‘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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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.
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO shows little love for February
Pokemon Go's roadmap for February is out, but once again leakers have deflated some of that potential hype Niantic tends to squander anyway. While...
Choose My Adventure: Genshin Impact is a perfectly lovely single-player RPG
Before I begin, I want to point out that I promise I didn't write that headline just to get anger clicks. I don't want...
The Soapbox: Casuals and soloers need challenging MMO content too
In a recent press Q&A around the announcement of Elder Scrolls Online's Gold Road chapter, Zenimax creative director Rich Lambert appeared to dismiss the...
Enter to win a Star Trek Online Adaptive Evolution Bundle in our S31 Both Worlds giveaway
Last week, Star Trek Online fans on PC were treated to the game's first big update of the year in the form of Season...
Interview: Survival MMO Age of Water on monetization, sandbox play, and the Q1 early access launch
Way back at the end of 2020, we first caught wind of a new sandbox called Age of Water: Developed by Three Whales Studio...
The MOP Up: DDO’s Snowpeaks Festival returns
Just because winter is in full swing doesn't mean it has to be dour! Dungeons and Dragons Online is keeping things lively with the...
One Shot: Surveying my domain
Good day, captain! Now that you've been beamed down by your mutinous crew and marooned on an ice planet, you might as well enjoy...
Warframe unveils ‘book-wielding warrior of words’ frame Dante, launching in March
January isn't quite over, but March will be here before you know it, and that month will mean some hopefully exciting things for Warframe...
PlanetSide 2 explains upcoming Sunderer updates as a needed step in overall vehicle balance
Last month, PlanetSide 2 made some big proposals for the persistent war FPS's 2024, one of which being a rework to the Sunderer vehicle....
Fight or Kite: Warhaven’s pre-season 2 is super fun but perilously unbalanced
Update: This column was written before we knew that Nexon has decided to sunset the game in April, unfortunately. Consider this our eulogy and...
Massively Overthinking: Open world difficulty and puzzles in MMOs
During last week's press event ahead of the Gold Road announcement, Elder Scrolls Online's Rich Lambert said something I thought would turn out to...
Vindictus welcomes Master Swordsman Sou hero as it sunsets its PvP modes
Well hello there, Vindictus - I'd say it's been a while, but actually it hasn't, as Nexon popped out several new characters in 2023...
TERA Console introduces a new buff-granting card collection system in latest patch
Do you feel more powerful when you look at a collectible card? That's probably wildly subjective, but in the case of player characters in...
Old School RuneScape summons Scurrius the Rat King in its latest patch
"Something utterly horrible, an abomination beyond our wildest nightmares, is lurking in Varrock Sewers. It calls itself... Scurrius, the Rat King." Thus opens the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 454: MMO roadmap roundup
Justin and Bree discuss the 2024 roadmaps for Lord of the Rings Online, Lost Ark, World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, EVE Online, Elder Scrolls Online, New World, EverQuest, EverQuest II, and Wayfinder, with adventures in LOTRO, FFXIV, and City of Heroes.
Star Trek Online 31st season, Both Worlds, has launched for PC – here’s the new trailer!
As Cryptic teased earlier in January, Star Trek Online's Both Worlds is available today on PC, with console to follow on March 12th (ouch)....
Riot Games laid off over 500 people last night, and no we don’t know what it means for the Riot MMO
Riot Games is joining the seemingly endless list of game studios continuing to dump workers overboard: Last night, the company announced it is shedding...
The Stream Team: Exploring the vessel of Warframe’s Whispers in the Walls
After exploring a chunk of the secret labs and waking up Loid, Massively OP's MJ found herself walking behind Loid into a whirlpool portal...
MechWarrior Online Legends maps out Mechs, events, and weapons coming over the next three months
What does the first quarter of 2024 hold for MechWarrior Online Legends? Well, there will be 'Mechs but that was pretty much a given,...
