the game is celebrating its 11th anniversary this year. There's...

The Stream Team: Secret World Legends’ bag opening bonanza

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Even though she promised, you never thought this day would come: Massively OP's MJ is going to finally open a bunch of her bags...

Path of Exile studio says it has no plans to make other games right now

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Path of Exile's Grinding Gear Games has been tearing up the forums and Reddit addressing its playerbase's big questions lately - it even prompted...

Get a preview of Lord of the Rings Online’s new Update 24 features

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It may have escaped your attention (you had your face buried in pie, after all), but Lord of the Rings Online is currently testing...

The Stream Team: Rebuilding Battleon in AdventureQuest 3D

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Massively OP's MJ is mourning: Battleon has been burned basically to the ground. And according to the third cutscene unlocked during AQ3D's event, it's...
How are you... you're still... what

Defiance unveils the Event Horizon event (on the horizon) along with the Engineer

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The upcoming Event Horizon incident in Defiance 2050 is going to require some adjustments to standard player operating procedure. It's pitting players against enemies using...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR takes us to Dantooine for the fifth time in a video game

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My very first memory of Dantooine was surprisingly its first real appearance in a video game at all. Star Wars Galaxies imagined Dantooine as...

APB: Reloaded stabilizes after a week of outages, offers compensation

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Fallen Earth isn't the only Little Orbit MMO that's been more off than online as of late. This past week, APB Reloaded's servers were...

TERA just launched a new companion system for Skywatch

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TERA's seventh anniversary celebrations roll onward, this week with a big bonus: a content patch specifically adding a new companion system to the game's...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 219: The 64-bit generation

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Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard financials, City of Heroes, Fallout 76, Final Fantasy XIV, WoW Classic, EVE Online, LOTRO, and Guild Wars, with mailbag topics on Blizzard, everythingboxes, genderlocking, and dad jokes.

Choose My Adventure: Getting back in to the groove of Star Wars: The Old Republic

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This week's Choose My Adventure piece is a homecoming for me. I was one of the folks who was all in on Star Wars:...

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