‘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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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...
RuneScape and Old School RuneScape will close their official forums on March 28
Whether anyone likes it or not, it looks as if the official MMORPG forums are going the way of the dinosaurs, as even Jagex's...
The Daily Grind: Do you track your MMO gaming habits from year to year?
Steam's customized "year in review" report captured everyone's attention for a hot minute back in December. All over social media and in my favorite Discords,...
The MOP Up: Magic Awakened deepens the mystery of Hogsmeade
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened rolled out its January patch with a new seasonal chapter, Luna Lovegood card, and a gauntlet mode to try.
"Continue the...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v7.0
Once again we put a wrap on another year of MMORPG news, opinions, and -- most pertinent to this column -- history. In a...
One Shots: Fine dining at the end of the world
When the moon is crashing down into the ocean to cause tsunamis, earthquakes, firestorms, and a mass extinction-level event, what is there to do...
LOTRO Legendarium: Brainstorming new hobby ideas for LOTRO
April 24th, 2008. That was both the first and last time that Lord of the Rings Online added a hobby to the game --...
The Stream Team: A side of new Nulgath side quests in AQ3D
While the Nulgath Saga is completed in AQ3D, that doesn't mean that the addition of new Nulgath content is over! In fact, some side...
EverQuest II releases dank normal-fi game soundtracks for you to relax and study to on music services
It's a known fact that the music in several MMORPGs is a certified bop, and we even have a whole column that exists solely...
Massively Overthinking: The 2023 MMO trainwrecks (almost) nobody noticed
This might be one of the most important Massively Overthinkings we do all year, and it's a pretty salty one. We always come away...
Whatever happened to EverQuest Online Adventures’ rogue servers?
Rogue servers are on the brain right now, particularly since a certain superhero MMORPG got its rubber stamping, which brings us to look toward...
Warframe sees over 100K players link accounts cross-platform, Soulframe expands testing
Expect to hear from Warframe developer Digital Extremes more in 2024 thanks to a new weekly YouTube series called DevShorts that aims to bring...
Dungeons & Dragons Online makes tons of content free or nearly free for the franchise’s 50th birthday
Freeeeeee stuff! Come getcha free stuff! Free stuff in Dungeons and Dragons Online, that is, because Standing Stone Games has brought back its bonkers...
Old School RuneScape releases its first subscriber-only quest for 2024, begins tweaks to Kourend and Varlamore
It's a new year in Old School RuneScape, and it's being kicked off with the MMORPG's very first quest line. Say hello to Children...
End-of-Year Eleven: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2024
As I say every single year and several people ignore every single year: This is not a column about the games that are most...
Lord of the Rings Online welcomes back its Ill Omens event with new rewards
The first patch of the year for Lord of the Rings Online arrived on Wednesday, ushering in Update 38.2 and the return of the...
Star Trek Online’s 31st season, Both Worlds, launches on PC January 23
Star Trek Online fans, mark your calendars for January 23rd, as Cryptic is launching Both Worlds, its 31st season, on PC. The storyline cast...
EverQuest II fixes item errors and allows research cancellation with its latest patch
You set a researcher to work in EverQuest II, but because of a totally innocent could-happen-to-anyone mistake, you wound up sending her to research...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 452: A staff roundtable for a new year
Justin, Eliot, MJ, and Carlo sit for a roundtable to discuss the MMOs we've been playing, our highlights for 2023, the MOP awards, and the state of the genre.
Nexon’s Vindictus is killing off all of its PvP systems in two weeks
Nexon action MMORPG Vindictus went through a period of relative quiet around 2020, but it's been putting out regular updates for the last couple...
