‘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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Defiance revisits its holidays for a large-scale anniversary celebration
In the universe of Defiance, Armistice Day represents Votan and human soldiers coming together to end a misguided war that neither side really wanted...
Massively Overthinking: The true value of free-to-play players
Today's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Kickstarter backer and prolific commenter Omedon, who wrote us a really long question. It's long. But it's a...
Star Trek Online delivers rare rewards for featured episode
Star Trek Online must really, really want you to play the featured episode Uneasy Allies, because the team is waving around rare rewards for...
Landmark plans prop palette patch
Landmark's big patch for this week -- which is tentatively scheduled for Thursday -- will be making a significant change to how players deal...
RIFT patch 3.2 plans massive wardrobe overhaul
Sporting the latest fashion will be much easier with RIFT's upcoming 3.2 patch, Echoes of Madness. It will include a sweeping overhaul to the...
Infinite Crisis officially launches
Although you wouldn't be alone in thinking that Turbine's Infinite Crisis released a long, long time ago due to its extended stay in the...
ArcheAge is finally on Steam
I've had ArcheAge on my Steam wishlist for at least six months. I forget exactly how long it's been, but I'm pretty sure that...
Minsc and Boo go for the eyes in Neverwinter’s Elemental Evil
While fans are surely looking forward to Neverwinter's sixth expansion, which is launching just two weeks from now, a portion of the anticipation may be...
First impressions of Skyforge beta, part one
Slowly but surely, Skyforge has climbed my interest ladder until I was genuinely eager to check it out in its beta state. It's an...
Chaos Theory: Quit whining and pay for your Secret World content
Those of you who know me know that ranting is not exactly my forte. Although I have dabbled in it a bit here and...
Skyforge ‘won’t tolerate the word P2W’ [Updated]
Skyforge apparently doesn't take too kindly to accusations of pay-to-win.
In response to a North American Skyforge player's admittedly originally badly worded question about the differences...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most game-breaking cash shop item you’ve ever seen?
I don't have a lot of experience with MMO cash shops. I've used a couple of them to spend Turbine points or Funcom funny...
The Stream Team: I am Groot, kind of
March's Choose My Adventure Sampler Platter Edition continues tonight with a little bit of Marvel Heroes 2015. Join Massively OP's Mike Foster as he...
Browser kingdom sim Illyriad celebrates its fifth anniversary
Not a lot of browser-based MMOs make it to their half-decade mark, which is why it's impressive to see the scrappy kingdom sim Illyriad...
APB: Reloaded PC server merges incoming
Starting next month, APB Reloaded will be merging its current PC population in the west onto two improved servers, one in Europe and one...
Choose My Adventure: Torchlight Heroes
Our March sampler-platter edition of Choose My Adventure is quickly coming to a close. There's only one more vote to take, one more game...
This LotRO lore video made me reinstall the game
You know, I need another fantasy MMORPG in my life like I need another hole in my head. But thanks to a nifty lore-centric...
The Stream Team: Conquering EverQuest II’s Chronoportals
The fact that EverQuest II was literally born out of the popularity of EverQuest is not lost on the younger game, and during the...
Blizzard sues Chinese mobile games studio for Warcraft infringement
Chinese mobile game studio Lilith Games is the target of a new lawsuit by Blizzard Entertainment for allegedly infringing on copyrighted material from the...
TERA’s Dreadspire dungeon is live
TERA's new Dreadspire dungeon is live, bringing with it 20 levels of "BAMs and baddies" that players must plow through to reach the summit....
