‘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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Wurm Online completely overhauls its visual gathering system
Wurm Online is about to change up its gathering game for the better. Currently in testing, a complete overhaul to resource acquisition offers new...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 448: The holiday MMO rush begins
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic's Season of Discovery, EverQuest II's Ballads of Zimara, SWTOR's Chains in the Dark, ArcheAge's big Unchained merge, and Wagadu Chronicles' early access, with adventures in LOTRO and Project Gorgon, plus 2023 awards teases and a mailbag topic on getting into MMOs with too much content.
Global Chat: Why does CCP keep trying to make EVE shooters?
We're not the only ones who keep wondering why CCP continues to push for an FPS game set in the EVE Online universe. Long-time...
Choose My Adventure: Project Gorgon once more proves both engaging and agitating
That headline might sound like I'm about to spend a whole lot of digital ink dumping on Project Gorgon, but I am happy to...
Star Wars The Old Republic’s Chains in the Dark update is live – here are the patch notes
Broadsword's latest patch for Star Wars: The Old Republic is live today as promised, and that of course means that the update's patch notes...
The Daily Grind: What was the best event in the MMO genre in 2023?
We used to run this Daily Grind as an award but canned it when we had a hard time summoning enough really stellar events...
Ultima Online preps Christmas and nerfs your old too-long character names
How angry would you be if you logged into your favorite old MMORPG account and found that your name, which you'd used for over...
Lord of the Rings Online prepares a rewarding Yuletide Festival for this week
Every Hobbit loves a good party and a lot of presents, and they -- and their other LOTRO chums -- will get plenty of...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offered the best PvE experience in 2023?
It makes me genuinely happy that this morning's Daily Grind is contentious and has no right answer because we have so many MMOs that...
One Shots: Fishing for a compliment
When life's moving a little too fast in your MMORPG, maybe it's time to take a break, dig out the ol' rod-and-reel, and pluck...
Lord of the Rings Online preps a Corsairs of Umbar content patch for next week
Speedy LOTRO players who zipped through Corsairs of Umbar and are now twiddling their thumbs impatiently have mere days to wait before more content...
Path of Exile’s Affliction adds new Ascendancies and brings back Ultimatum
Forget about setting clocks back: I set my clock to Path of Exile updates! And it is time for the final quarterly update of...
The Stream Team: Now on to the conclusion of AQ3D’s Nulgath Saga
The Nulgath Saga finale is here! AQ3D's latest story arc is now wrapping up -- or at least the end is beginning. Massively OP's...
Star Wars The Old Republic’s GU 7.4 Chains in the Dark launches December 5
Get excited, Star Wars The Old Republic fans: Broadsword has just announced that GU 7.4, Chains in the Dark, officially launches on December 5th....
What’s the most cost-effective inventory option in Lord of the Rings Online? One blogger’s done the math
Lord of the Rings Online blogger and guide-maker extraordinaire FibroJedi has pubbed a super useful post this week we just have to highlight because...
ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained officially merged this morning, sending Unchained into its last sunset
The great failed experiment that was ArcheAge Unchained is officially over. This week, Kakao merged the alternate business model version of the game into...
Massively Overthinking: Penalties for failure in MMORPGs (beyond death)
MMOs generally have one big obvious penalty for failure, right? You die. Oh, usually not forever, not unless it's some niche hardcore realm, and...
Wandering Wraeclast: Introducing Path of Exile 2’s Mercenary crossbow class and WASD
Looking forward to new Path of Exile updates has been a quarterly spectacle for many years. It's only recently, however, that fans also can...
The Stream Team: Big spaceship time with a friend in Star Trek Online
MOP's Chris has once more heard the siren song of Star Trek Online, particularly since his Porg Squadron family has been getting into the...
19-year-old EverQuest II’s 20th expansion, Ballads of Zimara, launches today
Don't look now, but EverQuest II's 2023 expansion, Ballads of Zimara, is quietly launching today. Wait, no, look now. Daybreak is quiet, but we...
