‘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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NCsoft is working on an Aion-related ‘next-generation’ MMORPG
No matter what your feelings may be toward NCsoft, it is great to see that the developer and publisher continues to greenlight MMORPGs instead...
The Stream Team: Warframe believes I can fly!
Warframe gives you wings! Massively OP's MJ doesn't need a special drink to launch herself into the sky, but she does have a spiffy...
Gigantic’s last matches are now playing out ahead of tomorrow’s sunset
There will be no stay of execution for the gorgeous MOBA Gigantic, as PWE has put up a countdown clock for the game's final...
The Stream Team: Another day of Defiance 2050
As you watched last time, Massively OP's MJ did something a little different for the Defiance 2050 beta: She made an assassin. Sure, she...
Allods Online’s Ascension trailer promises a content-packed future
There's a huge Allods Online on the horizon, so you're going to need to get your body and mind ready for it lest you...
Worlds Adrift announces its first player council, says the playerbase will pick the next round
Longtime MMORPG fans will know that the concept of player councils and senates, liaisons between the playerbase and the developers, have long been a...
TERA decides on mass console server merges for August
The console boom for TERA looks like it is over. After cruising to an impressive two million players on Xbox One and PlayStation 4...
PUBG’s Brendan Greene discusses Steam numbers, Fortnite, and dealing with toxicity
PUBG's Brendan Greene did an interesting interview with RPS last week with some quotes worth highlighting. For starters, he has an interesting take on the...
The MOP Up: Citadel gets reignited (July 29, 2018)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
One Shots: Dancing in the dark
When the lights go down, the party animals come out, dancing to their dark gods and eating all of the really good snacks before...
Global Chat: Getting a handle on Legends of Aria
One of the great benefits of reading the wealth of MMO blogs out there is that you can touch base on a huge variety...
The Game Archaeologist: Digging up the history of City of Heroes
For the longest time in the early 2000s, MMORPGs scared me off. They looked too obtuse, too grindy, too ugly, and too unapproachable for...
Riot’s Marc Merrill was just joking about a League of Legends MMO
It's always good to know that this genre that we love and enjoy can be the butt of the games industry's jokes. Last week,...
The Stream Team: Adding an AdventureQuest 3D adventure
What does Massively OP's MJ do when she can sneak in an extra AQ3D stream? She's not sure, but does that matter? No, because...
Lord of the Rings Online brings Christmas to July
Just because it's the middle of the summer doesn't mean that Middle-earth can't enjoy some frosty fun! Lord of the Rings Online is bringing...
The Survivalist: Hands-on with survival MMO Rend’s closed alpha
It's been nearly a year since I met with Frostkeep Studios at PAX West and got an early first-hand look at Rend, the three-faction...
Champions Online brings back its Nighthawk event, creates the Samurai archetype
If a hawk is cool, a Nighthawk is four times as cool. Champions Online knows this, which is why it's bringing back its Nighthawk...
The Stream Team: Investigating Immersion in Secret World Legends
Massively OP's MJ was almost ready to move on in Secret World Legends, but then she remembered that she still needs to dive deep...
Massively Overthinking: Random acts of MMORPG kindness
Last week, down in the comments of an innocuous post about gamers being nice in Fortnite, a couple of MOP commenters requested a column...
Aion EU ‘simplifies’ its gameplay with Patch 6.2 this September
With server merges and transfers out of the way for Europe's version of Aion, the dev team is able to turn its attention forward...
