‘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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New Pirate101 producer talks PvP, story, and more
New Pirate101 producer Leah "Professor Falmea" Ruben has penned a new producer's letter and posted it on the game's website. In it, she details...
The Stream Team: Sinking battleships in World of Warships
There's nothing like sailing the virtual seas in a historically accurate battleship -- except sinking someone else's historically accurate battleship, that is! MassivelyOP's MJ...
NCsoft and Netmarble are making a mobile version of Lineage II
NCsoft and Netmarble are joining forces to make a mobile version of long-running fantasy MMORPG Lineage II. MMO Culture reports that the game is...
RuneFest tickets now on sale for real money or in-game bonds
RuneScape's annual convention, RuneFest, is coming this fall to London. And while October 3rd is a ways away, you can purchase a ticket to...
Raph Koster: Crowfall ‘can feel more like a living world’
ArtCraft's Raph Koster is the star witness of an in-depth interview in which he discusses the development of Crowfall using the perspective of his...
TERA’s next class is available in Korea
If you've been gazing with longing eyes at the trailer for TERA's next class... well, it's not here yet, so you're going to have...
Neverwinter: Strongholds will launch August 11th
For the past two months, Neverwinter has been all about the next major patch, which will give players the ability to band together, take...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Trinity dependence in Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns
I don't know about you lot, but I really enjoy ArenaNet's Points of Interest livestream that airs on its official Twitch channel. It contains a massive...
Watch Marvel Heroes’ Ant-Man control insect swarms
If you could control a few million ants to do your bidding, how would you use them? Probably less responsibly than Scott Lang, aka...
The Stream Team: High-speed Heritage Questing in EverQuest II
Have you been missing EverQuest Two-sday? Well, it's back! And there are so many different adventures MassivelyOP's MJ wants to get to before the...
Global Chat: How Marvel Heroes made a dad a hero
I love a good customer service story, because it reminds me that a lot goes right behind-the-scenes at MMOs that's hardly ever reported. Braxwolf...
New Civilization Online vids show character customization and gameplay
A pair of Civilization Online videos were spotted in the wild this week, and by wild I mean on YouTube. Don't feel bad if you...
EverQuest II’s progression servers launch on July 21st
Norrathians eager to start life from the beginning again on EverQuest II's upcoming time-locked servers have only one more week to wait. Producer Holly...
Star Trek Online starts selling puppy lockboxes
Quick, someone call the animal humane society because Star Trek Online is cramming innocent puppies into airtight boxes!
This puppy abuse is part of STO's...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 22
Justin and Bree discuss Trove's launch, Skyforge's early access, Star Citizen criticism, RaiderZ's sunset, SWTOR's halt to raids, and The Secret World's big grouping push, with mailbag questions on player frustration with WoW's Draenor content drop-off.
RIFT offers free patron time to everyone
Do you like RIFT but lack the money or incentive to buy patron time in the game? Or do you just enjoy getting stuff...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s group content overhaul
I am a raider. I'm not one of those raiders who spends every waking moment learning how to optimize gear and spending four to...
Not So Massively: Path of Exile’s Awakening and Heroes of Newerth’s new character Skrap
This week in not-so-massive online games, third-person MOBA SMITE confirmed that it's raised over $640,000 in competitive tournament prize money through sales and crowdfunding...
World of Tanks announces Weekday Warfare 27
Wargaming has announced Weekday Warfare 27, a four-on-four tier VII World of Tanks tournament that begins on July 20th. It will progress through five...
RuneScape’s Liberation of Mazcab raid now available
RuneScape has been around for quite a while now, but one thing the long-running fantasy title has lacked is a proper raiding experience. As...
