free to play

‘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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There’s a new class coming to Lord of the Rings Online, but what will it be?

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There's a new class on its way to Lord of the Rings Online according to one of the weekly streams from Standing Stone Games....
I believe we have a spaceship.

The Daily Grind: Do you think you’ve aged out of MMOs?

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There's this particular template for covering MMORPGs on mainstream gaming websites that I cannot stand: the old "haha, MMOs are weird and old, let's...

The Stream Team: World of Warships celebrates 3rd anniversary

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Three years ago Massively OP's MJ set sail in her first warship to blast away her enemies. Today, she heads back in on World...
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Warframe

Warframe’s latest development stream was all about shredding on your K-Drive

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When Warframe players get to Fortuna and meet the Vent Kids, they're not going to be ranked by who has the best weapons. They're...

The Culling: Origins goes back to basics, makes game free-to-play

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It's been a couple of months now since the catastrophic launch and subsequent cancellation of Xaviant Games's battle royale title The Culling 2, which...

The Stream Team: Happy 4th birthday ArcheAge

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How do you make a Monday better? You celebrate a birthday! And today, Massively OP's MJ celebrates ArcheAge's 4th birthday. She may not have...
Trot along.

Middle-earth Enterprises reassures Lord of the Rings Online fans that the original MMO will be fine

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The announcement of a new title set in Middle-earth made Lord of the Rings Online players anxious, and while Standing Stone Games was quick...

The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s starbase defense

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With the Age of Discovery pack on its way this fall, players of Star Trek Online are probably curious what the studio has up its sleeve...
Risky.

Ankama releases roadmap video detailing year-end plans for Wakfu, Dofus, and more

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As we enter into the final months of the year, Ankama, the studio behind unique tactical-strategy MMOs Wakfu and Dofus (among others), is here...

One Shots: Gung-ho Gandalf

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It's one thing to get a stern talking-to, even when you deserve it. It's another thing when that lecture comes from a gruff angel-wizard...
Kick it down the road.

UK researchers identify link between lootboxes and problem gambling

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Are lockboxes just another form of gambling? That depends on which government entity, scientist, lawyer, or doctor you ask. But maybe the question we...

The Daily Grind: When do you know it’s time to return to an MMO?

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I swear to you, the other night I had a dream in which I was sorting out which MMOs I was going to return...

The Stream Team: Old Mc Warframe had some goals

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Goals. Massively OP's MJ has them in Warframe. Acres of them! And just because she isn't always actively tending to them doesn't mean she...

EverQuest II’s Chaos Descending expansion will arrive in November

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Is chaos an element? It will definitely be a major component of the EverQuest II's Elemental Planes this November thanks to the upcoming expansion....
It's fine. This is fine.

RIFT offers a Maelforge Broodling mount and 2 million loyalty points in a new pack

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The latest pack being offered for sale to RIFT players, the Fires of Maelforge Power Pack, should perhaps be more accurately dubbed the Loyalty...

Path of Exile now has big plans to rebalance sulphite drops and Delve’s azurite mines

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It turns out that yesterday's patch to Delve League wasn't the only change Grinding Gear has in store for Path of Exile. As we...

Path of Exile’s latest minipatch doesn’t address the sulphite pain

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Path of Exile will see another update today, this one intended to patch up some issues in the recent Delve League expansion. It focuses...

EverQuest II confirms new expansion this year, announces Against the Elements prelude event

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Today, the folks at Daybreak Games announced the commencement of a new event in EverQuest II, Against the Elements. But it's not just any...

Riot Games hires former Uber exec to advise on still-raging sexism scandal

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Earlier this week, League of Legends developer Riot Games announced that it has hired the services of former Senior Vice President of Leadership at...
Hooray, robot fight!

Champions Online’s third anniversary week involves fighting robots

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When Champions Online first announced its anniversary plans, it was with the promise of several weeks of content for players. Now the third week...

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