‘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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One Shots: Better virtual homes and gardens
Lately I've been overdosing on some serious Sims 4 time (blame the Seasons expansion announcement for this!) and indulging in my long-standing passion for...
The Stream Team: Sun and fun in LOTRO’s summer festival
It has been... well, almost a fortnight since LOTRO's last festival, so it's obviously time for another! The summer festival has begun, and Massively...
The Game Archaeologist: Raph Koster on MUDs and Privateer Online
The release of Raph Koster's monster book of game essays, Postmortems, was of high interest to Bree and me for different reasons. For her,...
The Stream Team: Friday is giveaway day with Wizard101!
Friday is giveaway day with MOP and Wizard101! Massively OP's MJ has come in possession of some nifty new Accursed Play Gauntlet packs, and...
Star Trek Online prepares baseball uniforms and a new ship for this year’s summer celebration
It's kind of silly to think about a specific time being summer in Star Trek Online, since it's always summer on some planet or...
AdventureQuest 3D is revamping combat to make it more fun, even when you die
Combat is supposed to be fun in AdventureQuest 3D. Is it currently not fun? That's not important; what's important is that it could be...
Enter to win a very good boy in Neverwinter: A Darkfish Fey Wolf mount for PC in honor of Mists of Barovia
To celebrate the arrival of Mists of Barovia for Neverwinter on PC this week, PWE has kindly given Massively OP 30 mount keys to give away to our readers! Suratuk’s...
Defiance 2050 offers a Gemini XIII outfit for watching Twitch
You there! Will you watch an official developer livestream of Defiance 2050 on July 13th? Perhaps you might say no right now, but would...
Chaos Theory: A year in the life of Secret World Legends
We've talked all about Secret World Legends' first anniversary party, but now it's time to talk about the game's first year. Fans can easily recall...
Champions Online announces the Patriot’s Celebration for Independence Day and Canada Day
It's June 28th, and that means there's only seven days left to get your 4th of July events posted. Champions Online is waaaay out...
ZeniMax is getting only half of the amount originally awarded in the Oculus lawsuit
Did you think that the Oculus vs. ZeniMax lawsuit was over when ZeniMax was awarded $500 million in its legal battle with the VR...
Vague Patch Notes: On balance and differentiation in MMOs
Do you like fighting games? I don't. Let's talk about fighting games. But bear with me because you'll get where this is going.
While I...
TERA brings the Gunner to console players
Want to have some fun shooting everything while you're playing TERA on consoles? Give the Gunner a try, then, because that's her whole deal....
RIFT hands out free progression server vault space
Have you ever gotten excited about a game issue or MMO extended downtime because you know that there's a good chance that you will...
Happy 17th birthday, Anarchy Online – Funcom is celebrating with a free-play week
If your first memory of playing Anarchy Online consists of a horrifying slog through alpha, as mine does, then you might be wondering how...
The Stream Team: Ending SWTOR’s End Times
End Times has not ended. The Odessa base in SWTOR is still under attack, and Massively OP's Larry and MJ have quite a bit of...
Hyperspace Beacon: Memorable moments in Star Wars Galaxies, the original Star Wars MMORPG
Yesterday, the game that solidified my place in the MMO space would have turned 15 years old, and MJ, Bree, and I took a...
Perfect Ten: The best MMO debuts by year, 1997-2006
By now, many of you probably know that I'm the curator of the MMO Timeline on my personal blog. On this page, I've attempted...
Lord of the Rings Online plans a ‘perfect picnic’ with this week’s summer festival
Lord of the Rings Online's summer festival is coming back on June 28th, and this year the event has a couple of exciting surprises...
The Stream Team: Happy first birthday Secret World Legends
Folks may have been partying all weekend, but today is Secret World Legends' birthday. And what better reason for Massively OP's MJ to spend...