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.

PAX West 2017: Trion’s PvE MMO shooter Defiance deserves a second look

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I admit that before PAX West 2017, I hadn't logged into Defiance in a long, long time. I couldn't even say how long. Even...
Roll away your dice.

TERA brings a roll of the dungeon dice with its next update on September 12

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Good luck with the next dungeon arriving in TERA on September 12th. You'll need it, because the new Demon's Wheel dungeon is all about...

Magic: The Gathering announces new online game, still no word on Cryptic’s MMO edition

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Remember how former Turbine President Jeffrey Steefel was snapped up by Wizards of the Coast this past January to head up a digital games...

Global Chat: Overwatch’s stalled story

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With all of the attention, fandom, e-sports, and development given to Blizzard's Overwatch, have you ever suspected that the team shooter has a critical...

Secret World Legends’ raid update and Manhattan Exclusion zone are now live

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Level 50 Secret World Legends folks, get ready to raid... again. Funcom's just released the New York raid to the relaunched and retooled MMO. "The...
It would be difficult to master this again.

ArcheAge goes offline for two days for massive server merges, land rush scheduled for Friday

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We warned you about it back in July, and now it's here. ArcheAge is merging (er, "evolving") a dozen of its underpopulated servers down...

Secret World Legends considers tweaking raid lockout timers

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Among the bits and bobs going live in Secret World Legends' update today is a set of raid lockout timers that look positively antiquated...
Older schools.

Old School RuneScape is getting a new exclusive area, Fossil Island

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It seems just the slightest bit off to call an area in Old School RuneScape Fossil Island, doesn't it? Like an insult that isn't...
We all fly up here.

Neverwinter and Star Trek Online distract you with events

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Need a diversion to keep you from getting too productive in your work or school life? Perfect World Entertainment is here for you, because...
So, uh

Lord of the Rings Online releases a new Mordor trailer, this one on Dulgabeth

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Remember when Lord of the Rings Online launched the Mordor expansion and rolled out a 480p trailer that made everyone recoil in horror? A...

Hyperspace Beacon: A happy accident in Star Wars The Old Republic gives us hope for the future of CXP

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The last couple of weeks have been really rough week for Star Wars: The Old Republic from a technical standpoint. The Umbara update itself...

Perfect Ten: MMOs that changed their names

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Names and titles fascinate me. While sometimes they have no deeper meaning than to sound pleasant and be memorable, a label can indicate purpose,...

TERA M brings some (but not all) of your classes and races to mobile

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In case it slipped your attention when we reported on it last month, TERA is indeed receiving a full-fledged mobile spin-off. The game, called...

PAX West 2017: Dual Universe demos its persistent, seamless, sandbox universe

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If you were hoping that another title would pick up the idea of a voxel world and run with it, you're getting your wish....

Funcom will still love Conan Exiles when the new baby is here

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Longtime Funcom watchers and MMORPG veterans already knew that Funcom was working on multiple games as part of its Conan franchise push, but some...
SWEAR TO ME

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG is the worst at balancing difficulty?

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Justin's LOTRO Legendarium article on whether or not Mordor is too difficult struck a chord wth me. "I do not envy devs and their...
Animals! I don'

Wurm Online works on becoming better-looking and better-performing

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This past Saturday, Wurm Online pumped out a small 4.0.6 client release. With improved performance and better lighting, the patch serves as a prelude...

EVE Evolved: Get ready for EVE Online’s Lifeblood expansion!

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EVE Online's upcoming Lifeblood expansion was officially announced last week, and it's landing a lot earlier than expected. Though it appears that Lifeblood is...

PAX West 2017: Ashes of Creation reveals December 15 alpha zero, Bear McCreary as composer

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During the Ashes of Creation panel at PAX West, Founder and Creative Director Steven Sharif announced the exact date of the upcoming Alpha...

The MOP Up: Warframe battles cancer (September 3, 2017)

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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...

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