Subscription MMOs are generally those that restrict play to gamers who pay an ongoing fee, usually monthly, though shorter and longer subscriptions, as well as lifetime subs, do exist. Some free-to-play and buy-to-play games also include optional subscriptions.
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Vague Patch Notes: When slow leveling is a problem in MMORPGs
Last week in Vague Patch Notes, I talked about leveling. At the very end of the column, I mentioned that slow leveling or fast...
EVE Online tweaks sovereignty costs and refines capital ship production to further fuel territory fights
The Equinox expansion for EVE Online has always been about making battling for territory a central focus, but now CCP Games is looking to...
Perfect Ten: 10 Blizzard games that everyone forgets existed
So by this point I think it's fair to say that most of our readers are aware that I love weird rabbit holes that...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 485: EVE’s blockhead blockchain move
Justin and Bree discuss Black Desert, New World Aeternum, EVE Frontier, Nightingale, and Wayfinder, with adventures in WoW, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on MMOs as spectator sports and the best MMO ambient soundtracks.
Overwatch 2 joins Xbox Game Pass and launches World of Warcraft collab today
It's a big day for Blizzard shooter Overwatch 2, as it expands its reach into the Xbox ecosystem and leverages its sibling relationship with...
Ultima Online wraps up eighth New Legacy beta weekend as launch window looms
Since the last time we checked in on Ultima Online's New Legacy beta testing, Broadsword has rolled out three more test weekends - and...
World of Warcraft players can get a new tabard from shopping at Kroger grocery stores
We'd like to make a joke here about how there's a chance to get epic loot from anywhere with the latest World of Warcraft...
PvP sandbox Profane outlines its development plans on the eve of testing
Profane's preparations to go into the player testing phase isn't just words -- it's a lot of words plus an extra video with even...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on the future of the next Final Fantasy XIV level cap increase
First and foremost, if you are about to scarper off to the comments to share the obvious answer to the question, please know that...
The Stream Team: Visiting the Strayborough Deadwalk with friends in Final Fantasy XIV
Who doesn't love a good theme park? MOP's Chris is definitely eager to visit Final Fantasy XIV's Strayborough Deadwalk dungeon with his crew, especially...
LOTRO Legendarium: How LOTRO’s cosmetic system should be overhauled
Here's a fun bit of trivia for you newcomers to Lord of the Rings Online: Did you know that for most of the first...
One Shots: Waiting for a friend in Star Citizen
You've bought your $14,000 starship, spent countless days rearranging everything just so, and managed to stay on top of the torrent of word salad...
Overwatch 2 discusses upcoming changes to clash mode, dates World of Warcraft skins for September 17
Season 12 of Overwatch 2 brought plenty of new things last month, and now that we're in the mid-season point of the update, it's...
World of Warcraft whips the community into a frenzy over War Within delve hotfixes
World of Warcraft's newest feature currently is a hotbed of controversy, outrage, and confusion, as Blizzard attempted a series of hotfixes designed to bring...
Global Chat: Star Trek Online’s content problem
As we kick off another edition of MMO gamer blogs talking about the titles that we love the most, we'll be visiting with Contains...
A year after vaporizing industry trust, Unity abandons runtime fees, raising subscriptions instead
A year ago this week, the doofuses running Unity surprise-announced they were adding new per-install and runtime fees with multiple tiers designed to leech...
Storyboard: Who gets to be the hero of an MMORPG?
When Guild Wars 2 launched, there was a contingent of people who were very, very annoyed about Trahearne. There were a lot of players...
Massively Overthinking: When the big five MMORPGs have five big expansions in the same year
By the time you're reading this article, Black Desert's Land of the Morning Light Seoul has officially launched on PC, and it marks an...
Vague Patch Notes: Leveling in MMORPGs is cool because it’s finite
No matter what you do, leveling in an MMORPG is going to be too fast. It's also going to be slow. It is the...
Final Fantasy XI offers new Ambuscade opponents along with Ark Angel cosmetic gear in its latest patch
The latest update for Final Fantasy XI has arrived, and as players have no doubt grown accustomed to, it features new Ambuscade opponents. That's...
