‘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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Jukebox Heroes: A yuletide soundtrack for a gaming holiday
The winter night hushed to a halt to allow the wind to whisper. "Take heart, my friends," she crooned over snow-capped hills and frozen...
The MOP Up: Warhammer Online’s Return of Reckoning ‘chickens out’
Return of Reckoning's rogue server changed how combat buffs worked and added a new level 40 quest that pays out in, er, a "Chicken...
The Stream Team: Celebrating ugly Christmas SWTORs
What makes the holiday season special? Ugly Christmas sweaters of course! Or, in this case, SWTORs! And with SWTOR's 12th anniversary this week, it's...
The Stream Team: The first AQ3D Frostval with EggMog
It is December, so that means Massively OP's MJ is free to start celebrating all things Christmas and all assorted winter holidays throughout the...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Best Worst MMO Mascot
Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present our award for Best Worst MMO Mascot. Yes, it's the Golden Yachties series, named...
Waven’s third chapter of its Lance Dur season brings a new character, new island, and new narrative
This week is the culmination of the Lance Dur season in Waven, and it's bringing a whole lot of things for players to do...
APB Reloaded launches holiday events, adds a new vehicle, and checks in with matchmaking progress
Ever since Little Orbit CEO Matt Scott appeared online with news about the long-dormant Fallen Earth, it got us to thinking about the studio's...
Vindictus’ recent Hero+ Mode promises ‘the ultimate challenge’ for high-level players
Are you the kind of Vindictus player who believes they have climbed every summit that the game has to offer in terms of challenges?...
Jagex’s RuneScape-flavored RuneFest returns in 2024 after a four-year hiatus
Hey, remember back when Jagex ran RuneFest for RuneScape players? You might not. The last one was all the way back in 2019, but...
The Stream Team: Chilling in Neverwinter’s holiday village for Winter Solstice
When it's winter and you don't feel like beating your head against Neverwinter's gear score wall, you can relax with some holiday fun in...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MOP articles of 2023
Every year, we pick out a bunch of narrative arcs and stories that dominated the headlines and emotions of the MMORPG genre, and it...
Aion Retail and Aion Classic kick off a truckload of winter holiday events for NA and EU players
The Christmas festivities have arrived like an absolute avalanche to Aion, so regardless of which region or server type you're on, there are a...
Mabinogi adds new arcana classes and updates its arcana system in the Arcana Dark Arts patch
Players of Mabinogi who are pushing their characters to new heights have a few things to be excited about, as the anime MMO's Arcana:...
From the Depths: World of Warships teases key mechanics changes to subs and aircraft carriers
World of Warships is a title that seems to be under constant scrutiny for community interactions, aggressive monetization, and the deployment of random mechanics...
LOTRO’s executive producer hints at 2024 plans with more Umbar zones and new legendary servers
Lord of the Rings Online players won't have to wait until early 2024's producer's letter to find out all of the details of what's...
PlanetSide 2 is considering everything from class reworks to server merges in 2024
PlanetSide 2 has had a bit of a rocky year, swinging from the heights of a 20th anniversary of the franchise to the lows...
Star Wars The Old Republic celebrates 12th anniversary, recaps 2023, and teases GU 7.4.1 and 7.5
It's been a really big year for Star Wars: The Old Republic, so it's a bit conspicuous that the biggest thing that happened to...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best MMO expansions and updates of 2023
If you want to look at the overall health of the MMORPG industry, one vital heartbeat that must not be missed is continual development....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 450: Sour cream in caves
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, The Crew's sunset, Palia's Switch launch, Black Desert and New World's 2024 plans, Age of Water, and the Year of EverQuest, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW Classic, SWTOR, and Project Gorgon.
Black Desert teases work on a ‘next-gen build’ on console and readies succession skills for mobile
Much of the big news out of Black Desert's Calpheon Ball was about the PC version of the MMORPG - there's the launch of...
