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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Battle Bards Episode 162: Mystery abounds
Do you love a good mystery? A hidden secret? A riddle wrapped in an enigma and presented on a platter of puzzle? Then you’re...
Global Chat: How fares WoW Classic at the six-month mark?
The phases (i.e., patches) for World of Warcraft Classic continue to roll out, and as the endgame takes form and Darkmoon Faire arrives, it's...
One Shots: Something’s fishy here…
At first glance, it looks as though Vincent has been treed by a giant floating koi and an armored chicken. If we're honest, this...
PSA: The wedding attire in Final Fantasy XIV will be unlocked for both genders in the next patch
If you're not already excited about the next major Final Fantasy XIV patch, you are probably not playing the game. But there's a bit in...
Final Fantasy XI’s latest patch adds a new avatar and a new monster to Domain Invasions
The good news about the latest update for Final Fantasy XI is that no one is upset about Summoners gaining access to a new avatar,...
World of Warcraft unveils changes to the Mythic Dungeon Invitational and Arena World Championship
The race to a world first kill of the last World of Warcraft Mythic raid of this expansion is over, so it's time to focus...
WoW Factor: How could World of Warcraft restore confidence ahead of Shadowlands?
The last opportunity that Blizzard had to really restore player confidence was Warcraft III: Reforged. And...
Yes, that's very good, please stop laughing. I know. It's...
Final Fantasy XIV posts the preliminary patch notes for Echoes of a Fallen Star
The waiting may be the hardest part, but Final Fantasy XIV always takes the edge off of waiting for patch day with its full set...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO for duoing in 2020?
Appropriate topic for Valentine's Day, right? I mean, sure, you could go get reservations and pay through the nose for expensive dinner along with...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPG do you wish got a glow-up?
No matter how much we love mechanics, even our most cerebral writers and readers still admit to being graphics snobs. It's human: We like...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its patch site with umbrellas, armor, and lore
There's no new information needed for Final Fantasy XIV players to be excited by patch 5.2, especially not when it arrives on February 18th and is...
World of Warcraft: Classic is now inviting players into Blackwing Lair for the next phase of content
It's time to raid Blackwing Lair in World of Warcraft: Classic all over again. Of course, people have a slightly better idea of what to...
Desert Oasis: Finding the plot in Black Desert’s story
In our preview of Black Desert's new Guardian class, one of the more surprising conversations to come out of the comments was the opinion...
Perfect Ten: MMOs I’m optimistic about in 2020
I didn't actually plan to make this an annual feature or anything; I thought of it last year as a fun list, and then...
NCsoft Q4 2019: It was a rough quarter for MMORPGs, especially Guild Wars 2
NCsoft corporate had a solid financial quarter for the last three months of 2019, with increases in revenue quarter over quarter and year over...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 259: Once upon a Phantasy Star
Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard, PSO2, WoW Classic, Camelot, the site's 5th anniversary, adventures in STO and SWGL, and mailbag topics on Daybreak, the podcast, and gaming ambassadors.
Massively Overthinking: MassivelyOP, five years in
Five years ago, we flipped a switch, let the site go live, and published our first article as Massively OP. It was from Justin,...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG endgame for people who like to PUG?
A few months ago on Reddit, a player popped up with a neat question about MMO endgames. Essentially, Redditor TooEarlyForMe wanted to participate in...
EVE Online is celebrating 11 years of wormholes with its next update
It appears that EVE Online is keen to celebrate wormholes soon. The game's next update is all in on wormholes and wormhole-related content, announcing...
Once again, Final Fantasy XIV is wildly improving its screenshot feature
At this point Final Fantasy XIV already has an enormously powerful tool for taking screenshots built into the game via the /gpose feature. You...
