‘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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PlanetSide 2 disables anomalies while Daybreak figures out what their deal is
Let's check back in with the war efforts over at PlanetSide 2 today. Daybreak's pushed out a hotfix this week that disabled anomalies while...
City of Titans teases its City of Heroes-inspired aura system
It's feeling like superhero week here - Champions Online turning nine, Valiance Online revving up, and now we've got a sneak peek of City...
Reddit erupts over Black Desert backtracking on ‘pay-to-win’ Valks’ Cry items
If you've somehow come all this way in Black Desert's western run without believing there's even a teensy bit of pay-to-win in the game,...
Warframe slips on the Mask of the Revenant
At 36, does Warframe have enough classes yet? No, and we will probably never arrive to that point. It's kind of Digital Extremes' thing,...
The Stream Team: Secret World Legend’s faction missions
They're baaaack! At least in some form. Secret World Legends has added in faction missions, one element that was still missing from TSW. Things...
Fortnite adds new Score Royale limited-time mode and magic snowglobes
The next time you're tempted to blurt out that a game is over because of its cartoony graphics, just don't. Because Fortnite exists to...
SuperData July 2018: Fortnite is peaking, League of Legends is bested, Overwatch is slipping
"Fortnite’s peak may be behind us," SuperData asserts in its report on July 2018's global video game revenues. "Fortnite revenue is up only 2%...
Champions Online turns nine with concerts, cake, and cat-rescuing missions
If you've been around the MMORPG 'verse for a while, you surely remember August 30th, 2009, when Champions Online launched with its ill-fated day-one...
Hyperspace Beacon: Why SWTOR failed EA
Some have called Star Wars: The Old Republic a failure. And if former Lead Designer Daniel Erickson is correct, then EA is one of...
Lord of the Rings Online patch buffs Wardens and restricts chat spam
While Lord of the Rings Online tests and readies the Grey Mountain content update for the near future, players are on the receiving end...
Fan video covers the rise and fall of the EverQuest franchise
If you read MJ's recent column covering the history of the EverQuest franchise, you may find yourself quite nostalgic for Norrath. In that case,...
LOTRO tests out a new build of its Grey Mountains update
Hope you've about finished up your adventures in Dale, fair travelers, because Lord of the Rings Online will soon be calling you to lands...
RIFT’s fans speculate over the Storm Legion expansion on Prime
You may have heard the news that RIFT's Prime server is poised to finally leave the bounds of vanilla content and jump into the...
The Stream Team: All eyes on SWTOR’s big Iokath cliffhanger
If you watched the Choose My Alignment last week, you were treated to the most intense cliffhanger! Massively OP's Larry and MJ are on...
Ashes of Creation addresses My.com concerns, localization, pay-to-win, publishing, and regionlocks
Earlier this week, the Ashes of Creation team sparked a wildfire of concern when it announced that it'll partner with My.com to publish the...
Perfect Ten: Anticipated MMOs I want to know a lot more about
One of the most exciting parts of covering the news here at Massively OP is that we challenge ourselves to stay on top of...
It’s hammer time for Defiance 2050’s newest class
How's Defiance 2050 doing after reaching that one millionth player last month? It's still developing, we can tell you that! In fact, Trion Worlds...
RuneScape readies a double XP weekend while Old School RuneScape runs final iOS test
Better limber up your mouse clicking finger, because you're going to need it next week when RuneScape triggers a double XP weekend to pull...
Path of Exile revamps the graphics for its starter skills with new tech
Let's face it, the quality of graphics in a video game, especially online, means trying to forever hit a fast-moving target. What looks good...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 183: Battle for Battle for Azeroth
Eliot, Justin, and Bree discuss WoW Battle for Azeroth, Fallout 76, WildStar, NCsoft, Ashes of Creation, MMO Kickstarters, FFXIV, and SWG, with more haiku and mailbag entry on rating WoW for kids.
