“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.
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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,...
NCsoft addresses Blade & Soul gamemaster name reservation controversy
The Blade & Soul subreddit has been in an uproar the last few days over accusations that NCsoft EU GMs pre-claimed popular character names,...
Tiptoeing through ArcheAge’s 2015
It has been quite a year for ArcheAge. As you look back over the past 12 months, you certainly can't say 2015 was uneventful;...
AD2460 is going free-to-play next week
Will a shift in business model help the indie space strategy title AD2460 leap ahead in popularity and play? That question might be answered...
MapleStory pulls pay-to-win sack from Reboot world cash shop
Excitement over MapleStory's tougher Reboot world was marred by accusations of pay-to-win by the community. The chief complaint centered on the sale of meso...
EVE Evolved: Does skillpoint trading make EVE pay-to-win?
EVE Online's realtime skill training system has been a major point of contention throughout the game's lifetime, being a boon for those with little...
EVE Online plans to let players buy and sell skillpoints
EVE Online has always been pretty unique in the MMO genre, not least of all due to its time-based skill training system. Instead of...
Massively Overthinking: Graceful MMO free-to-play transitions
In honor of WildStar's free-to-play transition this week, Massively Overthinking is about to overthink the very best F2P transitions ever. Even if you don't...
Is WildStar’s cash shop pay-to-win?
Is WildStar going to be pay-to-win when the free-to-play patch hits on September 29th? That's the topic du jour of a video that looks...
ArcheAge’s China launch moved to August 6
If you think you waited a long while for ArcheAge as a western fan, imagine how the title's Chinese followers must feel. Tencent Games has delayed...
E3 2015: Blade & Soul’s ‘full-access F2P’ model and hands-on
Long before NCsoft officially announced that Blade & Soul was heading west, fans were eager for the chance to get their hands on the game...
Camelot Unchained is adding lots of cosmetics without a cash shop
Camelot Unchained's next stretch goal is going to take the Realm Honors concept to the next level, according to the game's website. In a...
The Soapbox: Can MMOs eradicate pay-to-win?
You know what sucks about getting old? Apart from the adult diapers and the dying? Yeah, it's the seeing things you love retconned into...
ArcheAge subreddit clarifies P2W censorship; Trion bans exploiters
Another day, another Reddit drama, although the one swirling around ArcheAge appears to be coming to a middle. In a message titled Transparency is...
ArcheAge spawns fresh Reddit drama over pay-to-win
Third time's a charm with Reddit! Remember back in March when a Skyforge moderator threatened to ban anyone using the term pay-to-win and was...
Ask Mo: The trouble with roleplaying in MMORPGs
Long ago on Massively-that-was, a reader named Avaera sent in a long list of fabulous questions worth addressing. I'm tackling another in today's edition...
The Daily Grind: Would you pay for MMO mods?
The entire internet (only a slight exaggeration there) exploded this week over Valve's decision to work with selected game studios to allow modders to charge for...
Skyforge developers explain monetization and power
You can argue all you want over the definition of pay-to-win, but no one really likes the idea of a free-to-play game in which...
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...
Global Chat: Business model first, game construction second
Welcome back to Global Chat, the column where we reach out and give props to interesting and well-written articles from the MMO blogosphere. Today...