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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Hearthstone previews Galakrond’s Awakening adventures, Overwatch brings on the Year of the Rat event
It's time for Blizzard game news that doesn't involve WoW! No, I'm not writing about anything new from Diablo III. That'd just be silly....
EVE Online’s charity campaign to support victims of Australian bushfires is now live
Last week, CCP Games announced that it was reviving its PLEX for GOOD campaign specifically to raise funds for victims of the Australian bushfires...
Crowfall’s UI is getting less survival-y and more MMO-y with February’s test patch
Call me weird, but user interfaces in games are among my favorite things to dig into, and Crowfall's has been of particular interest to...
Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures at the start of 2020
This annual column always inspires a certain amount of debate, which is intentional. Outside of the office, a good chunk of that debate is...
Final Fantasy XIV brings back the Moogle Treasure Trove on January 20
It's time for another run of the Moogle Treasure Trove event in Final Fantasy XIV, because the event is a good way of making sure...
Blizzard is not planning World of Warcraft 8.3.5, so N’Zoth is the last big thing until Shadowlands
If you had been hoping for more heritage armor, system expansion, or anything else in World of Warcraft ahead of Shadowlands... well, your hopes appear to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 255: Girls, elementals, and other things that ruin MMOs
Justin and Bree discuss Magic Legends, Tarkov, World of Warcraft, Crowfall, Lost Ark, Elder Scrolls Online, and SWG Legends, with mailbag topics on how MMOs can avoid murderhobo gameplay and how to escape MMOs that suck you back in.
Astellia Online update brings legendary dungeons and spidery events
If you're not diving into World of Warcraft's new update today, Astellia Online would like to present its alternative content drop for your consideration....
World of Warcraft launches patch 8.3, Visions of N’Zoth, today
Who's feeling downright crazy today? It's the day for crazy in World of Warcraft with the launch of patch 8.3, Visions of N'Zoth, concluding the Battle for...
The Daily Grind: Which game made the biggest contribution to killing MMORPGs in 2019?
Back in 2016, we asked our commenters to propose new awards categories for us here on MOP, and while we didn't go with this...
Wisdom of Nym: The little-explained lore bits in Final Fantasy XIV
This column, in part, is in honor of a random party member who had never realized that the currency you're picking up in dungeons...
The MOP Up: Vietnam gets Closers Online
There's one new country for Closers Online to conquer in 2020: Vietnam. The Southeast Asian nation just went into open beta and has a...
Global Chat: How fast should combat be in MMOs?
The speed of combat engagements in MMORPGs -- as rare as they may be -- was the topic du jour on a couple of...
One Shots: Worse homes and gardens
Probably the only thing that is holding me back from embracing a career as a lifelong mega-villain is that I can't conform to the...
The Game Archaeologist: That time when MTV made a virtual world
For the music trendy in the '80s and '90s, MTV was a huge source of fascination and audio discovery. It was the edgy channel...
The Daily Grind: Capes or backpacks in MMOs?
2019 was a huge, huge year for MMORPGs. I'm mainly talking about how both Dungeons and Dragons Online and Guild Wars 2 got capes...
Final Fantasy XI adjusts Beastmasters and Ambuscade for January
All right, Beastmasters of Vana'diel, it's time to start this year off right with adjustments. Yes, the latest Final Fantasy XI update doesn't just bring...
WoW Factor: What Warcraft’s Old Gods were and how we lost it
At one point, I loved the Old Gods of World of Warcraft. At this point, they disappoint me. And since we're not that far away from the game's next raid that brings them into center focus again, it seems like it's time to talk about them a little bit and why the dang things have not just become so endlessly boring but so misused.
World of Warcraft begins Visions of N’Zoth countdown, WoW Classic preps Blackwing Lair
Are you ready to rumble with the old gods and old dragons? There's a whole lot happening with both World of Warcraft and WoW...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMOs of the decade
A few years back, we did a cheeky Massively Overthinking about our five favorite MMORPGs of all time. It was quite a potent list...
