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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Yes, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is still on track to release this year
If you've been eagerly looking forward to World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, this year has probably not been very calming. Also, if you live on...
Camelot Unchained talks about expanding its current test build, crafting issues, and PvE
As we've reported before, the current "slice" of Camelot Unchained is available to IT-level testers, and in a livestream this past Sunday, Mark Jacobs...
Wisdom of Nym: The Final Fantasy XIV 5.3 Live Letter in review
Well, that sure was a thing, huh? Another live letter in the books, and given the circumstances it's a lot more understandable why Final Fantasy...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands appears to have moved class trainers into specific buildings in the capitols
So who here visits the class trainers in retail World of Warcraft? Put your hand down, we know you're just lying to be cute....
Global Chat: The problem with being bad in MMOs
Have you ever felt weirdly reluctant to go the full "dark side" in a video game that offers morality meters? MMO blogger Yeebo Fernbottom...
One Shots: There are many thrones, but this one is mine
In most of our real homes, the only throne we have does unspeakable double duty and isn't something we'd show off to visitors. But...
EVE Online outlines timeline details and term limits for the next Council of Stellar Management
The Council of Stellar Management (CSM) is going to be changing in EVE Online, and not just because the 15th elections are planned. There...
The Game Archaeologist: The history of play-by-email games
For most all of human history, people who wanted to play a game together usually had to be in physical proximity with each other....
The Daily Grind: What elements feel out of place in your MMO?
I'm generally a flexible person when it comes to encountering a variety of fictional worlds, but I do expect the creators to be internally...
World of Warcraft appears to be quietly ignoring Battle for Azeroth’s genocidal intro in Shadowlands
Calia Menethil: "All right, fellow Forsaken... I know a lot has happened over the past however long it's supposed to have been since this...
Final Fantasy XIV previews patch 5.3, Reflections in Crystal
The upcoming patch 5.3 for Final Fantasy XIV might be taking a little longer to arrive than originally planned, but it's still on the...
WoW Factor: Examining Shadowlands’ Hunter, Priest, and Mage ability changes
Here we are again, and we've got a new mess of classes that got changed! Although in many ways these are the classes that...
Massively Overthinking: Would you play a housing-only MMO?
Last week, MOP's Justin put up a neat post on his personal blog about the potential for bringing back just the part of WildStar...
WoW Factor: Everything can be an allied race, but nothing *must* be one
As the alpha builds continue to mount along for World of Warcraft's next expansion, a new debate has begun that is kind of difficult...
World of Warcraft Shadowlands’ latest alphas has dark-skinned human options, new customization, zone selection
Another alpha build for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has gone live, and that means both more features to test and more gameplay elements to...
World of Warcraft will remove Pathfinder requirements for Draenor and Broken Isles flight in Shadowlands
So if you've just managed to gain your Draenor Pathfinder achievement last week, this news might come at an inopportune time, but it's officially...
SuperData March 2020: Digital games spending sets achieves new highs thanks to COVID-19
Back in in March, when SuperData was discussing February's monthly gaming revenue numbers, the analysis firm noted that COVID-19 hadn't yet had much impact...
Perfect Ten: The categories of all MMO achievements
I remember when achievements were first getting a pop in the MMO space, or at least when I first noticed it concurrent with World...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 268: Second chances in the apocalypse
Justin, Bree, and Colin discuss Phantasy Star Online 2, Fallout 76, Holly Longdale's move to Blizzard, WoW Classic, WoW, Star Trek Online, with adventures in LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, City of Heroes, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on FFXIV's dungeon problem, favorite MMO group roles, and specific gamer types as warning signs for games.
Massively on the Go: Animal Crossing’s housing islands from an MMO player’s perspective
One multiplayerish game that we've talked about a bit as the MOP team's been quarantined on the Golden Yacht is Animal Crossing: New Horizons....
