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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One Shots: Abusing emote spam
Emotes: They're a privilege, not a right. Well, they actually come pretty standard in most online games, so I guess they're more or less...
Global Chat: Why player representation in games matters
The recent flap over Escape from Tarkov's public pronouncement of "no icky girls" (my paraphrase) as playable characters in its game elicited more than...
World of Warcraft’s Visions of N’Zoth is kind of a ‘horrific’ mess – where’s the old ‘Blizzard Polish’?
One popular World of Warcraft YouTuber is calling this past week's Visions of N'Zoth Blizzard's "buggiest patch ever" as a result of the WoW...
New World just took a hard turn away from a PvP slugfest, and hardcore PvPers are not happy
Even knowing it was slated to arrive, I was still surprised last night when Amazon Game Studios dropped New World's latest dev blog well...
Final Fantasy XIV puts up its patch site, previews its next tomestones, and welcomes back old players
The next Final Fantasy XIV patch is scheduled for mid-February, but right now it's still shrouded in mystery. Usually the launch of the patch...
WoW Factor: There is (not) much to do in World of Warcraft
Here's a fun question for you: How do you count discrete activities in World of Warcraft? It's a more complex concept than you might...
World of Warcraft bundles its new Year of the Rat mount, Squeakers, in with a six-month subscription
Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's an effort to distract you from what will no doubt be at...
The Daily Grind: How would you solve the RvR MMORPG balance problem?
One of the forever problems facing RvR MMORPGs - really any multi-sided PvP MMO, but three-way RvR the most - is the inevitable population...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG bugs ever
This week's Massively Overthinking discussion topic is inspired by Crowfall's J Todd Coleman, who last fall tweeted about the time playable spiders almost became...
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...
