‘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 Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG for getting your character super drunk?
Fallout 76's dev blog a few weeks ago about its upcoming brewing and distilling skills - which are actually surprisingly detailed - got me...
Massively Overthinking: The paradox MMO
Back in February, the MMORPG subreddit offered up yet another fun thread: User Friendly_Fire told the MMO community that what it really wants is...
The Stream Team: Cute vs. cutthroat — PvP launches in AdventureQuest 3D
AdventureQuest 3D: cute, colorful, and now... cutthroat! Yes, PvP has come to AQ3D today, and Massively OP's MJ is about to willingly enter this...
EverQuest II outlines progression server plans, offers paid 110 character boosters
EverQuest II's recent offerings have a little bit of something for everyone. For example, if you just want to leap to the endgame in...
Path of Exile’s Synthesis expansion patch notes are out – and ridiculously long
The release of Path of Exile's Synthesis expansion is almost upon us, and in preparation for the big day, the folks at Grinding Gear...
Here’s how Star Trek Online is revamping its character creation UI
If you're still upset over the impending loss of the Star Trek Online player-made quest Foundry system, make this will perk you and your...
LOTRO and DDO downtime extends into its second day as datacenter work continues
While we knew that yesterday's extended downtime for both of Standing Stone Games' MMOs was going to be lengthy, initially there was hope that...
Ryzom goes behind the scenes to talk guild islands and a new boss monster
Anyone reading this recall Ryzom? It's a French-made sandbox MMO that is under the stewardship of Winch Gate, which made the title open source...
The Stream Team: Don, SWTOR’s Exiled Knight
Massively OP's Larry made an offer we couldn't refuse: He's taking us to meet Don, the Exiled Knight. MJ is excited to explore this...
Anarchy Online’s first-ever progression server, Rubi-Ka 2019, is now live
As promised, Funcom has rolled out Anarchy Online's first "fresh-start" progression server today. The studio's calling it Rubi-Ka 2019, and yes, you will need...
Dungeons and Dragons Online teases a new class and adventure packs to come in 2019
With both LOTRO and DDO down for most of today due to server work, there are plenty of MMO gamers looking for something to...
The Daily Grind: Does Neverwinter or DDO handle the D&D license better?
Ooh Justin, them's fightin' words!
We don't often have the luxury of seeing two full-fledged MMORPGs handle the same intellectual property, especially in vastly different...
TERA’s bizarre PUBG crossover event dropped in today
The PUBG plane seems to have flown a little off course, as air drops have started landing all over the world of TERA. It...
Path of Exile outlines its plans to make casters more active as it moves into the Synthesis expansion
For too long in Path of Exile, casting spells has been a sub-par path to being a caster. You'd think that would be, like... the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 210: The spice must flow
Justin and Bree discuss Funcom's Dune, Anarchy Online's prog, Elder Scrolls Online's Wrathstone, Atlas' wipe, Guild Wars 2's layoffs, DDO's Sharn expansion, and Outlaws of the Old West, with adventures in Eldevin, LOTRO, Paragon Chat, Trove, and SWG; a mailbag question on finding laid-back MMOs; and a sponsored segment on Black Desert.
Grab a key for a Wild Terra Esquire pack from Juvty and MOP in celebration of the game’s F2P relaunch
Remember a month ago when Juvty Worlds announced it was taking its isometric sandbox MMO Wild Terra free-to-play? That's a done deal now. You...
Wurm Online addresses server lag and announces plans to move to Amazon Cloud Services
If you've been playing Wurm Online recently, you know that Independence (the server) has been lagging. It was lagging before February 7th, but that...
The Stream Team: AQ3D’s Doomwood and Dage days
There is always something going on in AQ3D! Last week was the introduction of a newly revised Doomwood, and this week is the celebration...
Star Trek Online launches Mirror of Discovery on console versions today
If you think about it, Star Trek Online has its own mirror universe in the real world thanks to its split between console and PC...
Neverwinter is making old content new(ish) again with its new Challenge Campaign system
Over its five-plus years of existence, Neverwinter has bolstered its world with myriad different campaigns, and although more content is rarely a bad thing,...
