‘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 Stream Team: SWTOR spring datacron picking
Ahhh, the first day of spring. The SWTOR datacrons are in full bloom, and it's high time Massively OP's Larry and MJ take the...
Path of Exile teams up with Kakao to publish in Korea
Opening service in a new region is always an exciting sign of success for a game, so it's good news to hear that Path of...
ArcheAge’s ‘Story of Hiram’ update to Relics of Hiram brings new stories, dungeons, and dragon weapons today
It might be spring today, but ArcheAge is getting downright frosty. The sandbox MMO sent players to the Western Hiram Mountains with this week's...
Star Wars: The Old Republic talks up under-the-hood changes for previews and objects
If you've ever wondered why any sort of visual effects on gear in Star Wars: The Old Republic would show up as blobs and messes...
Albion Online goes free-to-play next month as Oberon update rolls out today
After two and a half years of live play and just about a year on Steam, Albion Online will finally move from a buy-to-play...
Defiance 2050 celebrates Armistice Day once again
Ah, Armistice Day, the special date in the lore of Defiance 2050 when humans and aliens stopped shooting at one another. To celebrate this, the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 212: Harry Potter, progression servers, and No MMO’s Sky
Justin and Bree discuss the Harry Potter mobile MMOARG; progression servers for RIFT, LOTRO, and EverQuest; No Man's Sky's MMO ambitions; WoW 8.1.5; Blade & Soul's next big thing; and The Division 2's sleepy launch. With reader mail on factional divides, the death of playable races, and staying healthy while gaming.
The Stream Team: Making memories in Path of Exile’s Synthesis
Memory
All alone in the Nexus
I want to get to that last shard
And collect all my loot
What's better than making memories? In Path of Exile's...
LOTRO assembles a panel of experts to have a deep lore chat
There is nothing if not a whole lot of lore in Lord of the Rings. Tolkien's Middle-earth is positively brimming with it, after all,...
Neverwinter’s Undermountain campaign changes everything about your companions
If you haven't jumped into the preview for Neverwinter: Undermountain, then this dev blog is for you: PWE Lead Systems Designer Salim "Silius" Grant...
Gamigo has now confirmed RIFT’s upcoming battle pass
Over the weekend, we covered player datamining that appeared to suggest RIFT, now under the management of Gamigo, is due to receive some sort...
APB Reloaded teases the incoming Riot content update
The city of San Paro is headed for a riot if hints coming out of APB Reloaded are any indication. The APB Riot content...
EverQuest turns 20 with new video and infographic as new progression servers arrive
Classic EverQuest turned 20 years old this weekend, with anniversary content (for EverQuest II as well) and two new progression servers. "While we always...
The MOP Up: Aion’s cherry blossoms signal the arrival of spring
The Cherry Blossom Festival is in full bloom over at Aion Europe, with this spring festival offering a hero trial, a "topsy-turvy" laboratory, a...
Global Chat: Parting ways with Cryptic’s Foundry
It's a sad and regrettable situation for Cryptic to be closing one of its most unique features -- and in two games, no less....
One Shots in Smell-O-Vision!
Have you ever had an odd moment where you wondered what your favorite MMO would... smell like? If aromas could waft out of your...
The Stream Team: Happy 20th birthday EverQuest!
With such a monumental birthday to celebrate, Massively OP's MJ is back in EverQuest and hopping around on her Froglok! She may not be...
Battle Bards Episode 140: Piano piano!
It’s one of the most powerful and versatile of musical instruments, and now the piano is getting its own featured show here on Battle...
EverQuesting: EverQuest turns the big 2-0
Today is a pretty big day in Norrath: EverQuest turns the big 2-0! Impressive. Twenty years is quite an accomplishment. Even more impressive than...
RIFT datamining adds more evidence for a coming battle pass
Gamigo may have called it quits for RIFT's progression server, but that doesn't mean that the publisher has development for the regular shards. In...
