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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Neverwinter celebrates five years with the Protector’s Jubilee

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Imagine for a moment if you had plumbing problems so severe that you had an entire shanty town of plumbers at your home for...
Answer a question, Todd.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 174: Fallout vs. Elder Scrolls

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Justin and Bree discuss E3, Elder Scrolls VI and Online, Fallout 76, Anthem, FFXIV, Black Desert, Bless, LOTRO, and STO, with mailbag questions on Daybreak and the problem with MMO forums.

Enter to win a Star Trek Online Gamma Vanguard Starter Pack on PC from PWE and MOP

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Victory is Life is officially live in Star Trek Online just in time for E3, harkening back to the much-loved run of Deep Space Nine. "Star Trek...
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E3 2018: Perfect World is paving the way to bring Steam to China

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If you want to go somewhere to escape Steam's spreading influence, you might be tempted to head to China, where the country has officially...

E3 2018: Defiance 2050 reboot launches on PC and console July 10th

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We've got an official launch date for the new Defiance, folks: Trion announced this morning that Defiance 2050 will hit all three major platforms...

E3 2018: En Masse on TERA’s lootboxes, console port, PvE vs. PvP, and the June 26 Gunner class launch

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It's E3 2018, and you know what that means: covering hot new mobile games of IPs you wanted for PC/console! No? Oh, well, that's probably...

Warframe gets ‘surreal’ with this week’s Sacrifice update

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Get ready for a wonderfully weird adventure in Warframe this week, as the game brings in a new story and warframe with The Sacrifice....

The Stream Team: Celebrating a Massiversary in Aion

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Massively OP's MJ just celebrated her eighth Massiversary yesterday, so she is celebrating in the game that brought her into the fold: Aion. There...

The Daily Grind: Will you sub to EA’s new ‘Origin Access Premier’ service?

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During EA Play this weekend, EA announced Origin Access Premier, its attempt at a subscription service on PC. For $100 a year, you'll basically...

The MOP Up: The Black Death improves its profession system (June 10, 2018)

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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...

EverQuest II debuts its otterly adorable Oceansfull festival

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Is it ever too late in an MMO's lifecycle to introduce a new holiday? We think not! EverQuest II is jazzing up June with...

Global Chat: FFXIV re-reborn, State of Decay 2, and Dungeons and Dragons Online

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With the rollout of Patch 4.3, Final Fantasy XIV is offering its players a nice big slice of content to enjoy as we head...

Neverwinter’s art team builds Castle Ravenloft block by block (and using a few tricks)

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Now that you've seen (or maybe you haven't) Dungeons and Dragons Online's version of Castle Ravenloft, you can check out Neverwinter's vision of this...

One Shots: Rave on Risa

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I love how in the Star Trek universe, the universal consensus on what makes for an ideal vacation spot is a planet that looks...

E3 2018: BioWare’s Anthem has soloable co-op open world, no lockboxes, a sweet trailer, and a February 22 launch

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At this afternoon's EA Play, EA and BioWare have revealed Anthem's brand-new trailer. The game is now slated to launch on February 22nd, 2019. During...
No parties.

The Daily Grind: What MMO celebration do you never miss?

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The first year that any MMORPG that I'm playing launches a new festival or holiday, I'm usually all over it. Sometimes I get too...

Mechwarrior Online posts summer roadmap with new mechs and profile sharing

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Mechwarrior Online is still plugging along as the original home for fans of MMORPG mech combat, and in fact this week Piranha Games -...
It works!

Path of Exile’s Incursion league launched smoothly with no crunch time

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If you think that patching a game always means crunch time, misery, and developers sobbing beneath their desks, Path of Exile's Incursion league launch...
Happiness is a warm car.

APB Reloaded targets cheaters for elimination

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How weird is it that we're talking about APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth in 2018? But it actually seems as though the acquisition of...

Massively Overthinking: Why is no one meeting the obvious player demand for big MMORPGs?

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Massively OP reader ichi_san has a burning question about the state of the industry. "Lots of people seem to be looking for an MMO they...

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