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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World of Warcraft opens up Castle Nathria with the first season of Shadowlands content
Blizzard politely hopes that you've gotten yourself up to the level cap by this point in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands because you've now run out...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best graphical appeal in 2020?
OK, graphics snobs, this unofficial annual award is for you. Now, I will play an old, clunky, beloved sandbox for a really long time. And...
Final Fantasy XI details its Starlight celebrations starting on December 16
Final Fantasy XI is planning to celebrate Starlight by going all out as it does every year, and that means there are lots of...
Katia Sae’s record-breaking journey through all of EVE Online is charted in a video
If you've read that title and are wondering who Katia Sae is and what record was broken, our own Brendan Drain will be happy...
Wisdom of Nym: The highlights of Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.4 notes
One of the things I still love about covering Final Fantasy XIV are the patches. These things are always bulky in terms of added...
The Soapbox: Pet battles are one of the best things WoW ever did (which is why I’ve never played one)
Pokemon first burst onto the scene when I was in elementary school. I've always been lukewarm at best toward anime and "cute" things, so...
Final Fantasy XIV posts its full patch 5.4 notes during 24-hour patch maintenance
We hope you got anything you wanted done in Final Fantasy XIV yesterday because the game is currently undergoing maintenance. In fact, it'll be undergoing...
Massively on the Go: The rollercoaster that is Pokemon Go’s Go Beyond update
I've previously mentioned in this Massively on the Go column some unexpected bonuses popping up with the release of Pokemon Go’s Go Beyond update....
One Shots: Pledging Trekkie Trekkie Trekkie
So you know how Star Trek claims that it has a functioning futuristic society without money? Somehow? That's made me overthink how Starfleet Academy...
The Daily Grind: Is MMO shoulder armor a little too much?
We've often poked gentle fun at World of Warcraft for its tendency to feature oversized shoulder armor on characters -- sometimes to the point...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: RISE, Carth, Hunternet Starfighter, World of Kung Fu, Heroes Evolved, Arelot Kingdom, and Project EVE
Welcome back to another quick roundup of some MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles you’ve probably never heard of. Of course, YOU have heard of them,...
EVE Online is planning a native macOS client, with testing planned for early 2021
In a time when some games are reducing support for new Mac machines, EVE Online is doubling down to capture Apple fans thanks to...
WoW Factor: The five paths forward for WoW Classic
Throughout its lifespan, WoW Classic has had an interesting relationship with the future. Not just because it is and always was an explicitly back-looking piece...
Final Fantasy XIV posts the preliminary notes for Tuesday’s patch 5.4, Futures Rewritten
The posting of patch notes for Final Fantasy XIV is a long-respected tradition because they're always extensive and they first come out before the full...
The Daily Grind: What MMO needs a waaaaay better tutorial?
Ultima Online studio Broadsword is currently hard at work on a new game mode and server that is explicitly meant to onboard new players...
Massively Overthinking: MMO cash shop confessions
Do you ever pick up a drink absentmindedly, thinking it's going to be something, but it's actually something totally different that you hate? You...
Final Fantasy XI previews its December version update without any Odyssey content
It says something about this particular year that it's actually comfortable and refreshing to find something being delayed just because it isn't quite polished...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its site for patch 5.4 with more details on gear, side activities, and rewards
It's only a few more days until Final Fantasy XIV brings players into the content-filled world of patch 5.4, but there's still a bit more...
New World of Warcraft trailers drop for WoW Classic’s Naxxramas and Shadowlands
Today is a momentous day for WoW Classic, as Blizzard is triggering the ultimate patch for the vanilla-era edition of the game. That's right,...
Whatever happened to pre-alpha indie MMORPG Arcfall?
Earlier this year when we last checked in with Arcfall, an Ultima Online-inspired indie MMO, we learned that the team had hopes to officially...
