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Legends of Aria pulls controversial item from in-game store as dungeon patch and anti-gank spell go live

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This week we've been covering the unfolding concern over Legends of Aria's newly instituted in-game store, specifically the release of a power hour potion...

Legends of Aria players grumble over perceived pay-to-win items in new cash shop

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Yesterday, Legends of Aria players were startled to see the new cash-shop in the early access version of the game. Upsetting players even more...

Astellia confirms it’ll be buy-to-play in the west, won’t be a ‘smash-and-grab’

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At PAX South this weekend, Astellia reps did indeed sit for a panel on the game as promised - a panel hosted, apparently "at...

Interview: Astellia’s western team on pay-to-win, themeparks, and dodging early access and battle royale

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Yesterday we covered the news that South Korean born MMORPG Astellia is heading westward in 2019, with its holy trinity classes, solid PvE and...

Massively on the Go: The key MMO features in The Walking Dead Our World

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As a franchise, The Walking Dead is probably past its prime, but I'm admittedly still a bit of a fan. In fact, I was playing...

Interview: Bless Online on early access, pay-to-win, and its western refuge on Steam

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Last night's bombshell that Bless Online is closing down its final Korean servers, leaving the game's Steam version in the west as the only...
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Valve’s Artifact will feature no moderation and no cards earned through play

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Oh boy. If you've avoided hearing about Valve's upcoming digital card game, Artifact, you might want to take a look at the latest interview from...
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Massively Overthinking: Pay-to-win vs. cosmetics in MMOs and virtual worlds

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MOP Patron Avaera has entreated us to debate the problems of pay-to-win and cosmetic gear, and indulge him we shall. "The idea that good MMOs...

PvP-centric sub MMO/MOBA hybrid EverFeud has launched its $105K Kickstarter

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As we foretold yesterday, the PvP-focused MOBA/MMO hybrid EverFeud has officially launched its Kickstarter today. Developer PSB Entertainment has described the title as a hyper-competitive...

Pokemon Go’s second anniversary report card sees high marks for content and innovation

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Today is Pokemon Go's second-year anniversary. Last year's report card had to grapple with things like the game's rapid rise and fall as a fad,...

Fortnite: Pollsters and academics examine purchases, pay-to-win, and motivation vs. addiction

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Remember the old adage that less than 10% of a free-to-play playerbase pay for the other 90%? A poll conducted by LendEDU and Pollfish...

The Daily Grind: What are some useful alternatives to the term ‘pay-to-win’?

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Deep into the Relay article on whether Star Citizen is pay-to-win that we covered a while back, the author, Commander Llama, said something I...

Hands-on: The Jurassic World Alive ARG shows promise, but not for MMO fans

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Ludia's Jurassic World Alive isn't being marketed as an MMO, but it is an augmented reality game that involves roaming in the real world for virtual...

Bless Online players riot and request refunds over missing endgame PvP, cash shop shenanigans, and duping as Steam reviews plummet

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If you thought the Bless Online community was in meltdown after two days of early access headaches, wait until you see the reaction to...

The Daily Grind: Should running multiple MMO accounts be considered pay-to-win?

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In the comments of a recent Daily Grind, MOP commenter Sally reminded me that a certain MOP writer who shall remain nameless (Larry!) had...

The Daily Grind: Is it possible for an MMORPG to offer an optional sub that isn’t pay-to-win?

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Last week, in the comments under the Bless optional subscription brouhaha article, I made an offhand comment that apparently got MOP commenter Sally's gears...

Hands-on with Bless Reborn at Neowiz’s San Francisco media reveal

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As you probably have heard, there was a Bless influencer event this week, with a couple of media and a smattering of MMO streamers...

The Soapbox: Three augmented reality game problems (most) MMOs don’t have – and one thing they do so much better

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I'd like to think that I'm kind of a healthy gamer. While MMOs take a lot of time, the nice thing is that their...
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ArcheAge players fear pay-to-win practices will infect new progression server

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With ArcheAge's new progression fresh start server going live today, players are raising concerns that Trion Worlds has slipped in pay-to-win elements in its...

Massively Overthinking: How much money spent makes you an MMO whale?

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Several conversations I saw after our report on the new RMT mounts in Guild Wars 2 got me thinking about how the MMO community...

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