“Pay-to-win” aka P2W is a term used by online gamers for any game system or mechanic that allows a player to acquire advantages over other players using real-world money.
pay to win
Is the online pay-to-win situation improving?
MMO players looking for a hot-button topic often have to go no further than dredging up discussion concerning pay-to-win and its alleged affect on online...
Creativerse is an adorable early access voxel sandbox
Multiplayer voxelboxes are a dime a dozen these days, but some of them still manage to stand out. Creativerse certainly does that: While its...
Elder Scrolls Online cash shop creates gold-generating loophole
Give a cash shop an inch, they say, and it'll take a mile.
Sharp-eyed Elder Scrolls Online players have been watching the game's crown store ever...
Analyst: China should port MMOs westward (carefully!) as mobile competition stiffens
China is the biggest game market in the world. So why the heck do so many games exported from there to here seem to flop?
That's the...
Massively Overthinking: Please complain about MMOs, loudly and insistently
Last weekend, the blogosphere exploded over an article that essentially told the MMORPG community to shut up, sit down, and stop complaining about things...
Gamescom: Elder Scrolls Online on lockboxes, the gold edition, and One Tamriel
A Redditor who attended The Elder Scrolls Online's tavern event at this year's Gamescom snagged over half an hour of shaky-cam footage and a...
Kakao denies mass-banning on Black Desert forums
Black Desert players have been up in arms over several recently announced changes to the formerly buy-to-play game, including a de facto subscription and plan...
Black Desert players explode over plan to allow cash shop items on the in-game market
Did you hear that noise? It's the sound of Black Desert players flipping tables. "Game went from FFXIV to ArcheAge in span of 2...
Albion Online kicks off final beta, plus highlights from the AMA
Albion Online's final beta phase kicks off today, with a reported $7 million under its belt in crowdfunds. Over the weekend, the team ran...
Leaderboard: Is Black Desert’s new subscription value pack pay-to-win?
Black Desert players are on fire over the new subscription value pack. Well not literally on fire, but damn close.
MOP reader Sally pointed us...
Kakao argues that Black Desert is not pay-to-win
Yesterday, Daum -- or I suppose we should be calling it Kakao Games Europe now -- posted up a quick Black Desert FAQ with...
Massively Overthinking: Is every MMORPG with a cash shop pay-to-win?
This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us from one of our dear Patreon Patrons, Duane.
"There seems to be an ever broadening attitude towards what...
Age of Conan’s revamped item shop draws ire from players
Cash shops are pretty much a standard feature in most MMORPGs these days, whether you like them or not. It's always a tricky balancing...
ArcheAge players cry foul on a $100 in-game pool
It's been a cold April in parts of the US, but ArcheAge is addressing that with the addition of a new hot tub house...
Interview: How sci-fi CCG Star Crusade is more than just Hearthstone in space
Ever wish you could play Hearthstone but with a sci-fi feel instead? Apparently the people at ZiMAD Games felt that way, as they're behind the...
Epic shows off Paragon gameplay, promises no pay-to-win
Epic Games' upcoming third person MOBA Paragon has been getting some attention lately with its fluid gameplay and undeniably high-quality graphics. The studio has been releasing informational...
Exclusive: Crowfall’s world building pipeline video and interview
Are you a fan of Tetris but wish it were more free-form and connected to an MMO's world building tool kit? Yeah, neither am I,...
EVE player uses $28,000 of skill injectors to create max character
We recently brought you the story of EVE Online player Stromgren who had bought almost $7,000 worth of skill injectors to become the highest-skilled character...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO monetization schemes don’t piss you off?
Gamasutra argued last week that there are three effective in-app purchase strategies that mobile gamers don't hate:
the classic demo, where players can try the...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best pay-to-win MMORPG?
Here's an odd question from a Massively OP reader: What's the best pay-to-win MMO on the market?
I know pay to win is a dirty,...
