‘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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Cryptic confirms layoffs, claiming Star Trek Online and Neverwinter aren’t ‘affected’
I wish I could say nobody could've seen this coming, but in fact, everyone did.
A few weeks ago, we learned that key Cryptic staffers...
The Stream Team: Menzoberranzan city sights in Neverwinter
After taking the back way down through the Underdark, Massively OP's MJ has reached Neverwinter's Drow city of Menzoberranzan with her team. She looks...
Massively Overthinking: The ‘elements’ of MMOs
MOP reader Nibbana recently posed us a fun question: "As I play my Scrapper in Guild Wars 2, I thought to myself, man, I...
Disney Dreamlight Valley gets multiplayer next month to go with its not-F2P launch
The reason that we at Massively OP have been following Disney Dreamlight Valley isn't because we're secret members of the Stitch Fan Club (well,...
NCsoft’s MMORPG Throne and Liberty launches December 7 – in Korea
During its presentation for Korean fans last night, NCsoft announced quite a bit for Throne & Liberty - including the Korean launch window coming...
Greg Street announces his new MMORPG, dubbed Ghost and funded by NetEase
Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street has been talking big on Twitter about his new game studio and new MMORPG following his exit from Riot Games and...
Star Wars: The Old Republic previews the updated Galactic Trade Network on the test server
For those of you who are used to the art of the deal on Star Wars: The Old Republic, you should be aware that...
Lord of the Rings Online goes into a final stretch of Corsairs of Umbar testing
We've got a week to go before Lord of the Rings Online: Corsairs of Umbar launches -- unless it gets hit with another delay,...
Wizard101 gets ready to head to the Australian Outback with its Wallaru update
Who's ready to go Down Under in the magical world of Wizard101?
KingsIsle is currently testing its Australian-themed Wallaru release, the final world in the...
Neverwinter’s Spelljammer launches November 7 with a new type of zone called Wildspace
Add one more major update to an MMORPG coming next week on November 7th: Neverwinter is launching its Spelljammer module that very crowded day.
"In...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs as Saturday morning cartoons
My insane MMO and MMORPG thought experiments do indeed continue: Previously I considered what muffins MMO NPCs are, then I considered what flavor of...
Hyperspace Beacon: Have Star Wars The Old Republic’s visuals aged well?
Initially I wanted to write a column about how the transition of Star Wars: The Old Republic to Broadsword and how we're seeing its...
The Daily Grind: How much preparation are you willing to do for MMO combat?
It was Lord of the Rings Online's traps that made me ponder this question. I remember playing LOTRO years ago when traps were part...
RuneScape begins beta testing combat changes, opens an autumn survey, and shares cookbook recipes
RuneScape's newsletter for the week is absolutely jam-packed. Or topped with cheese and onions. Or stuffed with chili. However you slice it, there's a...
The MOP Up: Coop roguelike Inkbound removes all in-game monetization
It's usually the case that a live service title adds more monetization over time, not less. But with action roguelike coop Inkbound, "less" is...
Disney Dreamlight Valley ditches free-to-play plan as it heads for a December 5 launch
If you were holding out on Disney Dreamlight Valley's early access period to wait for the promised free-to-play launch edition, then we're sorry to...
PlanetSide 2 announces the return of its Outfit Wars PvP tournament in December
If you have a "mixed success," try, try again. That's (probably) the line of thinking being taken by PlanetSide 2, which has confirmed the...
One Shots: A night of masks and intrigues
The Princess Bride rightly taught me to be suspicious of anyone wearing a mask, which is why I keep my candy in a locked...
LOTRO is close on Corsairs of Umbar while DDO readies a ‘memorable’ server event
Lord of the Rings Online is "really close" to seeing Corsairs of Umbar ship, according to a recent dev livestream. Currently, the expansion is...
Global Chat: EVE Vanguard has a lot to prove
Just because you're a huge EVE Online fan doesn't mean that you're instantly rallying to the cause of CCP's EVE Vanguard. The Ancient Gaming...
