‘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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RuneScape hits record highs: 1M subs, 5M mobile downloads
It wasn't for nothing that Massively OP gave RuneScape our "Most Improved MMO" award last month. The long-running fantasy MMORPG saw a year of...
One Shots: Bullet hell
If you ever find yourself staring down an impossible spray of projectiles and energy blasts flying every which way and you freeze like a...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2018
Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's regular recap of what's going on in crowdfunded MMOs, which we do specifically...
The Game Archaeologist: Project Copernicus
In the end, one of the biggest shames of the whole 38 Studios fiasco is that the MMORPG it was creating and the people...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs are enjoying a new lease on life these days?
Just because pretty much every MMO peaks pretty early and enjoys those 15 minutes of fame and glory before settling down with a family...
Phase two of MapleStory 2’s Skybound expansion will go live on January 10th
Last month, MapleStory 2 introduced the first part of its Skybound expansion, which introduced a slew of new content, including the new Soul Binder...
The Stream Team: AQ3D live from Artix Entertainment
A new year is about new experiences, right? Massively OP's MJ is doing something brand-new today: She's streaming straight from the game studio! She's...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s most underused zones in Classic
No, I'm still not done with thinking about the game's zones and how they relate to Classic. Because while I've already covered the zones...
Progress Bar: The bullet hell of Survived By
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Progress Bar! This monthly column will be my personal look at early access MMO, MMO-like, and multiplayer games...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2019
This week, for our first Massively Overthinking of 2019, I’ve asked the Massively OP writers to share their gaming resolutions or their basic MMO goals for the year. Won't you join us?
RuneScape previews mining and smithing overhaul, a new elite dungeon, and more early-2019 plans
Now that the new year is officially here, the folks at Jagex have decided to release a new video to give RuneScape players a...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s year-end report card for 2018
Every year, I place Star Wars: The Old Republic on a scale and weigh it against the Bartle Taxonomy, giving the different aspects letter...
Dungeons and Dragons Online’s reincarnation bug is wiping out player inventories – again
Something is rotten in the realm of Eberron, according to a flurry of reports on Dungeons and Dragons Online's official forums from players who...
NCsoft is launching Aion: Legions of War in the west this month
NCsoft is gearing up for another western launch this month, this time for an Aion sequel on mobile dubbed Aion: Legions of War.
"NCSOFT is...
The Stream Team: Knocking out those Secret World Legends completion goals
With Krampusnacht over, Massively OP's MJ can get back to adventures in the sand instead of the snow in Secret World Legends. She still...
Dungeon Fighter Online is getting a mobile port, arriving in Korea early this year
It seems that mobile MMO ports are all the rage these days: We've already got Lineage II: Revolution, mobile versions of Mabinogi and Blade...
Leaderboard: Will you be playing PlanetSide Arena?
Last month, Daybreak officially revealed its first truly new game in several years: PlanetSide Arena, a large-scale battle royale title set in the venerable...
Global Chat: How do we fight early access disasters?
With the year in MMOs ending on a sour note due to the botched rollouts of both Fallout 76 and Atlas, blogger Endgame Variable...
The Stream Team: Visiting Frostlorn Castle in AdventureQuest 3D
A new year, a new adventure! The Frostlorn Raiders have returned in AQ3D, and Massively OP's MJ hasn't introduced herself yet. They are at...
Perfect Ten: The best MMO updates and expansions of 2018
A not-inconsequential part of me misses the days when every MMO would pump out boxed expansions. I like buying boxes of stuff I like...