‘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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Scars of Honor is a throwback to the ‘golden age’ of MMOs with a $200K Kickstarter
Another day, another MMO that seeks to "bring back the golden age of the genre." But will the emerging Scars of Honor capture the...
Lord of the Rings Online U39 hits Bullroarer for Corsairs of Umbar instance and raid testing
Lord of the Rings Online has opened the Bullroarer test server for players' first look at update 39 as of today. The heart of...
RuneScape’s Jagex is apparently being sold yet again, this time to a private equity firm for over $1B
Stop me if you've heard this one: RuneScape company Jagex is for sale yet again.
Back in September, we first caught the rumor that Jagex's...
The Stream Team: Warframe’s book and brainiac fish
When Massively OP's MJ left off in her Warframe Whispers in the Walls adventures last time, it wasn't the walls she was listening to....
Neverwinter’s Feast of Lanterns celebrates Lunar New Year starting February 8
Neverwinter joins the long list of MMORPGs engaging with the Lunar New Year holiday this week, as the Feast of Lanterns returns for the...
Lord of the Rings Online preps Update 39 testing, Dungeons & Dragons Online readies Year of the Dragon
Standing Stone Games' weekend livestreams for both Dungeons & Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online have both come to pass, and while...
APB Reloaded releases phase one of its fully rebuilt matchmaking system
This past weekend, Little Orbit CEO Matthew Scott hinted at an upcoming feature release for APB Reloaded, which was noted as part of the...
Heckbugs in Love return to voxelbox Trove for Valentine’s Day starting next week
It warms my heart to think that a lil tiny piece of Defiance lives on in Trove thanks to the game's bizarre Valentine's Day...
The Stream Team: Starting again in AQ3D with a revamped experience
What would convince Massively OP's MJ to start over in AQ3D? A new starting experience! But this isn't about forfeiting all her achievements and...
Old School RuneScape adds Desert Treasure II and Scurrius cheevos, previews Varrock and Varlamore rewards
It's yet another set of granular updates and upcoming content previews for Old School RuneScape, with Jagex bringing new achievements to earn for existing...
The Stream Team: Blowing up birthday Borg in Scorpion’s Abyss on Star Trek Online’s 14th anniversary
Happy 14th anniversary, Star Trek Online! And Massively OP's MJ is celebrating by running the newest content, Scorpion's Abyss. This episode brings in Ezri...
Aion Classic EU confirms Executioner class, new instances, and level cap raise for the first half of 2024
The roadmap bug continues to proliferate across our genre, as Aion Classic EU shared its own 2024 roadmap last month in snazzy video format,...
EverQuest and EverQuest II are giving out new gifts for February under the Year of Darkpaw banner
As the Year of Darkpaw aka the Year of EverQuest continues forward, Daybreak is marking the top of each month, all in celebration of...
The Daily Grind: Do you even want an MMO with transmedia synergy?
We've been talking about transmedia synergy again thanks to Dune Awakening, so I want to go at it from a new angle. The term...
Massively Overthinking: Do you care more about MMO stats or looks?
This week's Massively Overthinking is fully inspired by the unicorn backpack meme, which Black Desert studio Pearl Abyss tweeted out last week with the caption "stats over looks any day." You know we have to talk about this.
Kickstarted VR MMO Zenith is launching a spinoff F2P co-op RPG called Zenith Infinite Realms
Zenith - the Kickstarted VR MMO that has yet to actually produce the PC-centric version promised during that campaign - has been hinting at...
NCsoft announces plans to move Aion, Lineage II, and Blade & Soul to its Purple platform
Readers might remember that back in 2019, NCsoft launched its own games platform known as Purple, which lets players enjoy the studio's mobile games...
Vague Patch Notes: Why we drift away from MMORPGs we still love
Why did I stop playing Star Trek Online? Was it because there was some change made to the game that made it no longer...
The Stream Team: Going after SWTOR’s latest achievements
Caught up on the newest story, all that's left for Massively OP's Larry is a few little side quests and the newest achievements. Although...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 455: Odyssey to the abyss
Justin and Bree discuss Riot's and Blizzard's layoffs, the death of Blizzard's Odyssey, Palworld, Kritika, The Day Before, and Star Trek Online, with adventures in Guild Wars 2 and City of Heroes, plus a mailbag topic on memorable fluff loot.
