‘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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EverQuest II’s prison server is a ‘one-way trip for an entire account forever’
Are you an EverQuest II troublemaker? You could find yourself exiled to a server called Drunder if you're a habitual rule-breaker. In a new...
Perfect World launches PWI’s Riptide update
Perfect World Entertainment has announced that its Riptide update is live for Perfect World International. The patch includes a new star chart system, which...
TERA closing in Taiwan and Hong Kong — at least for the time being
TERA fans in Taiwan will soon find themselves out of a virtual world come November.
MMO Culture is reporting that the publisher, OMG Digital Entertainment,...
Wurm Online database error breaks loyalty program
A database error and subsequent attempts to fix it have left Wurm Online's loyalty program in a state of disrepair.
Lead Developer Rolf Janssen admits...
Choose My Adventure: Unveiling the Treasures of Trove
Hello again, friends, and welcome once again to Choose My Adventure. The results of last week's race are in, and holy cow, what a...
Aion offers a teaser trailer for an Immortal Saga
It is possible that the trailer down below is very illuminating if you are a fan of Aion. We'll give you the short version...
WildStar previews its free-to-play loyalty reward system
Free-to-play games have a rather predictable system in place - you spend money on things and then you have them. Simple and straightforward. WildStar...
Marvel Heroics: My Marvel Heroes wish list
If there's one constant in the gaming universe, it's that every MMO player has a wish list. It's almost impossible to spend any length...
Age of Wulin’s Chapter 7 expansion hits later this month
Age of Wulin is getting a new expansion on August 25th, according to a Webzen press release. The new stuff is called Chapter 7:...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 26: Failcom
Justin and Larry discuss WildStar's F2P, Funcom's troubles, Otherland's alpha, Darkfall's soft wipe, Neverwinter's strongholds, and the next iteration of Hellgate.
SWTOR will start releasing info on Knights of the Fallen Empire ‘very soon’
Players frustrated with BioWare's relative silence about Star Wars: The Old Republic's rapidly approaching fall expansion will have to wait just a little while...
Devilian’s South Korea server is shutting down
Is Devilian in trouble? It may be too early to tell, but developer Ginno Games has announced the closure of the title's South Korea...
The Stream Team: Giving away the SWTOR Zakuul Knight armor set
Larry breaks out solo for this Star Wars: The Old Republic stream. MJ is on vacation and out of the country (jealous), but we...
APB: Reloaded heralds the four horsemen of the apocalypse
We trembled with fear and trepidation the other day when we saw Jef post a positive, upbeat soapbox about the future of MMOs because...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR datamining and guild building
Usually, I don't combine two topics into one article, but these two things are important and I don't want to go another week without...
PlanetSide 2 has potential patch features datamined
So what's going to be in the next major patch for PlanetSide 2? Are you going to wait for official patch notes like some...
Funcom CEO discusses missteps and the future of the company’s games
It is a very unsettling time to be a fan of Funcom's titles with the news that the studio is actively looking for a...
Blade & Soul founder packs are now available for planned Q1 2016 launch
I was very excited to sit down during Gamescom with Nicolas Coutant, producer at NCSOFT West, about the upcoming US and Europe release of...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO studios disclose the odds of winning lockbox prizes?
Every once in a while in an MMO, the desire to play with numbers grips me, like the time I hand-crafted a thousand drinks in Star...
Not So Massively: Star Citizen demos live gameplay; Dota 2 team kicks member after $6m win
Last week, Star Citizen released impressive Gamescom 2015 demo videos showing live gameplay footage of players walking around a space port and a mission...
