‘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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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,...
RuneScape applies player hitlist fixes, lets Necromancers use XP items, and preps another combat refresh beta
Players of RuneScape have made a hitlist for Jagex to follow, and starting with this week's patch, those targets are being taken out. Of...
Old School RuneScape roadmap details new areas, revamped classic quests, and Sailing’s future
This past weekend saw Jagex host its 2024 Winter Summit event for Old School RuneScape, which dropped a ton of reveals for fans of...
The MOP Up: Path of Exile’s corpses explode less frequently now
Even a middling Path of Exile patch is still a cause for celebration when it arrives, as in the case of this past week's...
Lord of the Rings Online dev stream expands on last week’s roadmap previews
The release of Lord of the Rings Online's 2024 roadmap this past week only seemed to fuel more questions than it did supply answers,...
Global Chat: The EverQuest Fippy Awards
The EverQuest Show is starting the year with a for-fun awards ceremony featuring the two EverQuest MMOs. Who will win? Who will lose? Will this be...
LOTRO Legendarium: Digging into LOTRO’s 2024 roadmap, from U39 to the Baharbêl expansion
Oh boy -- it's roadmap time for Lord of the Rings Online! As we've been seeing over the past few years, Standing Stone Games...
The Stream Team: Monster murder and meeting AQ3D’s special guest FG3000
Besides NPCs of various Artix Entertainment staff, AQ3D has also introduced a few real personalities into the world of Lore. Remember the Moistverse? All...
PlanetSide 2 revamps conduit capture mechanics and preps Lunar New Year event
Capture the Conduit in PlanetSide 2 hasn't been the most easy to navigate activity according to Daybreak's Rogue Planet Games, but hopefully the newest...
Leaderboard: What’s the most vulnerable Daybreak MMO in 2024?
Every year when it comes time to update this poll for January, I consider tossing it out. But the last few years of Daybreak...
Massively Overthinking: The slowest and fastest combat in MMORPGs
During a recent podcast discussion about City of Heroes' official revival, the MOP writers were talking about its combat, which - let's be honest...
Warframe puts out its latest Prime Frame and readies to discuss its next Whispers in the Walls chapter
Are you ready to go fast? Then you're probably ready to check out the latest Prime Frame available in Warframe, which is offering a...
Star Trek Online details its next TFO and T6 reward ship, Neverwinter makes several class balance updates
It's time for the Gearbox Software Formerly Cryptic and Probably Formerly Embracer News Bundle for MMOs That We're Still Worried About! The title of...
Palia will reduce its beta release cadence – but not its content quantity – in 2024
Singularity 6 is apparently back from holidays and ready with some downer news for Palia. The studio's dev update essentially begins by admitting to...
EverQuest and EverQuest II’s 2024 roadmaps herald expansions and anniversary hullabaloo
MMORPG players might wonder why a website that questioned why EverQuest II was getting a 19th expansion and referred to it as "unexpected, and...
The Stream Team: The second half of SWTOR’s Chains in the Dark
How can Massively OP's Larry and MJ be unhappy that SWTOR's latest content is long enough to fill multiple streams? In fact, they are...
RuneScape improves the visuals of the Kandarin area, Old School RuneScape adjusts weapon rewards
The week in both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape is heralded by another set of granular updates to both of Jagex's MMORPGs, headlined by...
Perfect Ten: The weirdest weapons from MMOs of yore
Swords. Staffs. Maces. Spears. Wands. Bows. Crossbows. Double-crossbows. Hammers. Wolverine claws. Daggers. Axes. Deadly? Yes. Fashionable? Not so much. A two-handed sword is so...
APB Reloaded is sunsetting its console versions – in fact, the Xbox server is already permanently offline
We've got some bad news for the APB community: Last night, Little Orbit announced that it's sunsetting APB Reloaded's console versions.
"The decision to discontinue...
Lord of the Rings Online’s 2024 roadmap includes an expansion, new hobby, and kinship ‘refresh’
It's Lord of the Rings Online's turn at the roadmap podium as this 17-year-old MMORPG announced its 2024 plans today. While perhaps not as...
